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Atherton eyes pizzeria launch
Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton is in early talks to open a pizzeria at the Land Securities Nova development in London’s Victoria
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NewsBe At One to take cluster approach to expansion
Be At One, the Piper-backed cocktail bar chain, will take a cluster approach to its expansion outside London, which could see it operate three to four sites in cities such as Bristo
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BII appoints interim chair
Tom Richardson has been appointed the interim chairman of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)
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St Austell acquires two freeholds
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has acquired the freeholds of a pub and hotel in the west of England as part of its continuing growth plan
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Matthew Clark sees 7% growth in wine sales
Matthew Clark, the nationwide drinks supplier to the on-trade, has seen sales of wine increase by 7% in the face of market-wide decline of 13% over the past 12 months to January 2014
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NewsJoseph Holt agrees £20m refinancing deal
Joseph Holt is set to embark on an expansion drive focused on food-led sites, after agreeing a £20m refinancing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland
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Potbelly eyes UK launch
Potbelly, the sandwich shop chain, has become the latest US-based brand to show an interest in launching in the UK
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Downing set for further £20m fundraising
Downing LLP has closed its latest round of fundraising with a total of £18.6m raised and is set to launch a new fund soon which will target raising a further £20m
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Soho’s The Player changes hands
Jonathan Downey has sold his The Player site in London’s Soho to the company behind the Sherry Butt bar concept in Paris
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NewsM&C20 slips on mixed share-price performance
The M&C20 Index of leisure sector shares slipped by seven points or 0.5% this week, underperforming the general stock market – which was flat
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Hospitality training updated for tablets
Skillsoft, the elearning solutions provider, has updated its cloud platform to modernise its MindLeaders and other hospitality training programmes to make them compatible with mobile and tablet devices
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Waitrose to open King’s Cross cookery school
Waitrose has agreed a deal with King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership to open a food and wine shop and cookery school in one of the development’s listed buildings
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Busaba Eathai appoints Myers as CEO
Busaba Eathai has appointed Jason Myers, formerly managing director of Jumeirah Restaurants and the Ignite Group, as its new chief executive
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NewsCoffee#1 'could easily exceed 100 sites'
Coffee#1 has the potential to reach “way beyond” 100 sites as it nears the 50-site milestone by 2015, Scott Waddington, chief executive of brand owner SA Brain, has told M&C Report
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UK helps drive McDonald’s growth in April
A positive performance in the UK helped to drive global comparables sales at McDonald’s up 1.2% in April, offsetting flat sales in the US
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Pieminister to ramp up pubs presence
Pieminister, the pie shop brand, is to ramp up its presence in the pub sector with the launch of a full brand licence
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NewsBath Ales targets 25-strong estate
Bath Ales is planning to open three to four sites a year as it looks to reach an estate of c.25 sites by the end of 2018
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NewsBrewDog looks to ramp up food offer with US expert
BrewDog, the fast-growing brewer and bar operator, has hired a US food expert to help ramp up its food offer
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Twitter to launch Restaurant Week to promote UK foodservice
Twitter is to launch its own Restaurant Week, inviting restaurants to register and then tweet behind-the-scenes insights, as it looks to promote the UK foodservice sector
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NewsFY EBITDA up 9% at Pret
Pret A Manger has reported a 9% increase in underlying profit to £66.8m for the year to 2 January and said it was confident about its prospects for 2014