All news articles – Page 1247

  • David Bruce
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    City Pub EIS could target 30 pubs in first year

    2015-03-24T08:40:00Z

    Industry veteran David Bruce has predicted that the City Pub EIS fund will raise enough in its first year to buy up to 30 pubs.

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    AG Barr outperformed soft drinks market in 2014

    2015-03-24T08:38:00Z

    Irn-Bru producer AG Barr has reported a 2.7% increase in turnover for the year to 25 January, outperforming a ‘lacklustre’ soft drinks market.

  • Pintura
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    Leelex to open in Manchester and London

    2015-03-24T08:36:00Z

    Leelex, the Leeds-based bar and restaurant operator, is opening its first Manchester venue in November when it brings its successful Mexican concept Cielo Blanco to the city, M&C Report has learnt

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    ETI appoints former Prudential FD to board

    2015-03-24T08:32:00Z

    Enterprise Inns has appointed former finance director at the Prudential Group Marisa Cassoni as a non-executive director.

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    NewRiver buys Blackburn retail park for £14.6m

    2015-03-24T08:30:50.007Z

    NewRiver Retail Limited, the UK REIT specialising in the UK food and value sector, has bought Lower Audley Street Retail Park in Blackburn – home to Burger King, Chiquitos and Frankie & Benny’s - for £14.6m.

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    Pub is the Hub secures £100k funding

    2015-03-24T08:30:35.317Z

    Pub is the Hub has secured a £100,000 injection of funding from the Government for its Community Services Fund that will go directly to pubs that are looking to diversify.

  • Hook Norton
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    Hook Norton secures first managed site

    2015-03-24T08:30:00Z

    Adrian Staley, managing director of Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator Hook Norton has told M&C Report the company has secured its first managed site and is actively seeking further acquisitions.

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    HospitalityGEM signs up Bath Ales, Shoryu Ramen and Ideal Collection

    2015-03-24T08:29:00Z

    HospitalityGEM has signed up eight new foodservice sector clients.

  • Parliament
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    Labour to promise no VAT rise

    2015-03-24T08:28:00Z

    The Labour party has pledged not to increase VAT if it wins the election saying hikes “hit pensioners and the poorest hardest”

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    Jubo secures second site

    2015-03-24T08:24:00Z

    Korean restaurant, Jubo Canteen, has secured its second London site at Exmouth Market on the former GB Pizza Co site

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    Marco's New York Italian confirmed for Leicestershire

    2015-03-24T08:24:00Z

    The newest New York Italian restaurant under the Marco Pierre White franchise is to open in Kegworth, Leicestershire on 3 April at the Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel

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    Yummy launches dedicated job site

    2015-03-24T08:21:00Z

    Yummy Pub Company, the multiple pub operator, has launched a dedicated job website to attract new talent to work within the currently eight-strong company

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    TCG boost coffee offer

    2015-03-24T08:21:00Z

    Managed pub and bar operator TCG has launched a range of new coffee flavours and announced it will continue its Barista of the Year programme.

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    Wrap it Up! to launch crowdfunding campaign

    2015-03-24T08:20:00Z

    Wrap it Up! the gourmet wrap concept is launching a crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube to raise £400,000 to enable its expansion plans including the centralised production kitchen that will have the capacity to serve up to 100 stores

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    Smart meters can save more than £1m in food waste

    2015-03-24T08:18:00Z

    A smart-meter that helps chefs measure and manage food waste has saved hospitality caterers an estimated combined total of £1m, the manufacturer has claimed

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    Thaikhun Oxford confirmed

    2015-03-24T08:17:00Z

    Thaikuhn, part of The Thai Leisure Group, has confirmed it will open in Oxford on George Street at the end of April

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    Crowdcube launches Sprint for start-up businesses

    2015-03-24T08:14:00Z

    Crowd funding platform Crowdcube has launched a vehicle specifically for start-up businesses to raise finance

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    Camerons launches beer duty charity drive

    2015-03-24T08:11:00Z

    Camerons, the North East brewer and pub operator, is offering customer the chance to receive their 1p a pint beer duty cut or donate it to a local charity.

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    Thorley buys two Thanet freeholds

    2015-03-24T08:06:00Z

    Thorley Taverns, the Kent-based pub, restaurant and hotel group, has bought the freehold of two of the pubs in estate from Thanet Council for more than £1m

  • intu Lakeside
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    Intu to add Travelodge at Lakeside

    2015-03-24T08:03:00Z

    A 74-room Travelodge hotel will be built at intu’s Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock, Essex after signing a 25 year lease for a five-storey hotel at one end of the Alexandra Lake within the grounds of the retail complex