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Government urged to extend ACV protection to 9 months
The Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee has called on the Government to increase the moratorium on the sale of a pub listed as an asset of community value from six to nine months, after claiming that around half of all community bids for ACV- listed properties have been unsuccessful.
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Bid to exempt pubcos from MRO fails
A bid to exempt pubcos from having to offer the market rent only option if they agree to significantly invest in a tenant’s pub has been rejected by the Government.
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Barworks to launch biggest site yet in Shoreditch
Barworks is to launch its biggest site so far later this month in London’s Shoreditch
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NewsTurtle Bay looks to strengthen openings pipeline
Turtle Bay, the Piper Private Equity-backed Caribbean restaurant chain, is closing in on its first sites in central London and in the north east
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Sustainable Restaurants Awards shortlist released
The shortlist for the Sustainable Restaurants Awards 2015 has been released.
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NewsHandmade Burger Co confirmed for Peterborough
Handmade Burger Co, the Sargeant Partnership-owned group, has confirmed it is to open at The Old Still in Queensgate, Peterborough
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NewsFive Guys and Nando’s set for Southampton
Hammerson has signed Five Guys and Nando’s for WestQuay Watermark, its mixed-use, leisure led development in Southampton’s city centre
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NewsFive Guys UK to launch breakfast offer
Five Guys will launch a breakfast offer in the UK tomorrow morning (7am) at its site in London’s Argyll Street.
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Stonegate site sold for £3.3m
The freehold interest of The Slug in London’s Fulham Road, which is let to Stonegate Pub Company, has been acquired by a private investor for £3.3m
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NewsStarbucks opens 100th UK franchise site
Starbucks has announced the opening of its 100th franchise store in the UK – a new outlet on London’s Mile End Road
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Downing secures funding for Antic
Downing has announced it has secured a new funding package to secure five core sites within the Downing/Antic London estate.
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Geronimo sets out 2015 pipeline
Geronimo Inns, the Young’s-owned pub group, has secured two new sites to open in the autumn following three openings over the next few months, M&C Report has learnt
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Judy Joo opens first restaurant, in Soho
Celebrity chef Judy Joo has opened her first restaurant, Jinjuu, in London’s Soho.
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Brasserie Bar Co expansion fuelled by pubs code
Brasserie Bar Co chief executive Mark Derry said he thinks the pubs code will lead to greater transparency, longer leases and higher rents.
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Kaffeine takes second site
Kaffeine, a London-based Australian-style coffee shop, has expanded to a second site due to open in the first week of March
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NewsJDW, Green King and Marston's outperform M&B
The M&C20 was broadly unchanged this week, rising 0.2% to 1,304 points while the All-Share had a worse week, falling 0.7% to 1,058 points
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Hot Chip founders seek partner for bar and takeaway concepts
The co-founder of fast-food concept Hot Chip has told M&C Report he is seeking “an industry expert” to help him expand nationally.
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NewsThree more openings for Giraffe by April
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant concept, is to open three new sites this Spring.
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NewsFuller’s festive lfls up 15% over two years
Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny has told M&C Report that the company has enjoyed two bumper Christmases, which saw like-for-like sales rise 15% over the period.
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Meredith Group launches PizzaBuzz restaurant
A new concept from the Meredith Group, which operates the Only Running Footman in Mayfair and The Portman in Marylebone, called PizzaBuzz is opening at the Alphabeta building in east London