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Weekend PressCinema revival takes the big screen and makes it enormous
Film-goers are attending less often but spending more, splashing out on plush seats, elaborate cocktails and premium screens, the FT reports
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Weekend PressHeineken in talks to buy 300 pubs from Stonegate in £300m deal
Dutch brewing giant close to deal as Britain’s biggest pub company seeks to offload 1,000 of its best pubs to ease burden of more than £3bn of debt, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressPizzaExpress cooks up sale at up to £500m valuation
Company owners, including Bain Capital’s special situations unit and Cyrus Capital Partners, are working with bankers at Rothschild, the FT reports
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OpinionCasual dining: the perennially squeezed middle
The causal dining segment continues to be face pressure from all angles from quick service, coffee and bakery shops, gastropubs and premium restaurants, with no clear end sight to its malaise
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NewsThe Zetter Collection announces first expansion into Europe
The London-based boutique hotel group will launch The Zetter 717 Amsterdam in early 2027 on Prinsengracht in the city’s Canal District
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NewsCapdesia completes majority acquisition of Alice Pizza
The foodservice sector specialist investor has partnered with Quadrivio & Pambianco to acquire the Italian fast casual pizza chain
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NewsBow Street Group targeting up to six acquisitions in next three years
Executive chairman David Page says the group is only interested in bringing profitable businesses into its stable, which have scope to expand up to and beyond 60 sites nationwide
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NewsStarbucks mulls $3bn sale of Japanese operations
The coffee giant has solicited pitches from several financial advisers on options for the business and is open to selling a majority stake
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NewsVue explores London IPO
The European cinema operator is looking to capitalise on a record-breaking summer at the box office with a £1.5bn listing
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InterviewsDubai-based Passion F&B looking to bring further concepts to UK
CEO Suyash Nath says the group, which made its London debut in May with Indian fine dining brand Trèsind Mayfair, could bring a more casual concept to the capital next
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NewsF1 Arcade in ‘a fast-moving growth phase’ as revenue rises
The Formula 1-inspired competitive socialising concept saw revenue increase 48% in 2025, driven by new site openings in the US and a strong performance across its UK estate
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NewsKuvi Hospitality builds senior team as it looks to scale Coyo Taco
The hospitality investment platform, led by CEO Shereen Ritchie, said the appointments deepen its capabilities across finance, brand, consumer insight and strategic development as the business moves into its next stage of growth.
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NewsPitch secures US franchise partner
The competitive socialising brand has signed a deal to launch 15 sites across the US over the next five years, with a debut site in California opening in early 2027
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NewsThai Express: ‘The brand is now in capable hands’
The brand is well-placed to build on its strong foundations following its acquisition by Canalside Ventures - established by Giggling Squid co-founder Pranee Laurillard, Thai Express UK operations director, Uzma Pattani tells MCA.
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InterviewsNero Group: ‘We anticipate opening about 45 new stores in the UK next year’
Founder and group CEO Gerry Ford tells MCA there remains ‘significant growth opportunities’ for all its brands, which includes Caffè Nero and Coffee#1, in its home market
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NewsRocco Forte Hotels grows revenue and profit as luxury demand remains resilient
Group revenue rose 8.4% to €345.1m (£296.8m), with the luxury hotel group reporting strong trading across its portfolio while investing heavily in refurbishments and expansion projects
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NewsOpen Restaurant Group acquires Wreck Bistro from Gary Usher
The acquisition takes Open Restaurant Group’s portfolio to nine sites, following its takeover of Hispi in Didsbury from Usher’s Elite Bistros
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NewsFirst Table raises £5m in new funding
The restaurant booking platform that gives diners 50% off their food bill during off-peak times is looking to deepen its presence in the stand-out markets, the UK and Ireland
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Weekend PressFlorian de Chezelles: ‘We’re only as good as the last salad we’ve made’
The co-founder of The Salad Project speaks to the FT about spotting a gap in the market to serve healthy lunchtime meals to London’s workers, and why he’s taking the brand to Paris
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NewsC&C Group to acquire Asahi UK wholesale operations
C&C Group has agreed to acquire all of Asahi UK’s wholesale interests for a nominal sum, in a move that will strengthen the scale of its Matthew Clark Bibendum (MCB) distribution business