By Jack Mendel Young and Co.’s pub chain said raked in bumper sales during the Christmas period as it sealed the acquisition of the The City Pub Group this morning. Brits flocked to its 220 pubs in the five week period leading up to Christmas and New Year, with revenue up nine per cent and like-for-like sales increased by 7.2 per cent. The historic chain founded in 1831 said there was “significant demand” in local communities during the period, as its chief executive Simon Dodd said: “It was a fantastic performance by our teams across the business and we recorded several of our best ever tradi…