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Cooks Coffee appoints Aiden Keegan as CEO
Keegan has worked with the Esquires owner since 2004, most recently as MD for the Esquires UK business
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Easter bookings up 40%
Across the four-day period, Easter Sunday remains the most popular date to book, with bookings up by nearly 50% on 2023, according to Zonal
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Double swoop for Heartwood Inns at Publican Awards
The operator impressed judges in both the Best Managed Pub Company and Best Pub Operations Team categories, with other winners including Liberation Group and Loungers’ Alex Reilley
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RedCat Pub Company to exit 24 sites
The Rooney Anand-led pub investment vehicle said it has undertaken a strategic review in context of sector-wide challenges, in addition to appointing a new executive team
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Butcombe Pubs & Inns reports record sales in March
The Liberation Group-owned business attributed strong sales to a bumper Mother’s Day weekend and the Cheltenham Festival
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Westmorland Family: Another way of doing motorway services
CEO Nabil Subuh explores why there is space in the market for a roadside brand committed to providing seasonal, locally sourced food, and giving back to communities
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Deliveroo contributes £1.9bn to UK economy
Research by Capital Economics, commissioned by Deliveroo, reports gross transaction value of just over £4bn in the UK and Ireland placed through the app in 2023
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, including Wingstop UK, Urban Pubs & Bars, Loungers and more
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Starbucks to open further 100 UK stores
The coffee giant reported 22% year-on-year sales growth in the UK to £547.7m, with plans to grow its current estate of 340 drive-thrus
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Greene King opens first Nest pub
The Palmer Tavern, located on Wokingham Road in Reading has opened after a £360,000 investment by the pub company