Finance – Page 221
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Cake restaurant payment app launches crowdfunding drive
London-based restaurant payments app Cake has launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £800,000 towards its expansion
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NewsGrexit overhangs M&C20
In what was a half term week of fairly low volumes in the stock markets, the M&C20 outperformed the All-Share Index, rising 0.3% while the wider market fell 0.2%
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BrewDog offers rewards for investor referrals
Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog is offering a series of rewards as part of its Equity for Punks referral scheme.
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NewsFY turnover up 15% at 3Sixty
3Sixty Restaurants saw turnover for the year to 29 March 2015 climb 15% to £15.03m, with like-for-like sales up 6.8%
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Macquarie lines up £1.1bn Moto sales
Macquarie Group has appointed advisers for a potential £1.1bn sale of Moto Hospitality, Britain’s biggest motorway services company
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Analysis & Insight
Figures show biggest disposable income rise in Scottish Borders
People living in the Scottish Borders enjoyed the biggest increase in disposable income across the UK in 2013 – rising 5.2%, according to the latest official figures.
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NewsFamous Brands looking to unlock value in Wimpy UK
Famous Brands is considering opportunities to unlock the value of its investment in its c90-strong Wimpy UK
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Wellington FY EBITDA at £19.6m
Wellington Pub Company, the free-of-tie leased pub operator, has reported EBITDA adjusted for property profits of £19.6m for the year to 31 March.
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AG Barr sales slip 1.1% in quarter
Soft drinks group AG Barr has reported total group sales down 1.1% year-on-year for the 15 weeks to 9 May.
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NewsBlackstone sells pub portfolios for c£50m
Private equity group Blackstone has sold 23 pubs, let to Enterprise Inns, in three separate deals for a total sum of c£50m
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Analyst corner: Rollo on Whitbread
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says that he expects Q1 16 like-for-like sales of 5.5% from Whitbread
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NewsWarm weather supports pub share prices
The M&C20 was down 0.3% this week, underperforming a 0.7% rise in the All-Share Index, as profit taking of SSP Group’s shares held the M&C’s index back, while the minutes suggesting a rate rise may be delayed from the last BoE interest rate meeting supported the wider market
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Batram: Cineworld has room for long-term outperformance
Nick Batram at Peel Hunt says that Cineworld shares have been predictably strong and expects its upcoming AGM to be accompanied by a positive update
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NewsIndustry leaders back Red’s next stage of growth
Fast-growing smokehouse concept Red’s True Barbecue has secured £5m of new investment from a group of leading industry players
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NewsSSP reports 3% H1 sales growth
SSP has reported like for like sales growth of 3% across its travel concession brands demonstrating a “good financial performance” for the first six months since it floated on the stock market
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Total FY sales up 1.5% at Booker
Booker has reported a 1.5% rise in total sales to £4.8bn in the year to 27 March, with like-for-like sales (excluding Makro) up 2.3%
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Shaftesbury: Occupier demand in the West End remains at historically high levels
Shaftesbury has reported historically high demand for sites across its West End portfolio in the six months to 31 March 2015
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Crowdfunding becoming “a loyalty card on steroids”
Bonds are becoming an increasingly important method of attracting attention in an ever-more competitive crowdfunding market, according to Crowdcube.
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Jack: Expect a positive update from Cineworld
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis said that he is expecting a positive update from Cineworld’s AGM statement
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Ramsay eyes brands rollout
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay believes he now has two branded operations ready for a national roll-out: Street Kitchen and Maze