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  • GBK new logo
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    FY pre-tax losses narrow at GBK

    2014-07-18T07:52:00Z

    Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the Capricorn Ventures-backed group, reported a narrowing of pre-tax losses in the year to 23 February 2014, as it saw turnover increase 24% to £50.5m

  • Bowling
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    Essenden H1 lfls grow 6.1%

    2014-07-18T07:52:00Z

    Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, has reported a 6.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 29 June, while growth has accelerated after England’s elimination from the football World Cup

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    Simit Sarayi secures first UK site

    2014-07-18T07:50:00Z

    Turkish bakery and tea chain operator Simit Sarayi has secured its first UK site in Oxford Street’s West One shopping centre

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    Dirty Burger set for Shoreditch

    2014-07-18T07:48:00Z

    Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club group led by Nick Jones, is to launch the fourth site under its Dirty Burger format in London’s Shoreditch, M&C Report has learnt

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    Rosylee eyes nationwide roll-out

    2014-07-18T07:46:55.130Z

    Rosylee, the English restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, has appointed Rob Owen Brown as executive chef as part of rebranding plans that will see the restaurant concept rolled-out nationwide with Leeds and York named as potential future locations, the Manchester Evening News reports

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    Ex-Canteen chef opens Dorset restaurant

    2014-07-18T07:46:00Z

    Cass Titcombe, one of the co-founders of London’s Canteen group, the high-quality British food concept, is opening a new restaurant called Brassica in Beaminster, Dorset

  • Dunkin Donuts
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    Dunkin’ Donuts expands UK presence

    2014-07-18T07:44:00Z

    Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, has grown its UK presence to 12 locations in London and the south

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    British Land footfall grows 2.5%

    2014-07-18T07:44:00Z

    Footfall in shopping areas at premises operated by British Land Company has grown by 2.5% in the past year, the company has reported

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    G1 launches café concept

    2014-07-18T07:44:00Z

    G1 Group, the Scottish leisure operator led by Stefan King, is launching a new café concept in Perth within a cinema foyer called City Café Perth, M&C Report has learnt

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    SRA to accredit cafes

    2014-07-18T07:40:00Z

    The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) is developing dedicated sustainability accreditation schemes for coffee shops, universities and cookery schools, M&C Report understands

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    Waitrose takes PizzaExpress site

    2014-07-18T07:16:00Z

    PizzaExpress has completed a deal that will see supermarket chain Waitrose take over a north London site

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    Former Festival Inns directors undertake Star refurbs

    2014-07-18T07:08:36.350Z

    I@G Events, the multiple operator headed by former Festival Inns directors Iain Pert and Gordon Gilhooley, has taken another site with Star Pubs & Bars, which along with a different Star venue is to be renamed to reflect the drinks they will showcase

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    Admiral recruits new people role

    2014-07-18T07:08:00Z

    Admiral Taverns has appointed one of its senior team to a new role of head of recruitment and people development

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    Costa targets Philippines

    2014-07-18T07:06:00Z

    Costa Coffee is looking to make inroads into the Philippines market, with plans to open between 70 to 80 stores over five years, according to media reports

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    Crowdcube receives £3.8m investment

    2014-07-18T06:58:00Z

    Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s largest venture investors, has invested £3.8m in crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, which is used by a number of operators in the eating and drinking out sector to raise money for expansion

  • The Harp pub in Covent Garden
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    Fuller's bought Harp for 3k per sq ft

    2014-07-18T06:49:00Z

    The Harp pub in London’s Covent Garden was sold to Fuller’s for a price of c£3,000 per square foot, according to AG&G, which acted for the seller

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    Luminar invests £300k at Guildford club

    2014-07-17T22:24:00Z

    Luminar, the nightclub operator, is to open its Cameo venue in Guildford next month following a £300,000 investment

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    Young’s reveals details of £1.7m hotel development

    2014-07-17T16:07:00Z

    London-based pub operator Young’s has invested £1.7m in a hotel and pub development in Richmond-on-Thames, which includes 13 new bedrooms and 80-cover dining room that reflect the area’s open parks

  • Roger Devlin, Marston's
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    Marston's and The Sun look for pub of the future

    2014-07-17T07:58:00Z

    Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has launched a joint initiative with The Sun newspaper to create a vision for the future of the British pub

  • Young's
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    Boisdale group exits pub site

    2014-07-17T07:56:00Z

    Boisdale has exited its only pub site, the Lamb at Hindon in Salisbury, Wiltshire, as owner Young’s continues to grow its hotels portfolio