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    Greens call for £6.7bn ‘unhealthy food tax’

    2015-04-15T08:17:00Z

    The Green Party has pledged to introduce an ‘unhealthy food tax’ as part of its General Election manifesto, which it expects would raise £6.7bn a year.

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    Caffe Nero reveals more details on UAE growth

    2015-04-15T08:01:00Z

    Caffè Nero has revealed more plans about its growth in the UAE.

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    Cocktail sales grow in on-trade

    2015-04-14T15:32:00Z

    New research has shown the volume of cocktail sales in the on-trade has risen 4% in the last six months compared to total wet sales which fell 7% versus the previous half.

  • Andrew Guy Eds Easy Diner
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    Ed’s commences succession plan

    2015-04-14T08:50:00Z

    Ed’s Easy Diner has appointed head hunters to commence the search for a possible successor to current chief executive Andrew Guy

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    Chop’d acquires Salad Bowl for northern debut

    2015-04-14T08:42:00Z

    Chop’d, the London-based salad bar group, has acquired a complementary two-strong salad bar group in Liverpool to mark its entrance into the north west, M&C Report has learnt

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    Anand sells c£600k worth of shares

    2015-04-14T08:39:00Z

    Rooney Anand, chief executive of Greene King, sold over £600k worth of shares in the brewer and pub operator yesterday

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    Suchef roll-out on track

    2015-04-14T08:33:00Z

    Suchef, the healthy fast food concept from the Aroma Food Group (UK), is opening its fifth site in Farringdon where it will trial an evolved format, M&C Report has learnt

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    El Mexicana headed to Swindon and Worcester

    2015-04-14T08:33:00Z

    El Mexicana, the fast-casual Mexican franchise restaurant group, has lined up its next openings in Worcester and Swindon as it plans to grow its estate beyond 20 stores this year, M&C Report has learnt

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    Chatime targets student hubs for expansion

    2015-04-14T08:33:00Z

    Chatime, the bubble tea franchise from Taiwan, is targeting towns with high student populations to increase its UK estate

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    Eddie Rocket's named Ireland's best franchise

    2015-04-14T08:33:00Z

    Eddie Rocket’s, the US diner concept based in the Republic of Ireland, has been named Best Indigenous Irish Franchise at the Irish Franchise Awards 2015

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    Wadworth sets sites on London market

    2015-04-14T08:32:00Z

    Wiltshire brewery Wadworth is targeting the London market to increase its distribution to pubs in the city to capitalise on the craft beer trend

  • SSP City Bar and Grill
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    SSP UK appoints new COO

    2015-04-14T08:32:00Z

    SSP UK & Ireland, the travel concessions operator, has appointed Peter Casey as its new chief operating officer

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    Miliband pledges £8 minimum wage

    2015-04-14T08:32:00Z

    Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced that the national minimum wage will increase from £6.50 to more than £8 by October 2019 if the party wins the general election

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    SSP launches Bar 11 at Newcastle Airport

    2015-04-14T08:32:00Z

    Travel concession operator SSP has launched a new bar and restaurant at Newcastle Airport called Bar 11 within the new £14m departure lounge

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    Jack: Expand and prosper

    2015-04-14T08:31:00Z

    Douglas Jack, of Numis, has named Mitchells & Butlers, Marston’s, Domino’s, Punch Taverns and The Restaurant Group as his top picks for the leisure sector in the rest of the 2015 financial year.

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    Collyer: ETI will emerge stronger from Pubs Code

    2015-04-14T08:31:00Z

    Geof Collyer, of Deutsche Bank, has predicted Enterprise Inns will emerge from the aftermath of the Pubs Code as a “much more vigorous property manager” with more control over its business and achieving a greater proportion of income from fixed rent.

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    The Stable secures new Bath site

    2015-04-14T08:31:00Z

    The Stable, the pizza and cider concept has secured a new site in Bath and is close to exchanging on a handful of new locations

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    Disco Bars acquires two sites and eyes further growth

    2015-04-14T08:31:00Z

    Midlands-based nightclub operator Disco Bars Group has acquired two new sites and plans to add another two this year, M&C Report understands.

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    NewRiver announces “major acceleration” across pub estate

    2015-04-14T08:31:00Z

    NewRiver Retail Ltd, the specialist REIT focused on the UK food and value retail sector, has said its saw a “major acceleration in progress” across its pub portfolio in the final quarter of the year.

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    Zivkovic takes Abokado ops director role

    2015-04-14T08:31:00Z

    Abokado has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Richard Zivkovic, formerly of Costa, TRG and Pret A Manger, as its new operations director