All news articles – Page 1152
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NewsAlbert’s Schloss concept to roll out across UK
Roy Ellis, the co-founder of Revolution Bars, has told M&C the Albert’s Schloss concept is likely to be rolled out to all major UK cities following its debut in Manchester.
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AB InBev confirms Stag Brewery closure
Anheuser-Busch InBev has said it plans to close London’s Stag Brewery by the end of the year.
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NewsAbokado secures £2.6m funding
Abokado, the London-based chain of healthy food bars, has secured £2.6m of funding to accelerate its growth plans.
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NewsTossed reaches 122% of crowdfunding target with time to spare
Tossed, the healthy food to go concept, has smashed its crowdfunding target after more than doubling investments over the last week.
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Nespresso to open café in Bluewater
Land Securities has announced that Nespresso, the coffee and espresso brand, is to open a boutique at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
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Government rules out smoking ban extension
There is “no plan” to extend the public smoking ban to pub gardens, the Department of Health has told M&C’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.
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Brakspear close to capacity at microbrewery
Tom Davies, the chief executive of Brakspear, has told M&C the company is close to capacity at its Henley microbrewery after unexpected demand for the company’s first beer in over a decade.
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NewsTOBC invests £750k in Crawley refurb
The Original Bowling Company has completed its sixth refurbishment of the year with a £750,000 project at the Hollywood Bowl in Crawley, West Sussex.
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NewsPoll shows 70% of operators fear living wage rollout
The planned introduction of a new national living wage (NLW) for the over-25s continues to generate a mixed response across the sector, with more than 70% of operators in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market believing it will have a negative impact on their businesses, despite more than 60% believing it may improve staff retention and recruitment.
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Analyst corner: Rollo on JDW
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects sales growth at JD Wetherspoon to continue to slow over the coming years. JDW will announce its FY results next month and Rollo is predicting revenue up 7.6% and like-for-like sales growth of c3.4%.
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Marston’s to open fourth Generous George
Marston’s has lined up its next pub for conversion to its all-day mass market Generous George concept, M&C understands.
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Enterprise reveals Christmas support package
Enterprise Inns has revealed its publican support package for Christmas.
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NewsBreeden eyes international push for multiple concepts
Adam Breeden has described to M&C his strategy for rolling out his ping pong concept Bounce and darts focussed Flight Club across the US and into Asia over the next two years.
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NewsInglenook to launch separate brand
James Waddington, the founder of Inglenook Inns & Taverns, has told M&C he is planning to launch a brand later this year which would focus on converting retail sites.
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NewsTurtle Bay secures Newcastle site
Turtle Bay, the fast-growing, Piper-backed brand, has secured a site in Newcastle, M&C understands.
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D&D to unveil Threadneedle Bar next month
D&D London will launch the Threadneedle Bar next month as part of the refurbishment of its dining space in the Royal Exchange building in Bank.
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TRG invests £1m in Basildon Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast, the Restaurant Group-owned concept, is to invest more than £1m developing in its new site in Festival Leisure Park.
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NewsPret mulls trial of vegetarian-only store
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has said he is considering ‘testing the waters’ of operating a vegetarian-only restaurant by trialling the concept at one of its stores next summer.
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NewsBall: Clubbing must go back to its roots
Steve Ball, of the Columbo Group, says club operators must rediscover the community roots of the sector and stop paying sky-high fees for superstar DJs.
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B&P secures former Whitbread site
Brunning & Price has further strengthened its pipeline of openings with the acquisition of a former Brewers Fayre in Oxfordshire