Revolution shareholders reject Stonegate bid
Revolution Bars Group shareholders have voted against Stonegate’s £101.5m bid for the company.
Jamie’s brings in advisors to consult on future strategy
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has brought in an external advisor to work with its new management team to help steer it through its next phase
Rudy’s sets out expansion target
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Humpit Hummus eyes expansion after investment
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Lo Greco steps down as La Bottega CEO
Piergiorgio Lo Greco has stepped down as chief executive of La Bottega, the Pembroke VCT-backed Italian deli and café concept
Blanchard joins Reiss
Jonathan Blanchard, who recently stepped down from Carluccio’s, has returned to the retail sector as chief financial and operating officer of fashion brand Reiss
Whitbread builds Bar + Block pipeline
Whitbread is to further strengthen its pipeline for its Bar + Block format, with an opening lined up in Leamington Spa
Wells plans third Antipodea
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UK consumer confidence rallies
UK consumer confidence rallied in the third quarter of 2017, increasing by three percentage points from Q2 2017 after three consecutive quarters of decline
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