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Philpotts expands ‘Café’ format
Philpotts is expanding the roll out of its evolved, less formal format called Café Philpotts within its existing sites
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Grosvenor Casinos reports 6% rise in food sales
Grosvenor Casinos has reported food and beverage sales of £15m in 2014 with a 6% uplift on the previous year, which the company attributes to its “fresh approach to casual dining”
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KTT to reach 23 sites
Koh Thai Tapas, the Thai restaurant group, has secured its eighth site in Ringwood in Hampshire as part plans to reach 23 sites
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NewsPubcos up in M&C20
The All-Share outperformed the M&C20 this week, rising 1.1% to 1,069 points, as a rally in the oil price pushed oil stocks higher. The M&C20 was up a more reasonable 0.1% to 1,305 points
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Dirty Martini expansion on track
CG Restaurants & Bars has continued its expansion of its flagship Dirty Martini brand, acquiring the award-winning venue The Loft in London’s Clapham
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Final bids in for Ramsay stake
Final round bid were submitted this week to acquire a stake in Gordon Ramsay Group, with three private equity groups left in the process
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Columbo Group eyes south London and ‘major northern city’
Columbo Group, the London-based pub and club operator, is eyeing growth both in the capital and in the north of England.
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LV sells Suburbia
Living Ventures, the Tim Bacon-led group, has sold Suburbia, the group’s late-night venue in Hale, Cheshire to its current manager.
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Phoenix to reach 120 sites this year
Phoenix Pub Group, the south east-based pub operator, has designs to become one of the top 10 managed pub groups in the country by growing its estate to 120 pubs nationwide
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ResDiary launches new tech to combat no-shows
ResDiary, the online table and reservation management system provider, has launched a new piece of technology, which it claims will help restaurateurs protect their businesses against no-shows
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Scotmid launches food-to-go concept
Scotmid, the convenience store chain, has launched The Kitchen, its first ‘food to go’ concept, in its Ratho Station store
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NewsIntertain receives approval for restructuring
Intertain, the operator of the Walkabout brand, has announced that its creditors have approved restructuring plans that will ensure the long-term future of the business
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NewsWadworth eyes south east expansion
Wadworth is eyeing sites in the south east and would consider leasehold deals with other pub companies or group acquisitions, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsEd’s in Middle East talks
Ed’s Easy Diner, the Andrew Guy-led chain, is in advanced talks to launch in the Middle East
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Shaftesbury Christmas trade ‘buoyant’
London-based landlord Shaftesbury has said trade at its 587 sites over Christmas was “buoyant” and said restaurants, cafes and bars are becoming a destination in their own right for the capital.
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Dub Jam eyes London-wide expansion
Dub Jam, the Caribbean bar and restaurant concept, has launched a fundraising round via crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to expand to another eight venues in the UK over the next three years
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Contactless payments rise three fold in 12 months
The number of contactless credit and debit cards in circulation is c19m higher than last year with 54m now being used as contactless payment becomes more prevalent for lower value transactions
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NewsGreggs on track for record profits
Greggs, the Roger Whiteside-led bakery chain, is on track to post record profits for 2014 following a year of consolidation that saw it begin a refurbishment programme
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NewsItsu secures Fleet Street site
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-founded chain, has secured a prime corner site on London’s Fleet Street
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Star Pubs & Bars expects seven more sites with Weston in next year
Star Pubs & Bars expects to work with North West-based multiple operator Weston Castle on up to another seven sites over the next year, M&C Report has learnt.