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Brakspear’s ‘mystery customers’ are 10% more satisfied
Brakspear, the brewer and pub operator, has seen a 10% rise in mystery customer satisfaction since it implemented the mystery customer scheme in 2010, with average pub satisfaction scores over 80%
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NewsStatutory code has little effect on pubco share prices
Yesterday’s news that the Government is to introduce a statutory code and adjudicator into the pubco/tenant relationship had little impact on the movement of shares among listed pub groups that operate tenanted and leased outlets
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Hawthorn: up to 2,000 pubs could fit our criteria
Up to 2,000 existing pubs could fit the criteria for Hawthorn Leisure, which has no cap on its expansion ambitions, Noah Bulkin of the company’s joint backer May Capital has told M&C Report
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Chapoulet joins Steak ‘n’ Shake
Francois Chapoulet has joined Steak ‘n’ Shake as vice–president of its international supply chain EMEA, as its expands into Europe and gears up to make its debut in the UK
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NewsRobinsons: tenancy innovation, operating profit grows 50.5%
Robinson’s, the Cheshire-based brewer and pub operator, is to introduce a more flexible tenancy agreement this year, which it hopes to rollout across most of its estate, joint managing director William Robinson has told M&C Report
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NewsJack upbeat on Spirit
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has predicted “strong” results for Spirit at its Q3 interim management statement next Tuesday, saying that trading for the pub group should be ahead
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Clockjack amends lunch ahead of expansion
Clockjack Oven, the rotisserie chicken restaurant concept led by Jerry Goldberg, is changing its lunch offering to meet the workers’ lunch market before expanding the business later in the year with plans to take it nationwide
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NewsGBK secures Watford opening
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the Capricorn Ventures-backed group, has secured an opening for later this year in Watford
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NewsBill’s confirmed for Liverpool ONE
Bill’s has confirmed that is to open a 3,153sq ft restaurant in Liverpool ONE
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NewsPizza Hut to spend £2m in Greater Manchester
Pizza Hut is to spend £2m refurbishing 60 of its Greater Manchester restaurants as part of the group’s nation-wide investment strategy, the Manchester Evening News reports
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Benugo FY PBT grows 46.5%
Benugo, the restaurant operator and caterer, has reported a 46.5% rise in pre-tax profits to £4.9m in the year to 27 December 2013 and said it forecasts “significant growth opportunities” for 2014
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Pub company share prices drop with England’s losses
The average share price of the UK’s top five listed pub chains is directly impacted by England’s performance in the World Cup, according to analysis of previous tournaments by registrar firm Equiniti
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Former M&B ops director Young joins Harrods Bank
Robin Young, former operations director at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has joined the board of the Qatar Holdings owned Harrods Bank Limited
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Grind takes concept underground
Grind, the independent London-based espresso bar, has opened its third site in the capital, at Piccadilly Circus tube station
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Franco Manca secures Southfields site
Franco Manca, the pizza chain led by David Page, the former chief executive of Pizza Express, will open its eighth site later this month in Southfields
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NewsPunch disposal package will remain as pubs
The five central London freehold pubs sold by Punch Taverns to a property company will remain as pubs, a spokeswoman for the pub company has told M&C Report
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Peyton & Byrne plans Greenwich café launch
Peyton & Byrne, the catering company and café operator led by restaurateur Oliver Peyton, is set to open a further bakery and café site in Greenwich
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Kerridge moves closer on second pub
Tom Kerridge has moved closer toward opening a second pub after he applied to Wycombe District Council for planning permission to overhaul the grade II listed Coach & Horses in Marlow
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ALMR unveils manifesto
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has published its 2014 manifesto to coincide with the State Opening of Parliament today
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New Italian concept to launch in the City
Scarpetta, a new Italian concept, is set to open in the City of London later this month, with plans to open further sites across the capital