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NewsMothership harnessing power of social media
Bars harnessing social media are “re-inventing the community boozer for generation Y” according to Mothership commercial director Jon Ross.
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NewsJack: Solid H1 results expected for Fuller’s
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has predicted a pre-tax profit rise of 5% to £19m for Fuller’s when its interim results are released on Friday 21 November.
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NewsForge & Co office and leisure hybrid set to be rolled out
Late-night sector veteran Cymon Eckel is looking to roll out his Forge & Co concept, which combines a restaurant, bar and ‘co-working’ space.
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Keith Knowles pays tribute to his late wife
Keith Knowles, chief executive of Beds & Bars, and his family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for the outpouring of tributes to Franca Knowles, who sadly passed away on Friday 7 November. Franca died surrounded by her family, after fighting a brain tumour for many years.
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NewsLeon to reach 32 in 2015
Leon, the healthy fast food restaurant concept, has opened its 20th restaurant in the newly developed Victoria Place in London’s Victoria station and has announced plans to open a restaurant a month next year
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Le Pont de la Tour opens fondue pop-up
French restaurant, Le Pont de la Tour, is hosting a winter pop-up fondue bar on its terrace on the river on the Thames’ South Bank, south London
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Weston Castle expansion continues
Weston Castle, the northern England-based pub operator, is opening its 32nd site, and its fifth Star Pubs & Bars lease, this week
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Beannchor to open second Belfast nightclub
Beannchor, the largest hospitality group in Northern Ireland, is opening its second nightclub in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter in December
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Granger & Co appoints ops director
Bill Granger has appointed Avon Alhadeff, formerly of Giraffe, as his first UK operations director to help oversee the growth of his Granger & Co concept
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Peyton & Byrne appoints new HR director
Peyton & Byrne has appointed Alison Taffs, formerly of Tragus and Village London Restaurants, as its new HR director
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Moose Coffee expands across the northwest
Moose Coffee, the Canadian diner concept, has secured it fourth site and is beginning negotiations for its second site in Manchester as it plans a cluster of sites in the north west, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCosta & Greggs make top five tenants list
Costa and Greggs both made the top five in list of 50 top tenants across the UK’s shopping centres, according to the Going Shopping 2015 Guide
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Lucky Onion strengthens kitchen team
Multiplegastropub operator The Lucky Onion has appointed two chefs at its southwest pubs the The Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach and The Chequers, in Churchill
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Whiting & Hammond returns to acquisition trail
Whiting & Hammond, the Kent-based pub operator, is seeking its first freehold pub opportunity to grow its estate to eight after exiting the Old Dunnings Mill in East Grinstead in September
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NewsPunch abandons focus on food revenue
Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has said the company has abandoned its target of food sales making up 35% of its tenants’ revenue.
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LGA: Business rates should be set by councils
Local councils should be given powers to set their own levels of business rates, the Local Government Association (LGA) has proposed.
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Analyst corner: Brumby on Punch
Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that whilst some observers would say ‘not before time’, others would marvel that Punch Taverns has been able to keep its underlying business to the extent that it has
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VQ eyes expansion after securing new funding
VQ, the 24-hour restaurant and bar concept, is set to go on the expansion trail after securing new investment from Richard Northcott, chairman of Theo Fennell
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NewsCote strengthens 2015 pipeline
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has further strengthened its openings pipeline for next year after securing sites in Chislehurst and Winchester
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NewsBill’s set for Baker Street
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, has lined up a site in London’s Baker Street, its eighteenth in the capital