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  • Robinson's The Airport
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    Robinson’s: First managed house is evolutionary step

    2015-01-27T08:32:00Z

    William Robinson, joint managing director of Robinsons, has hailed the company’s return to managed pubs as the “next evolutionary step in our history”.

  • Ed's Victoria Centre
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    Ed’s strengthens property team

    2015-01-27T08:32:00Z

    Ed’s Easy Diner, the Andrew Guy-led chain, has strengthened its property team with the appointment of former Little Chef property director Chris Cotton as its new property and development manager, M&C Report understands.

  • Wahaca
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    Wahaca closes in on City site

    2015-01-27T08:32:00Z

    Wahaca, the Capricorn Ventures-backed Mexican street food concept, is closing in on a further site in central London, in Bishopsgate, M&C Report understands.

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    Britvic reports revenue down 1.4% in UK

    2015-01-27T08:28:40.450Z

    Soft drinks company Britvic has reported revenue down 0.4% year on year for the 12 weeks to 21 December, driven by volume decline of 0.3%.

  • News

    Analysts: Marston’s remains in positive territory

    2015-01-27T08:28:36.580Z

    Analysts have responded to Marston’s trading update this morning, with Douglas Jack, of Numis, reiterating his Buy recommendation.

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    Brighton's Flour Pot set to expand

    2015-01-27T08:28:32.593Z

    The Flour Pot, an artisan bakery café in Brighton, has secured its second cafe site on Elm Grove, which is set to be its first residential model, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Deliveroo launches Manchester service

    2015-01-27T08:28:19.107Z

    Deliveroo, the online food delivery platform, has launched its service in Manchester marking its third UK city behind London and Brighton

  • News

    Foxcroft & Ginger takes pop-up site

    2015-01-27T08:28:15.043Z

    Foxcroft & Ginger, an artisan café-bakery concept is opening a pop-up site at London’s Old Street station a year after opening its second site in London’s Whitechapel

  • News

    Viva Brazil to open in Birmingham; exits Aberdeen

    2015-01-27T08:28:11.157Z

    Viva Brazil, the Brazilian steakhouse restaurant and bar concept, is opening a fourth site in Birmingham later this year and is trading well across its sites despite closing its Aberdeen restaurant, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Yates’ refurbishment continues

    2015-01-27T08:28:06.243Z

    Yates’s, the Stonegate-owned bar brand, is continuing its rebranding trial with the refurbishment of its Southampton bar following £380k investment

  • News

    Zomato UK expansion continues

    2015-01-27T08:28:02.447Z

    Zomato, the restaurant review and bookings site, will continue to expand its coverage of cities in the UK by adding a further one or two this year out of six that it is currently developing databases for

  • News

    Award-winning manager of the Ship in Wandsworth to exit pub

    2015-01-27T08:28:00Z

    Oisin Rogers, the award-winning manager of the Young’s-owned Ship in Wandsworth, south-west London, is leaving the pub after nine years in order to pursue “another project” with the pub company.

  • News

    British Land footfall grows 1.3%

    2015-01-27T08:28:00Z

    British Land saw footfall in its shopping areas grow by 1.3% in the quarter ending 31 December.

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    Pubs Code amendments to make MRO “legally robust”

    2015-01-27T08:27:00Z

    The Government has tabled a number of clauses to the section of the pubs code that deals with the market rent only option (MRO) to ensure it is “legally robust”.

  • News

    Morrisons joins top ten foodservice operators with 400th UK café

    2015-01-27T08:18:00Z

    Supermarket chain Morrisons has opened its 400th UK café in Milton Keynes bringing it into the top 10 largest foodservice operators in the country

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    Thatchers reports sales up 16%

    2015-01-27T08:10:00Z

    Cider maker Thatchers has increased sales by 16% to £60.3m as it announced it had won a major three-year contract to supply its flagship Gold brand to every bar at Glastonbury Festival.

  • Marston's
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    Marston’s festive sales up 4.8%

    2015-01-27T07:14:00Z

    Marston’s has announced it saw sales grow 4.8% over the festive fortnight with a 12.5% hike on Christmas Day, as it holds its Annual General Meeting today.

  • Parliament
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    MPs vote against bid to tighten pub planning laws

    2015-01-26T20:22:00Z

    The Parliamentary vote to stop pubs being converted or demolished without planning permission has been narrowly defeated.

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    Top 50 Gastro Pubs revealed

    2015-01-26T16:21:00Z

    The Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent, has been announced as the winner of the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2015.

  • Kris Hopkins
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    Government set to strengthen planning legislation for pubs

    2015-01-26T13:52:00Z

    The Government has said it intends to introduce legislation meaning planning permission would be required to change the use of or demolish a pub listed as an asset of community value (ACV).