All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 18
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NewsBudget: Draught relief cuts duty by 5%
There was caution over the detail of the policy, which is understood to apply to kegs of 40 litres or more
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NewsWhitbread to pay staff £10m bonus
The sum is in addition to a previously announced investment in Whitbread’s pay, at a cost of £12m-13m
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InterviewsBella Italia to be more 'grown up and sophisticated'
The Big Table CEO Alan Morgan has told MCA the “lean and well-resourced group” is ready to get back on the expansion trail, after announcing plans to open 50 new sites.
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Analysis & InsightInjection claims remain a ‘mystery’
MCA hears why there needs to be a calm examination of the facts amid the panic over claims of spiking by injection in nightclubs
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NewsSourced Market MD departs
Scott Macdonald has left to join Fego Restaurants as interim MD after two and a half years with the premium retail and cafe concept.
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NewsRed Oak secures growth capital
Red Oak Taverns has secured a £15m acquisition facility with OakNorth Bank, which will fund the pub operator’s acquisition of nine pubs from Hall & Woodhouse earlier this year
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NewsProperty market is ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ for Tortilla
Torilla CEO Richard Morris has told investors the fast-casual brand’s pipeline is as “strong as it’s ever been”, as it capitalises on property costs which are 20%-30% down.
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NewsGerry Ford: Caffe Nero on 'road to recovery'
Caffè Nero said sales have reached 87% of 2019 levels, and expected to reach sales levels of 90% in November.
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InterviewsNWTC: ‘We want to open 8-10 sites a year’
Boasting a growing list of forthcoming sites, New World Trading Company looks very much like a business that is making up for lost time.
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InterviewsMarugame Udon's Keith Bird: ‘We want to be accessible to all’
The udon chain will have four sites open in the capital by the end of the year, but the fast-casual concept is more than just a London-centric brand, CEO Keith Bird explains
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NewsBlack Sheep begins franchising
Black Sheep Coffee has launched its debut franchise on a former Starbucks in partnership with the AC Hotel in Birmingham.
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NewsMarston’s returns to growth
Sales were up 2% compared to 2019 across its managed and franchised pubs, in the period from 25 July to 2 October.
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NewsMission Mars reports strong recovery
Rudy’s Pizzeria has delivered revenue of £8.1m to date in 2021, with like-for-like sales growth of 39% against the same period in 2019.
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NewsCampbell departs PizzaExpress
The casual dining brand has announced that David Campbell is standing down as CEO for personal reasons, having joined in November 2020.
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NewsPM’s economic plan gets short shrift
The logic behind Boris Johnson’s plan to build a high wage, high skilled economy has been described as “cobblers” by Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, as the prime minister shrugged off labour and supply chain shortages as an inevitable part of the post-Brexit transition process.
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NewsPizza Hut announces new franchise partnership
Nine Group will become a franchisee for 31 existing Pizza Hut Delivery and Express Huts, and open a further 40 new Pizza Hut locations across the UK.
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NewsFive Guys to press on with UK rollout
The European holding company reported a total comprehensive loss of £58.4m for 2020
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NewsBrewDog ‘optimistic for a better 2021’
The bars division of the craft beer company posted a pre-tax loss of £10.4m from turnover of £25.2m in 2020
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NewsWetherspoon to appoint ‘worker directors’ to board
It is hoped that the creation of more experience of the ‘front line’ at board level will help to protect the DNA of the business
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NewsJD Wetherspoon ‘cautiously optimistic’ after year of lockdowns
The managed pub company reported a loss before tax of £154.7m, during a period when pubs were closed nationally for 19 weeks.