All Loungers articles – Page 25
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Opinion
Brewers join the funding race
Inside Track by John HarringtonI make no apology for returning to a key topic, some would say the key topic, for the eating and drinking out sector at this time: funding. The past couple of weeks has seen a resurgence in investments in the sector from, encouragingly, a variety of ...
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News
Piper acquires stake in Loungers
Piper, the private equity group, which formerly backed Pitcher & Piano and Las Iguanas, has taken a significant minority stake in Loungers, the fast-growing cafe/bar restaurant group led by Alex Reilley, M&C Report has learnt.Piper is to invest £16m into Loungers, which was founded in 2002 by Reilley, Jake Bishop ...
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News
Managed operators lead trading uplift
Trading during December was strong for the majority of operators, aided by weak comparatives, but was still positive on a two-year basis for the larger managed pub/restaurant companies, continuing a trend that has been consistent throughout 2011, according to research by M&C Report and Numis Securities.Across the the high street ...