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JDW opens at new Heathrow Terminal 2
JD Wetherspoon is to open its sixth pub at Heathrow today (4 June) in the new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal building
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Tesco refurbs 100 stores in Q1
Tesco, the supermarket group that owns eating out brands Giraffe, Decks and has invested in Harris + Hoole, has reported that it has refurbished more than 100 stores during the three months to 24 May
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Sector operators collect wine & spirit awards
Scott Collins, co-founder of MeatLiquor, and Vinoteca were amongst the winners at this year’s wine & spirit awards from M&C Report’s sister title Harpers
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Molson Coors strengthens sales team
Molson Coors, the brewer that produces Carling, Cobra and Doom Bar, has made two appointments to its regional sales team in Scotland to enhance its service for retailers in the Scottish on-trade
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Jamie's Italian site fined for flouting recycling rules
Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group headed by the high profile chef, has been fined £5,904 by the Environment Agency for failing to comply with recycling regulations
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Customers deterred by lack of wi-fi
Customers are deterred by retailers that don’t have wi-fi, with one in four admitting to leaving when they couldn’t get online, new research shows
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Fourth urges licensees to be aware of pension commitments
Payroll software provider Fourth is raising awareness of licensees’ pension responsibilities to their employees following results of a survey by M&C’s sister publication The Publican’s Morning Advertiser that showed less than half of licensees surveyed have a pension plan in place
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Workers are happier but more likely to change jobs, says survey
Happiness is up by 7% in 2013 among UK workers as confidence returns to job security, according to Talent Toolbox Review 2013 survey of employees that also found an increase in people considering changing jobs
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Novus re-opens Shadow Lounge
Novus Leisure’s Soho venue the Shadow Lounge has re-opened following extensive make over as a high-end exclusive members club to appeal to celebrity guests
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NewsChop’d to secure new funding
Chop’d is in advanced talks to secure £2m of new funding from private equity group Calculus Capital, which could help the group triple its estate over the next five years
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NewsTragus to undergo restructuring
Tragus is to undergo a financial restructuring, which will include the launch of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) for Café Rouge and Bella Italia, and the sale of Strada, to ensure a long-term sustainable future for the business
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NewsCollyer: Gov't intervention 'good news' for pubcos
Leading analyst Geof Collyer says the Government’s plans to intervene in the tenanted pub sector will be “good news in the long term” for Enterprise Inns, Marston’s and Greene King
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Hawthorn Leisure buys 88 R&L pubs
Hawthorn Leisure, the pub group set up with the acquisition of 275 pubs from Greene King, has announced the acquisition of 88 tenanted and leased public houses from R&L, the pub portfolio former operated by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz
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NewsIndustry responds to statutory code proposal
British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds says it’s a “huge relief” that the Government has chosen not to introduce mandatory free-of-tie or guest-beer options into the pubco/tenant relationships, although she criticised the “disproportionate” cost of an adjudicator
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Gov't action 'will transfer up to £140m to pub tenants'
Government plans to intervene in the tenanted pub sector will lead to the transfer of up to £140m from pub companies to tenants and will “indirectly” cause 52 pubs to close, according to estimates from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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NewsGovernment confirms statutory pubco code
The Government has confirmed that it will introduce a statutory code to govern the pubco/tenant relationship but has stopped short of having a mandatory free-of-tie or market-rent only option, and will also not scrap the beer tie
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NewsPho secures St Paul’s site
Pho, the fast-casual concept led by Stephen and Juliette Wall, has secured its twelfth site after acquiring a unit in London’s St Paul’s
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Café de Paris secures Cassis Bistro
Chez Boubier Café De Paris, the Geneva-based steak concept, has acquired the lease of the former Cassis Bistro restaurant unit in London’s Kensington
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Big Fernand to make UK debut
Big Fernand, the award winning French gourmet burger brand, has secured its first restaurant in the UK, near Tottenham Court Road
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NewsFive Guys plans expansion into Continental Europe
Five Guys JV Ltd is to begin its expansion into Continental Europe with a planned launch in France next year