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Gastropub group eyes BBQ rollout
PS - the Pub Company, the Oxfordshire-based gastropub operator, is eyeing a rollout for its new American barbecue brand Blue’s Smokehouse and it hopes to secure its second site for the concept this autumn, company director Carlos Maidana has told M&C Report
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Pint Shop outlines expansion plans
Pint Shop, the fledgling Cambridge-based casual dining operator, is targeting plans to open another six or seven outlets after the success of its first site, co-owner Richard Holmes has told M&C Report
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NewsItsu to break through 50-site mark
Itsu will break through the 50-site mark over the next week, with three new openings in London
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Kerbisher & Malt assesses funding options
Kerbisher & Malt is close to signing on a site in Notting Hill and is contemplating its financing options for further growth
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NewsSheps shareholders approve restructure
Shepherd Neame shareholders have voted to approve the brewer’s restructure plans, despite legal threats from within the family
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Suchef sets out growth plan
Suchef, the new healthy fast food concept, plans to open four sites in London before the end of the year, before opening a further 10 units in 2015
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Parsons takes permanent Welcome Break role
Lisa Parsons, former commercial director at Tragus, has joined roadside services operator Welcome Break as on a permanent basis as its marketing and commercial director
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Brands lined up for Sutton Coldfield ‘Restaurant Quarter’
A group of leading operators have signed up to a bid by the town of Sutton Coldfield to become the Midlands’ latest dining destination with the launch of its own Restaurant Quarter
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Jack upgrades Fuller's after 'outperformance'
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded his forecast for Fuller’s by 2.5% following its “outperformance” at the group’s full-year results this morning
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NewsCarluccio’s to trial different locations in the US
Carluccio’s, the group led by Simon Kossoff, will look to trial different locations in Washington DC as part of its US debut
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Glendola’s fledgling coffee venture soaring
Glendola’s recently opened Gordon Street Coffee at Glasgow Central Station has been rated 17th out of 1,700 restaurants in Glasgow on Trip Advisor after only three weeks of trading, enjoying growth of about 20% each week according to Alex Salussolia, managing director of Glendola
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New Italian concept to launch in the City
La Tagliata, an Italian start up restaurant, is to replace an Indian restaurant popular with City workers, The Gulshan, close to Liverpool Street Station
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NewsFuller's FY adjusted PBT grows 10%
Fuller’sFuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 10% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits to £34.1m in the year to 29 March, driven by its managed estate, which saw like-for-like growth of an “industry leading” 8.3%
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UK Tourism Council formed
A Tourism Council has been formed under a new partnership between the UK Government and the tourism and hospitality industries to drive growth and foster jobs in the sector.
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Punch completes 250th investment this FY
Punch Taverns has completed its 250th pub investment since the start of its current financial year last September
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NewsStatutory code to have 'little practical difference' to pubcos
Government plans to introduce a statutory code in the tenanted sector should have a “small negative impact” on Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns, but overall make “little practical difference” to quoted operators, according to leading analyst Douglas Jack
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Dishoom up to three
Dishoom, the all-day Indian cafe concept, has confirmed that it has secured its third site in London, in King’s Cross
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NewsTim Martin denies ‘taxing’ Wetherspoon’s supply chain for VAT campaign
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has denied he is ‘taxing his supply chain’ in order to secure financial support for the VAT Club campaign for tax equity between pubs and supermarkets
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NewsBarber raises £5m for Hush and Cabana
Jamie Barber, the restaurateur behind the Cabana and Hush Brasserie brands, has raised £5m of new equity to fund the expansion of both brands
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La Sala secures first UK site
La Sala UK has secured its first UK site in Chigwell, Essex and told M&C Report that it was continuing to raise funds after achieving its short-term funding target of £4m