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Weston Castle eyes finance options for expansion
Weston Castle, the northern England-based pub operator, is exploring different finance options including crowdfunding to fund acquisitions and investments under the leadership of Lesley Humphreys, who became managing director in February, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsPub spending up 9.6% in June
Household leisure spending at pubs and restaurants grew in June against a year-on-year fall in general consumer spending of 2.1%, according to figures from Barclaycard
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NewsRestaurant interiors could be registered as trademarks
A judgement yesterday by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) may lead to the interior design of restaurant premises being potentially available to register as trademarks
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Del’Aziz considers options
The owners of Del’Aziz are considering options for the London-based Mediterranean restaurant and deli concept, after the majority of its sites were placed on the market
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One Group plans Rebel at STK roll out
The One Group, the New York-based hospitality group led by Englishman Jonathan Segal, plans to launch Rebel by STK, a casual dining take on its successful premium steak-led concept STK, in the UK
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NewsCosta expands school programme
Costa has confirmed the opening of an outlet at a high-school and sixth form college in Cornwall as part of its growing number of concessions with catering partners at learning facilities
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NewsNando's 'linked to legal tax havens'
The ultimate owner of Nando’s is using a series of legal techniques including having a series of offshore companies in order to reduce its UK corporation tax bill, according to the Guardian
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San Carlo operator reports rise in FY PBT
The parent company of the San Carlo and Cicchetti restaurant brands has reported a 16.2% rise in turnover to £34.9m for the year to 30 September 2013
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Kanada-Ya to make UK debut
Japanese ramen restaurant Kanada-Ya is launching its first UK location at 64 St. Giles High Street, London, at the start of August, reports M&C’s sister title BigHospitality
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Ice cream sales fall to ‘healthier’ frozen yogurt
Volume sales of ice cream fell by 3% between 2011 and 2014 to 345m litres despite value sales rising by 5% in the same period, according to research by Mintel
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NewsCosta eyes India expansion
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned coffee chain, is to grow its presence in India through its franchises Devyani International Limited (DIL), following “renewed consumer confidence” in the country
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NewsMarco Pierre White plans 12 restaurants this year
Sanguine Hospitality, the hotelier with a master franchise agreement with Marco Pierre White, is planning to open UK 12 restaurants under the Steakhouse Bar & Grill and New York Italian brands this year as part of its plans to roll-out 50 over the next five years, M&C Report has learnt
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The Joint secures Slabs site
The Joint, the BBQ pop-up concept, has secured its first standalone site after taking on the Slabs unit in Marylebone
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Gino secures third site for My Pasta Bar
My Pasta Bar remains on track to reach its target of having six sites by the end of this year, after securing a third site in London’s Bishopsgate
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JDW adds Middlesex hotel to estate
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed the purchase of its second hotel in two days as it acquired the freehold of the Greenwood Hotel in Northolt, Middlesex to join its c.30 strong hotel brand
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Q App signs four leisure operators
Q App, the mobile ordering and payments platform, has signed Pho restaurant group, takeaway group Street Kitchen, Ministry of Sound nightclub and the restaurant and nightclub group Chicago Leisure
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Robert Humphreys named Beer Drinker of the Year
Robert Humphreys was named Beer Drinker of the Year at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) annual dinner last night
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Pub and restaurant freeholds sold at auction
Several freehold properties let to major pub and restaurant operators were sold at an Allsops auction on Tuesday
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NewsInnBrighton FY EBITDA grows 4.5%
InnBrighton, the multiple pub operator that was this month renamed Laine Pub Company after receiving an investment from Risk Capital Partners, has reported a 4.5% rise in EBITDA to £3.2m in the year to 30 June 2013
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NewsHolts names new chair as PBT falls
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, saw its pre-tax profit fall to £2.8m from £3.5m in the year to 31 December 2013 and announced that chairman David Tully is to step down