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Fish, chips & gin concept set for triple opening
George’s, an independent chain of fish and chips shops in the Midlands, has secured funding for the first three sites under its new concept restaurant that will serve upscale fish and chips, alongside a gin bar
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Scots want return of 'fit and proper' licence test
The Scottish Government has proposed a return to the ‘fit and proper’ test for alcohol licences and wants to add new offences for buying alcohol for under-18s
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Booker FY PBT grows 25% after Makro acquisition
Booker, the food and drink wholesaler, has reported a 2.1% rise in like-for-like sales (excluding its Makro business) in the year to 28 March as it saw profits before tax and exceptionals rise 25% to £118.7m following its acquisition of Makro
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Beannchor opens first Little Wing with patisserie concession
Beannchor, the Belfast-based leisure and hospitality operator, has opened its first Little Wing Pizzeria restaurant that features its Patisserie Mimi concession on-site
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Operators eye Shoreditch Village units
A number of leading operators are believed to have entered talks to open units at the Shoreditch Village development, which is due to come on line next year
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NewsH1 lfls up 1.1% at M&B
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning reported a 1.1% increase in like-for-like sales for the 28 weeks to 12 April 2014 and said that its performance had been underpinned by a turnaround in volume performance
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NewsYoung's to rebrand tenanted arm; FY adjusted PBT up 17%
Young’s, the London-based pub operator, has reported a 17% rise in adjusted pretax profit to £27.2m in the year to 31 March, with like-for-like sales in its managed arm up 6.7%, as it announced plans to rebrand its tenanted arm as the Ram Pub Company by the end of the summer
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Barred pubgoer's Euro court vow
A customer barred from all pubs in his hometown has vowed to take his fight with Pubwatch to the European Court of Human Rights
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NewsLuminar FY EBITDA grows 34%
Luminar has reported a 34% rise in EBITDA (pre non-recurring costs) to £9.7m in the year to 22 February and said it’s investment programme is starting to deliver results, with returns on investment at recent refurbishments exceeding 40%
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Redemption Bar eyes Shoreditch flagship
Redemption Bar, the dry bar concept, is close to securing a flagship site in London’s Shoreditch as part of plans to open up to 10 sites under the format in the UK
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New Mediterranean concept eyes rollout
Keen, a new Mediterranean fast food concept, which is set to launch in London this summer, plans to roll out across the capital and the UK over the next few years
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NewsH+H strengthens pipeline
Harris + Hoole has opened its largest site to date and lined up a further 15 openings as its looks to reach 50 sites by end of this year
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NewsCarluccio’s launches delivery service
Carluccio’s has become the latest sector operator to have teamed up with Deliveroo to launch a new delivery service at one of its London sites
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NewsOliver opens café and cookery school format
High-profile chef Jamie Oliver has launched a new café and cookery school format on the site of his Recipease unit in Brighton
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NewsBill’s secures Farnham Chimichanga
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, which is on target to open 25 restaurants this year, has secured the Chimichanga site in Farnham, Surrey.
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NewsBurns reiterates Buy for TRG despite share underperformance
Leading analyst Karl Burns has reiterated his Buy recommendation for The Restaurant Group (TRG) despite the fact it underperformed the FTSE All Share by 11% over the last month, saying it deserves to trade at a premium to its pub and restaurant peer group
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M&B looks to double M&C in Cardiff
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is planning to open its second site under its Miller & Carter steakhouse brand in Cardiff
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End of recession breeds optimism in consumers
Consumer spending is beginning to grow in areas that have been neglected during recent years, such as healthy food and exercise as well as home finances and family, according to the British Lifestyles report by Mintel
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The Burger Joint looks for third site
The Burger Joint, an independently-owned Bristol burger restaurant is looking for a third site to open late 2014 or early 2015 and is considering expansion to Bath, M&C Report has learnt
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Glasgow BBQ restaurant plans "rapid expansion"
Buddy’s BBQ & Burgers, the Glasgow-based American-style grill restaurant, is opening its fourth site and has plans to continue to expand rapidly, M&C Report has learnt