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    Grillstock plans expansion

    2015-02-17T08:16:00Z

    Grillstock, the fledgling barbecue concept, is understood to have lined up at least three further openings as it looks to grow its national presence

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    Russian hospitality group to make UK debut

    2015-02-17T08:15:00Z

    Table Talk has targeted the UK for its first venture outside Moscow and St Petersburg, with the opening of a French-style cafe wine bar in Soho

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    CAMRA reveals National Pub of the Year

    2015-02-17T07:47:00Z

    A former City worker who had never pulled a pint before quitting his job and becoming a publican has picked up the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year Award.

  • Inventive Leisure
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    Revolution Bars confirms IPO plans

    2015-02-17T07:25:00Z

    Revolution Bars, the 58-strong group led by Mark McQuater, has confirmed its intention to float.

  • Walkabout
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    Intertain reveals locations of sites to close

    2015-02-16T12:02:00Z

    Walkabout operator Intertain has revealed the locations for the six sites that will close as part of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) agreed earlier this month.

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    Venture Pubco takes on first site with Star Pubs & Bars

    2015-02-15T20:54:00Z

    Venture Pub Company has taken on its first pub with Star Pubs & Bars, The Bricklayer’s Arms in Leicester, bringing its estate to a total of 18 sites

  • Be At One
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    Be At One to make Wales debut

    2015-02-13T16:50:00Z

    Be At One, the Piper-backed cocktail bar chain, is close to securing its first site in Wales, in Cardiff

  • News

    Luminar restructures management team

    2015-02-13T16:46:00Z

    Luminar Group has restructured its regions and its senior management team

  • McDonald's
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    McDonald's outperforms on animal welfare

    2015-02-13T16:31:00Z

    McDonald’s has been rated the highest in a benchmarking of global restaurant brands for implementing farm animal welfare practices in its policies, while M&B, Burger King, SSP and Whitbread are among the worst

  • McMullen's
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    McMullen’s acquires Whitehall freehold

    2015-02-13T16:30:00Z

    McMullen’s has acquired the freehold of the property in London’s Whitehalll that currently houses JD Wetherspoon’s the Lord Moon on the Mall

  • M&C20 13 February
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    M&C20 continues to climb

    2015-02-13T16:27:32.790Z

    The M&C20 was up 2.7% to 1,341 points this week, outperforming the wider market which ended up 0.7% at 1,077 points. The wider market will have been influenced by geopolitics and oil price speculation this week, leading the M&C20 to outperformance as investors retreat to what is a broadly domestic sector

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    Lib Dems to pledge pub planning policy in election manifesto

    2015-02-13T16:27:28.333Z

    The Liberal Democrats will pledge to force developers to submit planning permission before a pub can be converted to another use or demolished in its General Election manifesto, according to MP Greg Mulholland.

  • News

    SIBA says duty cuts have slowed pub closures

    2015-02-13T16:27:17.740Z

    The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has added its voice to the clamour for a third cut in beer duty.

  • News

    FY Profit up at Heavitree

    2015-02-13T16:27:00Z

    Heavitree Brewery has reported a 4.39% rise in group operating profit to £1.4m in the year to 31 October, alongside a slight drop in turnover of £33k to £7.2m

  • Chicago Rib Shack, Clapham
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    Chicago Rib Shack to roll-out two formats

    2015-02-13T16:27:00Z

    Chicago Rib Shack, the Rockpool Investment-backed restaurant group, will raise further investment later in the year to continue its roll-out programme with another three restaurants under its two formats, M&C Report understands

  • News

    Metro Inns grows to 10

    2015-02-13T16:27:00Z

    Metro Inns, the East Anglian operator, has grown its estate to ten after taking on an Enterprise Inns lease in King’s Lynn.

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    Marston’s Coyle joins Innis & Gunn board

    2015-02-13T16:26:56.910Z

    James Coyle, deputy managing director of Marston’s Beer Company, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn.

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    EPoS 'biggest driver of profit' of all pub tech

    2015-02-13T16:26:53.090Z

    EPoS systems are the biggest driver of profit out of all the technology used in the pub industry, according to exclusive research from Zonal Retail Data Systems.

  • Wildwood
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    Wildwood strengthens pipeline

    2015-02-13T16:26:48.610Z

    Wildwood, the Tasty-owned restaurant brand, has secured further sites for its core brand and sub format Wildwood Kitchen

  • Bill's
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    Bill’s lines up Reigate opening

    2015-02-13T16:26:00Z

    Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, has secured a site in Reigate, Surrey, for an opening later this year