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    Woodward & Falconer up to six

    2014-05-21T07:30:30.440Z

    Woodward & Falconer Pubs, the Cheshire-based group, will open its sixth site this summer after securing the former Northop Golf Club Clubhouse and gymnasium in Wales

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    Britvic GB revenues grow 5%

    2014-05-21T07:30:00Z

    Britvic saw revenues from its GB carbonates business grow 6.8% to £284.6m in the 28 weeks to 13 April, with still GB revenues up 2.3% to £167.4m despite a volume fall in that segment driven by Robinsons and J20

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    Las Iguanas adds Casa bar to Bath site

    2014-05-21T06:56:00Z

    Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed group, is to open a one-off cachaça and cocktail bar called Casa Iguanas tomorrow below its Monmouth Street site in Bath

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    Robinsons: pub beer volumes linked to customer feedback

    2014-05-21T06:54:51.670Z

    Robinsons, the Cheshire brewer and pub operator, has reported that changes to beer volume sales at its pub are directly linked to the findings of its mystery visitor programme

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    Young’s adds 17 rooms to Wimbledon pub

    2014-05-21T06:46:00Z

    Young’s, the London-based pub operator, has added 17 boutique bedrooms to the Dog & Fox in Wimbledon, south London

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    TGI Friday's sold

    2014-05-20T21:21:00Z

    Carlson has announced that an agreement has been reached to sell TGI Friday’s, the casual dining chain, to Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum

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    Matthew Clark buys stake in marketing agency

    2014-05-20T14:07:00Z

    Matthew Clark, the drinks wholesaler part-owned by Punch Taverns, has bought a 51% stake in London-based marketing agency Elastic for an undisclosed sum

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    Growth in pub job opportunities

    2014-05-20T10:05:00Z

    More jobs are on offer in pubs and bars than at any point since 2008, with a particular spike in roles paying over £30,000

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    Soho Coffee Co launches WHSmith tie-in

    2014-05-20T08:11:00Z

    Soho House Coffee Co has opened the first site under a new shared store format in partnership with WHSmith

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    La Tasca further consolidates its estate

    2014-05-20T08:09:00Z

    La Tasca, the Simon Wilkinson-led group, has confirmed the sale of two further units as it gears up to add up to three new acquisitions over the coming months

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    McDonald’s UK launches crowd-sourcing burger building campaign

    2014-05-20T08:07:00Z

    McDonald’s UK has launched a crowd-sourcing campaign to allow customers to design their ”dream burgers”, which could eventually be sold within the company’s sites

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    Famous Brands: UK operation record one of its “best results”

    2014-05-20T08:07:00Z

    Famous Brands has reported that its UK operations recorded one of its best-ever results in the year to 28 February, and announced plans to open more sites under its Steers brand here

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    C&C FY EBITDA up 10.6%; Magners volumes fall 10%

    2014-05-20T08:03:00Z

    C&C, the manufacturer of cider, beer and wine, sees double-digit operating profit growth from four of its five segments and EBITDA up by 10.6% year-on-year to £122.8m, despite Magners brand volume declining 10%

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    Labour would raise minimum wage ‘significantly’

    2014-05-20T08:02:00Z

    A Labour Government would increase the minimum wage “significantly” over the next five years so it gets closer to average earnings, but changes would occur “in partnership with business”

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    Pesto could exceed 100 sites

    2014-05-20T08:02:00Z

    Pesto, the north west-based pub and restaurant chain led by La Tasca founder Neil Gatt, could expand beyond 100 sites and may look at freehold acquisitions, Gatt has told M&C Report

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    Japanese Canteen targets 'untapped areas'

    2014-05-20T08:01:00Z

    Japanese Canteen, the London-based restaurant concept, will target “untapped areas” of the capital for future openings and could expand out of the city, M&C Report has learnt

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    Sheps simplifies share structure to attract investors

    2014-05-20T08:00:00Z

    Shepherd Neame has said the simplification of its shareholder structure is to make the company more appealing to investors, to enable its continued improvement strategy

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    Spirit to restructure management team

    2014-05-20T07:59:00Z

    Spirit Pub Company has announced that it is to streamline its management structure by combining its managed operations and commercial functions, in a move that will see current commercial director Clive Briscoe leaving the business at the end of May

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    Stonegate opens 'Slug of the future'

    2014-05-20T07:57:00Z

    Stonegate is to open what it calls the “Slug of the future” with the conversion of a former Living Room at Oxford Castle

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    Moles Brewery on the acquisition trail

    2014-05-20T07:56:11.300Z

    Moles Brewery, the Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator is taking on an ex-Stars Pubs & Bars pub in Bristol and is looking to acquire another two by the end of 2015, M&C Report has learnt