Food sales up at non-smokng pubs in UK

UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon said today that trading at its non-smoking pubs had been in line with expectations after bar sales dipped but food business picked up.

The chain, which has an estate of 650 pubs, has so far converted 11 sites and opened another six smoke-free sites as part of its attempt to pre-empt moves towards a ban on smoking in workplaces and bars which serve food.