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O’Neill’s to host music festival
O’Neill’s, Mitchells & Butlers’ Irish pub brand, is to host a weekend of free live music across its 45 pubs from 31 July
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NewsTesco names new CEO; trading 'challenging'
Tesco, the supermarket giant that has been making further inroads into the eating-out sector, has announced the appointment of former Unilever chairman Dave Lewis as chief executive to replace Philip Clarke from 1 October
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Ecuadorian concept to launch in Soho
A new Ecuadorian food specialist concept called Tostado is set to launch in London, after securing a site in Soho
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NewsTGI Friday’s new owners to consider options for UK arm
Sentinel Capital and TriArtisan Partners, the new owners of TGI Friday’s are in the early stages of considering a sale of its British arm
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NewsPunch noteholders vote to waive covenants
Punch Taverns noteholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of requests by the pub company to waive its covenants that would otherwise put the firm in default, as part of the restructure of its £2.3bn debt
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NewsSvenson eyes UK launch for MOD Pizza concept
Scott Svenson, the US-based founder of Seattle Coffee Company in the UK that was later bought by Starbucks, is targeting a UK launch for his MOD Pizza restaurant concept, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSSP joins M&C20 in a week of modest recovery
The M&C20 Leisure Index staged something of a recovery following last week’s recent dramatic fall as it finished up six points at 1,160
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NewsJamie’s secures second Trattoria
Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group founded by the high-profile chef, has secured a second site for its Trattoria format in Chelmsford, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsKout appoints ops director
Kout Food Group, the Kuwaiti owner of Little Chef, has appointed former Krispy Kreme operations manager John Moore to the role of operations director, M&C Report has learnt
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Hawthorn Leisure launches Buying Club with Pelican
Hawthorn Leisure, the newly established pub group, has entered a procurement deal with Pelican to form a Buyers Club for its 350 pub tenants
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Fledgling pizza brand eyes nationwide expansion
True Pizza, an artisan pizza restaurant, is opening in Dundee this week as part of plans to roll-out the concept nationwide
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NewsSupermarkets “just giving away” alcohol, says Lord
Supermarkets that offer low price alcohol in promotions have been dubbed irresponsible by The House of Lords in a debate earlier this week relating to changes to be made to the mandatory licensing conditions
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McGowan’s acquires two freeholds
McGowan’s, the traditional Irish bar operator, has acquired the freeholds of two rural pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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Bone Daddies appoints ops director, eyes third site
Bone Daddies, the informal Japanese restaurant concept led by former Zuma head chef Ross Shonhan, has appointed Dinah Meister, former director of operations at La Bottega, to the same role as it moves close to securing another site, M&C Report has learnt
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El Mexicana secures Romford site
El Mexicana, the fast-food Mexican franchise concept, is opening its 12th site at a shopping centre in Romford, Essex
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NewsGreene King appoints Rob Rowley as non-exec
Greene King has today appointed Rob Rowley as a non-executive director of the board and a member of the audit and nomination committees
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Analyst corner: Jamie Rollo on Enterprise Inns
Jamie Rollo of Morgan Stanley looks ahead to Enterprise Inns’ Q3 interim management statement on 7 August, saying he expects like for like net income to be up 1.5%, boosted by the Easter shift, the World Cup and good weather
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BGF in talks with Chaophraya
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) is in talks to invest in Chaophraya, the Thai restaurant group
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Hilton to launch new concept Ceru
Barry Hilton, the former operations director at Yalla Yalla and Black & Blue, is to launch a new Mediterranean/Middle Eastern concept called Ceru
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NewsNotes eyes further expansion
Notes, the fledgling coffee and wine shop chain, is set to double its estate over the next 12 months