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    BGF takes stake in Giggling Squid; Kossoff to chair

    2015-11-15T10:25:00Z

    Giggling Squid is set to accelerate its expansion plans after confirming that the Business Growth Fund has taken a significant minority stake in the business

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    Press secures growth fund

    2015-11-13T16:16:16.963Z

    Press has received private equity funding to open further sites in London and to ramp up the retail side of its business

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    Savini secures The Criterion

    2015-11-13T16:16:08.320Z

    Savini, one Milan’s most famous restaurants, is in line to be replicated in London, with the company behind the business understood to have secured The Criterion

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    Dark Star pub vehicle doubles up

    2015-11-13T16:16:00Z

    Dark Star Brewing Co. has secured a second site for its new pub vehicle in the space of two months, after acquiring a site in Horsham

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    Cojean to make UK debut

    2015-11-13T16:16:00Z

    Cojean, the French healthy fast food chain, is to make its debut in the UK, in the City of London

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    Gail’s set for regional launch

    2015-11-13T16:15:00Z

    Gail’s Artisan Bakery, the Luke Johnson-backed group, is readying its first regional launch

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    Tenanted Summit message: Let's bury the hatchet

    2015-11-13T16:13:00Z

    All sides in the debate over regulation of the tenanted pub sector must put their differences aside and focus on the common goal of keeping pubs at the heart of their communities. This was the over-arching message from M&C’s Tenanted Pub Company Summit 2015, which was held just days after the Government launched the first part of its consultation on the pubs code.

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    Big Smoke Brew Co looking for more pubs

    2015-11-13T16:08:21.330Z

    Richard Craig, the co-founder of Big Smoke Brew Co, has told M&C the company is looking for more pubs to build the company’s brand.

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    Punch creates marketing director role

    2015-11-13T16:08:09.657Z

    Punch is recruiting a marketing director as one of three new roles created by chief executive Duncan Garrood.

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    SABMiller axes new position

    2015-11-13T16:08:03.290Z

    SABMiller’s incoming group director, integrated supply has agreed not to take up the role in the light of AB InBev’s impending takeover.

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    Brew, A Pub for Tea eyes south London for first site

    2015-11-13T16:07:57.880Z

    Alex Holland, the founder of Brew, A Pub for Tea has told M&C he is actively searching for south London sites for the brand’s first venue.

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    M&B appoints new Lewis representative non-exec

    2015-11-13T16:01:00Z

    Piedmont Inc, an investment vehicle of M&B’s largest shareholder Joe Lewis, has nominated Josh Levy to be appointed to the managed operator’s board as its non-independent representative director.

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    D&D to open rooftop restaurant in Victoria Gate, Leeds

    2015-11-13T08:35:00Z

    Hammerson has announced that it has signed up D&D London to take space at its £165m Victoria Gate development in Leeds. The 34-strong D&D will take a 7,807sq ft rooftop unit which will include an outside dining terrace. The restaurant will be the group’s third restaurant in the UK outside ...

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    ​Marston’s ramps up Generous George roll out

    2015-11-13T08:18:00Z

    Marston’s is to ramp up the roll out of its all-day mass market Generous George concept, which will see the fledgling brand grow to 10 sites

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    KFC trials delivery in the US

    2015-11-13T08:18:00Z

    KFC has announced it will start delivering to customers in two US cities as part of a trial, which if successful will go nationwide

  • Duncan Garrood
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    Punch: Retail Contracts; Harry Ramsden’s and developing surplus land

    2015-11-13T08:18:00Z

    M&C spoke to Punch chief executive Duncan Garrood following yesterday’s FY results, about the company’s new Retail Contracts; potential for new brands; scope for developing surplus land around its pubs; the move to managed and why the partnership with Harry Ramsden’s is likely to be the first of many .

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    M&B adds to M&C estate

    2015-11-13T08:18:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has added two further sites to its 2016 for its Miller & Carter steakhouse brand

  • Stephen Goodyear of Young's
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    Young’s: Growth outside London; accommodation; Geronimo turnaround

    2015-11-13T08:18:00Z

    Young’s chief executive Stephen Goodyear has told M&C the company is keen to look outside of London for further growth.

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    Kokoro doubles up in Brighton

    2015-11-13T08:17:56.393Z

    Kokoro, the sushi and bento fast-casual concept, is opening its next site in Brighton on Western Road as its second in the city

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    1847 to be UK's first vegetarian chain and launching F2G concept

    2015-11-13T08:17:51.150Z

    Vegetarian restaurant group 1847 is ramping up its expansion programme create the UK’s first chain of vegetarian restaurants and launching a seperate grab and go concept