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All the news from the UK eating and drinking out industry, from company and brand updates, to people moves and shifting consumer trends
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NewsCoaching Inn Easter bookings up 6%
The RedCat Hospitality pubs with rooms business said the figures demonstrated the ongoing popularity in staycations and pub hospitality experiences
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NewsSona secures £34m Series B investment
Led by N47, the funding will accelerate the development of Sona’s forecasting, scheduling, and workforce AI platform
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NewsCreams completes strategic transformation
The 100-strong dessert café brand said it has successfully completed its repositioning towards a franchise-led, manufacturing-driven and scalable operating model
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NewsPunch acquires eight pubs from RedCat
The transaction comes as RedCat, which operates the award-winning Coaching Inn Group, focuses on expanding its 43-strong premium pubs with rooms portfolio
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Des Gunewardena, Evolv Collection, Heartwood Collection, and more
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NewsRoadchef secures £300m investment from Macquarie
The motorway service area operator is looking to accelerate growth, with the new investment also supporting the rollout of EV charging points, upgrades to HGV facilities, and new retail and catering options
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NewsLeon brings back Nick Scovell to run restaurant operations
Scovell rejoins founder John Vincent as Leon rebuilds its senior team, bringing back those who were closely involved in the brand’s earlier expansion
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NewsWagamama partners with Uber Eats
The partnership is Wagamama’s first new delivery partnership in ten years, and will ‘significantly expand’ its national reach
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NewsLas Iguanas launches property restructuring plan
Brand owner Big Table is consulting with landlords over a restucture of the Latin American concept’s leasehold business, as wet-led casual dining continues to be a ‘very challenged’ part of the market, CEO Alan Morgan tells MCA
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NewsBlank Street in talks to raise funds for expansion
The coffee shop chain, which operates nearly 50 sites across the UK, is in talks to raise more than $100m - and any deal could see it valued at nearly $1bn
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NewsJane O’Riordan becomes co-chair at Hospitality Sector Council, reveals new tech trials
O’Riordan has assumed the role as Dame Karen Jones steps down, with Bill’s MD Tom James set to chair the Innovation Working Group, which is piloting a series of tech products with new suppliers
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NewsWahaca makes CEO promotion as it seeks fresh investment
Former MD Gemma Glasson has been appointed chief executive of the Mexican restaurant group, which is seeking an injection of new capital as it looks to expand.
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NewsRhumshack Group revives Rum Kitchen
Cottons operator Chris Singham is relaunching Rum Kitchen in Camden after the previous incarnation was liquidated in 2024, with plans to roll out further sites across London
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NewsDomino’s confirms Nicola Frampton as permanent CEO
Frampton, who has served as interim CEO since the departure of Andrew Rennie in November, is described by the pizza delivery group as ‘the outstanding candidate to lead the company’
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NewsBrakspear acquires three pubs from Grosvenor
The pub operator is expanding its leased and tenanted estate with the latest acquisitions, which are all based in Surrey
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NewsPatty & Bun announces multiple closures
The better burger slinger says the four closures, which reduces its bricks and mortar estate to just two sites, marks the end of a chapter, but ‘isn’t goodbye’
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NewsMEATliquor shutters bulk of estate
The restaurant group has closed all but two sites under its core brand with founder Scott Collins also retaining control of Covent Garden sports bar BLOODsports
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NewsStrong trading drives turnover and profit at Everards
The Leicestershire-based pub operator and brewer says it is well positioned to navigate market challenges after reporting a 90%+ rise in operating profit in its latest results
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News‘A defining moment for the brand’ - Be At One rolls out concept evolution
The Stonegate-owned bar group says it is entering ‘a new era’ with a refreshed drinks menu and updated guest experience being expanded across its estate following a successful trial
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NewsFuller’s lines up new CFO
Fuller’s have named Katie Horner as chief financial officer designate, following the forthcoming retirement of Neil Smith