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    No Saints owed £2.6m at collapse

    2014-09-11T07:21:00Z

    No Saints, the nightclub group headed by Stephen Thomas, collapsed owing creditors £2.6m, according to a new report from its administrator FRP Advisory

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    Dark Star Foundation seeks worthy causes

    2014-09-10T22:42:49.910Z

    The Dark Star Brewery, the Sussex brewer is seeking worthy causes to support via its Dark Star Foundation.

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    New Inventive Bar Co relaunches cocktail masterclasses

    2014-09-10T22:42:37.327Z

    The New Inventive Bar Company has relaunched its cocktail masterclass programme for its Revolution brand, which the group said currently has annual sales of £3.9m and attracts 150,000 customers a year

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    Pint Shop signs up to Tax Equality Day

    2014-09-10T22:42:13.640Z

    Pint Shop, the Cambridge-based British meat and beer concept, is the latest operator to sign up to Tax Equality Day on 24 September

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    Jack moves Greene King from Buy to Add

    2014-09-10T14:26:47.117Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack has downgraded his recommendation for Greene King from Buy to Add and cut forecasts by 3% as the brewer reduces its reliance on tenanted pubs in what Jack called a year of “limited growth”

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    MP eyes new law on hospitality staff tips

    2014-09-10T08:21:00Z

    An MP has proposed a change in the law to stop employers reaping the benefits of staff tips in the leisure, hospitality and service sectors

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    Gaucho lines up Far East opening

    2014-09-10T08:19:00Z

    Gaucho Holdings will open its first Asian outpost in the heart of Hong Kong in mid-October

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    Burger & Lobster to ramp up regional expansion

    2014-09-10T08:17:00Z

    Burger & Lobster, the London-based group, is to ramp up its regional expansion over the next 12 months, after securing a site in Cardiff

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    Costa has "lots to do" to reach openings target

    2014-09-10T08:15:00Z

    Costa has seen more closures than it expected this year which has left the task to reach 300 net new store openings this year more challenging, said Andy Harrison chief executive at Whitbread

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    Zonal FY revenue expected to top £50m

    2014-09-10T08:13:00Z

    Zonal, the electronic point of sale (EPOS) supplier to the hospitality and leisure sector, expects full-year turnover to grow from £41.3m to £52m in the year to 30 June 2014 as the group expands its operations and continues to innovate

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    MOJO plans to extend beyond heartland

    2014-09-10T08:11:00Z

    Three-strong bar group MOJO has announced plans to extend to at least 10 sites with its sights initially set on London after securing £700,000 of funding from HSBC

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    Bill’s secures Villagio site

    2014-09-10T08:09:00Z

    Bill’s has secured the Richoux Group’s Villagio site in Berkhamsted, as it closes in on having in excess of 50 sites open by the end of the year

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    McDonald's: UK 'positive' amid global decline

    2014-09-10T08:05:00Z

    McDonald’s says a “positive” performance in the UK helped to offset weakness in Russia, as comparable sales across Europe fell 0.7% in August

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    ​Liberation Group to develop former hotel

    2014-09-10T08:00:00Z

    Liberation Group, the Jersey-based pub and drinks business, is to open a new bar and restaurant at a former hotel

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    TwoRuba launches at Hilton Tower Bridge

    2014-09-10T08:00:00Z

    TwoRuba, a new cocktail bar, is opening at Hilton London Tower Bridge this September as a bar and lounge

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    Rita's to open cocktail bar

    2014-09-10T08:00:00Z

    Rita’s Bar and Dining, the highly-regarded pop-up venture, is to open a cocktail bar underneath its first permanent restaurant in London’s Hackney

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    CCE FY turnover falls 0.4%

    2014-09-10T08:00:00Z

    Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE), the soft drinks giant’s UK arm, saw turnover fall 0.4% to £1.79bn in 2013 “as a result of business performance”

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    Operators sign up for new Nottingham restaurant quarter

    2014-09-10T07:59:00Z

    Handmade Burger Co, Coast 2 Coast, Tortilla and Ed’s Easy Diner have all sign up to open in the new £40m restaurant quarter at the intu Victoria Centre in Nottingham

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    Iso Sushi up to four

    2014-09-10T07:59:00Z

    Iso Sushi, a Japanese restaurant group, is preparing to open its third and fourth sites in Ealing Broadway and Wolverhampton and eyeing an estate of up to 10 London restaurants, M&C Report has learnt

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    Ellis raises Whitbread TP

    2014-09-10T07:59:00Z

    Leading analyst Wyn Ellis has increased his Target Price for Whitbread from £43 to £45 after its “very strong” trading update