By Jon Robinson The cost of living crisis and no major international football tournament being staged in 2023 led to profit being slashed in half at pub giant Greene King, it has been revealed. The Suffolk-headquartered group, which operates around 2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland, has posted a pre-tax profit of £45.2m for 2023, down from £98.4m in 2022. Greene King said the rise in inflation and “global macroeconomic headwinds” of 2022 continued into its latest financial year which resulted in “increased cost pressures” and also impacted consumer confidenc…