All articles by M&C Report team – Page 50
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News
Flat Iron secures first standalone site
Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept from former operations advisor at Wahaca, Charlie Carroll, has secured its first standalone site in London’s Soho, M&C Report understands.The concept, which was launched as a pop-up restaurant upstairs at the Owl and Pussycat pub in Shoreditch, earlier this year, has taken on the ...
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News
Ponti’s reports £2.2m FY loss
Ponti’s Group, the operator of the Ponti’s Italian Kitchen and Caffe Italia brands, has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.25m for the year to 29 January 2012, which it said was due to the closure costs on exiting three restaurants and a loss arising from the liquidation of an associate ...
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Opinion
Do pubs really sell more coffee than cafes?
A recent claim that pubs are the UK’s top sellers of coffee, selling more than coffee shops, has caused astonishment in the hot-beverage trade, says Ian Boughton, the editor of the leading trade journal for the coffee shop sector.The claim, which led to such headlines as ‘UK’s pub chains are ...