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    Star targets 50% food sales across estate by 2020

    2015-05-14T09:23:00Z

    Star Pubs & Bars will invest £250,000 in the next six months as part of a new food development programme called Star Food.

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    Intertain launches search for new Walkabout venues

    2015-05-14T08:50:00Z

    Walkabout operator Intertain has officially launched its search for new venues with the publication of a property requirements brochure.

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    Keltek completes merger and focusses on exports

    2015-05-14T08:48:14.797Z

    Cornish brewer and pub operator Keltek has completed a restructure, bringing together its production and sales division to form Keltek Cornish Brewery. The business, which was originally split into the brewery and its Wine in Cornwall division, is now focussing on its export market – seeking to push into Canada, ...

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    O-food eyes expansion

    2015-05-14T08:48:10.127Z

    O-food, a new Scandinavian sandwich bar concept backed by the Virgin start-up initiative, plans to expand across London and then look to take its brand international, M&C Report understands.

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    Costa trials To Go format at transport hubs

    2015-05-14T08:48:00Z

    Costa  is trialling an express format in transport locations across London to serve coffee and food at speed, which the company told M&C includes range developments that set it apart from other Costa formats

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    Marston’s eyes first franchised new build

    2015-05-14T08:48:00Z

    Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay has told M&C Report he is considering the company’s first new build to be operated under a franchise model.

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    Mac & Wilde set for Fitzrovia

    2015-05-14T08:47:43.650Z

    Mac & Wilde, the collaborative project between award-winning Scottish food and drink entrepreneurs - Andy Waugh from Wild Game Co. and Calum Mackinnon from Amicus Apple, is set to open a standalone site in London’s Fitzrovia.

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    St Peters sets out expansion plans

    2015-05-14T08:44:00Z

    Suffolk-based St Peter’s brewery is investing in its operations team to build brand presence and extend the reach of all parts of its business – export, on-trade and building the retail pub arm

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    UK produce celebrated in Tomato Week

    2015-05-14T08:44:00Z

    Renowned chefs Scott Hallsworth, Ben Tish and Jose Pizarro are supporting British Tomato Week by creating exclusive dishes to be served next week at their restaurants

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    Bernardi to launch in Marylebone

    2015-05-14T08:44:00Z

    Restauranteurs Gabriel and Marcello Bernardi are launching their first standalone restaurant at Marylebone in July specialising in antipodean style Italian cuisine

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    Jack: TRG 2015 lfls to top 3%

    2015-05-14T08:43:00Z

    Leading analyst Doug Jack at Numis predicts FY like-for-like sales to rise 3% at The Restaurant Group as customer cash flow improves following its solid trading update

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    Benito's Hat opens Liverpool Street kiosk

    2015-05-14T08:26:00Z

    Mexican fast-casual restaurant group Benito’s Hat has opened its first street food kiosk at London’s Liverpool Street Station to serve food-on-the-go to commuters

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    Ikea hosts breakfast in bed pop-up

    2015-05-14T08:22:00Z

    Ikea, the Swedish furniture and design giant, is hosting its first pop-up café at a secret location in East London where customers can eat breakfast in bed

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    St Austell records ‘record-breaking’ year

    2015-05-14T08:19:00Z

    Cornish brewer and pub operator St Austell has reported a “record breaking” year to 27 December.

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    Warm April boosts pub spending 8%

    2015-05-14T07:56:00Z

    Discretionary spending in the leisure sector was a key driving force for growth in April with spend on eating out and cinema visits up 7.3% year on year, according to the latest consumer spending report from Barclaycard

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    TRG: positive start to 2015 as momentum continues to build

    2015-05-14T07:27:25.843Z

    The Restaurant Group (TRG) reports total sales up 8.5% year on year for the 19 week period to 10 May 2015 and like-for-like sales ahead by 2% and anticipates momentum to continue building

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    H1 lfls up 1.7% at M&B

    2015-05-14T07:20:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning reported a 1.7% rise in like-for-like sales for the 28 weeks to 11 April, driven by like-for-like food volume growth of 2.9%.

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    Marston’s grows H1 lfls 1.5% in managed and 1.4% in Taverns

    2015-05-14T07:19:00Z

    Marston’s has reported like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks ended 4 April up 1.5% in its Destination & premium division and 1.4% in Taverns with profit per leased pub up 4%.

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    Clevely: ETI partnership ‘will have element of branding’

    2015-05-13T08:23:00Z

    Geronimo Inns founder Rupert Clevely has told M&C Report the managed operation he will run in partnership with Enterprise Inns will “have an element of branding”.

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    B&L plans takeaway format rollout

    2015-05-13T08:15:05.840Z

    Burger & Lobster, the Goodman-owned London-based group, will look to open takeaway versions of its Smack Deli concept close to existing core brand sites over the next few years, M&C Report has learnt.