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NewsHolbrook to become Wagamama CFO
Wagamama has appointed Jane Holbrook, formerly of Soho House Group and Bramwell Pub Company, as its new chief financial officer
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Camino to focus on tapas bar concept
Camino, the tapas restaurant concept, is “actively and enthusiastically” looking for sites to open ten tapas bars that will be smaller than its existing three restaurants that will be smaller units more in keeping with traditional Spanish restaurants
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NewsBill’s on track for 25 openings this year
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, is on target for opening 25 restaurants this year with sites in Eastbourne, Worcester and Bury St Edmonds opening within the next six weeks
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NewsPatisserie Valerie moves closer to NI debut
Patisserie Holdings, which earlier this week confirmed plans to float on AIM, has said it plans to open up to nine shops in Northern Ireland under its core Patisserie Valerie branD
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D’Acampo expands My Pasta Bar
My Pasta Bar, the new fast-casual Italian restaurant fronted by TV chef Gino D’Acampo, has secured a further three sites to take its estate to five by the end of June, M&C Report has learnt
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Labour targets zero-hours 'abuses'
Employers on zero-hour contracts would have an automatic right to a fixed-term contract after 12 months with a company under Labour Party proposals to be announced by leader Ed Miliband today
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NewsHeineken Q1 UK volumes fall
Heineken saw UK volumes fall in the first quarter of 2014 largely due to the timing of Easter and “unfavourable weather conditions early in the quarter”
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Zaks eyes nationwide franchise pipeline
Zaks, the Norfolk-based American diner which is part of Blue Sky Leisure group, is planning to grow its franchise network to two this year and up to four next year with the concept going nationwide
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Chopstix continues nationwide roll-out
Chopstix, the noodle bar operated by the Oodle Noodle group, is opening six new sites in shopping centres and one roadside location in the coming months
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Côte and JW Lees MDs shortlisted for EY business awards
Senior figures at restaurant group Côte, Manchester-based brewer JW Lees and Zonal Retail Data Systems have been named among the regional finalists in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme
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NewsByron hits 40
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has reached the 40-site mark, after opening its latest unit in Chisiwck, London
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Star begins £1.8m World Cup refurb programme
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has begun a £1.8m programme to prepare 100 of its pubs for the football World Cup
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‘Largest’ Costa Coffee to open on M6
Costa Coffee is opening its largest outlet, by volume of sales, at Roadchef’s Norton Canes service station on the M6 that anticipates weekly sales in excess of £100k
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TCG online presence boosts pubs' sales
TCG, the operator of 69 pubs, has reported a rise in online bookings after driving up its website traffic by 1500% as part of a three-month project to boost the website’s visibility in search engines
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Orchid online bookings reach 2,000 in first month
Orchid has said 2,000 online reservations, producing 10,000 covers, were made in the first month since it launched an online booking system for almost all its pubs
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NewsJDW to set Olympic benchmark for training
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is aiming to train all 32,000 of its front-line staff in customer service using the WorldHost training programmes
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Chapel Down profits fall 83%, beer sales grow
English winemaker Chapel Down saw profits fall from £414k to £68k last year but highlighted strong beer sales and a good harvest in 2013
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NewsSpirit: Growth plans, 'posh local', premium, leased innovation
M&C Report takes a closer look at Spirit Pub Company’s half-year results to the 1 March, reports from a presentation featuring chief executive Mike Tye and finance director Paddy Gallagher, and talks to Tye
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NewsSt Austell eyes expansion for coffee brand
St Austell Brewery is looking at plans to introduce its Brewer & Bean coffee brand into the company’s tenanted pubs and potentially its freetrade business, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsLoungers confirms Percy as new FD
Loungers, the Bristol-based café/bar group, has confirmed the appointment of Andrew Percy, formerly of Peach Pub Company, as its new finance director