date:Apr 25, 2014
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Spirit's managed pubs, which have been pushing their food menus to attract customers, account for nearly 90 percent of the company's revenue.
Food is increasingly driving people to our pubs, Chief Executive Mike Tye told Reuters.
However, when people come to eat with us, they also drink, which is why there is not a greater ratio of food to drink.
Shares in the company, which was spun off from Punch Taverns Plc (PUB.L) in 2011, were up 3.5 percent at 81.18 pence at 1039 GMT on the London