D Wetherspoon plc (Public - LON:JDW) is engaged in the development and management of public houses. The Company owns and operates pubs throughout the United Kingdom. During the fiscal year ended July 29, 2012, the Company opened 40 pubs. As of July 29, 2012, the Company had 860 pubs. The Company supports brewers across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Company has supported the microbrewers through real-ale festivals, exhibitions, meet- the-brewer events and the promotion and stocking of their beers.
Wetherspoon also owns and runs a chain of hotels (known until 17 September 2009 as "Wetherspoon Lodges" or "WetherLodges" but since then as "Wetherspoon Hotels", following a rebranding exercise) in the UK. There are currently 26 hotels in total, with 19 in England, four in Wales and three in Scotland.