JD Wetherspoon has put five of its pubs in Scotland on the market.
The outlets are part of a package of 34 freehold and leasehold outlets which the pub giant has brought to market.
The Scottish pubs for sale are the Capitol in Dundee, the Society Rooms in Glasgow, the Earl of Zetland in Grangemouth, the Clydesdale Inn at Lanark, and 43 to 51 King Street in Stirling.
Property consultancy CBRE is marketing the outlets. Associate director Euan McGonigle said: “The JD Wetherspoon portfolio sale represents a unique opportunity to purchase a number of high volume businesses, all of which have seen sales grow in the last five years. Food sales represent more than a third of total sales in pubs, having increased by 40% over the same period, which makes them ideally positioned to benefit from the continued growth in eating outside of the home.
“We predict there will be strong interest from existing operators but also from new entrants who are keen to create a platform to build a successful portfolio.”
The 34 outlets are in addition to the 20 which Wetherspoon put up for sale earlier this year.
Despite the sales, the pub operator is planning to open 15 new pubs in its current financial year. Boss Tim Martin said in September that he hopes to add a further "four or five" in Scotland by the spring.
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