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British Street Food set for next growth stage
British Street Food is set to take its offer to the next level, which will include a panel of industry mentors, after entering talks regarding new funding
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Bodean's invests in kitchens and eyes north London
Bodean’s, the London-based barbecue smokehouse concept, is looking to expand by one more restaurant as popularity grows and has centralised cooking units to increase efficiency
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Barworks to open eighth bar site
Barworks, the London-based bar and pub operator, will open its eighth site, the Three Johns in Islington’s this week, with a ninth lined up for later this year
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Fledgling Manchester restaurant group plans expansion
The company behind Manchester-based Italian restaurant Avalanche has announced plans to open two additional sites in the region and to launch the brand nationally
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Ideal eyes expansion of pub and café estate
Ideal Collection, the independently owned south coast based operator of pubs and cafes, is looking to acquire another pub site this year and grow its Boat House Café concept
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NewsVAT club produces letter template to aid MP lobbying
The Jacques Borel VAT club has produced a template letter to encourage operators to lobby their local MP over a reduction in VAT in the sector.
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ALMR launches 2014 ops manager awards
Entries are now being accepted for this year’s ALMR Operations Managers Awards, which seeks to find the best Area Manager and best BDM in managed and leased licensed hospitality businesses
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NewsGreene King sells 275-strong portfolio to new venture
Hawthorn Leisure, a new pub company established to acquire, invest in and support pubs across the UK, has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a portfolio of 275 tenanted and leased public houses from Greene King, for £75.6m.
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NewsGovernment finds zero-hours contracts most common in hospitality
Nearly half of companies operating in accommodation and food services employ staff on zero-hours contracts (ZHCs), according to a new government survey commissioned as part of its consultation into the practice
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NewsPunch bondholders waive covenants
Talks regarding the restructuring of Punch Taverns are set to continue after the pub company announced this morning that its bondholders had voted in favour of waiving covenants that would otherwise have placed the company in default
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NewsDomino’s appoints Wild as CEO
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that David Wild has been appointed as its full-time chief executive with immediate effect, after serving as interim chief executive since January
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NewsHakkasan JV targets 30 developments
Hakkasan, the international restaurant group, has told M&C Report it hopes to open 30 developments over five years under its new joint venture with luxury resort operator MGM Resorts International, and could open a UK site outside London as well as inside the city
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NewsGreggs lfls up 3.7%
Greggs, the high street bakery chain led by Roger Whiteside, has reported a 3.7% rise in like for like sales for the 17 weeks to 26 April following a “weak” performance in 2013
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El Mexicana plans next 10 sites
El Mexicana, the fast-food Mexican franchise concept, has opened a site in Woking bringing its estate to 11 and is aiming to expand its pipeline by between eight and ten new openings this year, M&C Report has learnt
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CAMRA to step up opposition to some pubcos
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is to step up its opposition to some pubcos after a member “revolt” at its national conference at the weekend
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Minimum pricing u-turn warning
Veteran political reporter Adam Boulton has warned the pub trade to expect David Cameron to perform a ‘u-turn on his u-turn’ and re-visit minimum pricing of alcohol
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Energy efficiency can sway profits by 2%
Pub and restaurant groups representing 80% of managed outlets have signed up to an energy efficiency benchmarking system to highlight where energy savings can be made across the hospitality sector and allow companies to measure their efforts against competitors
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NewsBorel targets MPs
VAT cut campaigner Jacques Borel has said he’s targeting 248 of the 649 MPs in Parliament to garner support for the tax to be reduced and restated his confidence that a cut is “achievable” by next April
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Feng Sushi awarded three stars for sustainability
Feng Sushi, the Japanese fast-casual restaurant and take away concept backed by Luke Johnson, has been awarded three stars from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) for innovation in 2013
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Assado introduces take-away concept
High-profile chef Cyrus Todiwala is offering ‘grab & go’ food at his recently opened Goan-Portuguese casual-dining restaurant Assado, near London’s Waterloo