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Brighton’s Oceana to become Pryzm
The Luminar Group, the UK’s biggest nightclub operator, is spending £1m revamping Oceana in Brighton to its new Pryzm concept
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Trade bodies resist 'complex and unfair' licence fee changes
Trade bodies have warned that the Government’s proposed changes to licence fees could result in ‘increased costs and complexity’
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Porky’s BBQ to double up
Porky’s, the Memphis-inspired BBQ concept, is to open a second site in London after the success of its first in Camden
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Black Country Ales grows estate
Black Country Ales has acquired a new site in Bearwood that was a former HSBC bank and is eying a site in Wolverhampton to bring its estate to 33
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Stonegate opening in Ramsgate
Stonegate Pub Company, the TDR Capital-backed group, is opening the Goose in Ramsgate, formerly the Sovereign, following a £220,000 refurbishment
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Livelyhood continues expansion
Livelyhood Venues, the privately-owned London-based pub and restaurant group, is planning to make two acquisitions this year and grow its estate to ten over the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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Pickles extends refurb programme
The Bay Horse pub in Cowling, which has recently been leased from Punch Taverns by Yorkshire pub group Pickles Pubs, has undergone a £250k as part of the group’s substantial refurbishment plan for the year.
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NewsSnug Bars unveils new look, targets expansion
Snug Bars, the Hertfordshire-based up-market bar operator, is to undergo a rebrand across its estate as it targets expansion from five to 20 sites over five years with help from new banking facilities, M&C Report has learnt
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Novus refurbs continue
Novus Leisure, the London-based premium operator, is to reopen a further two sites next month as part of a major estate refurbishment programme, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsMinister: pubco action ’would be proportionate’
A Government minister has stressed that any intervention in the tenanted pub company model would be “proportionate and targeted” and a response will be published “as soon as we can”
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s Q1 lfls up 6.2%; reports franchise progress
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chip shop group, has reported a 6.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of this calendar year, and said it now has franchise agreements in place for 100 new outlets within five years
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Everards reveals £1.2m pub investments
Everards, the Leicestershire brewer and pub operator, has invested £1.2m in six major pub projects in the past six months, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsKing takes Burger & Lobster role
Simon King, who stepped down as retail director of Browns after 27 years with parent company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), last September, has joined Burger & Lobster, as its director of operations
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Creams Cafe reveals upcoming openings
Creams Cafe, the dessert cafe operator, has secured outlets in a string of locations as it targets 40 openings by the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCharles Wells' managed move 'will help tenants'
Charles Wells’ return to managed houses will provide an important resource for the Bedford-based brewer’s 200 tenants, managing director Peter Wells has told M&C Report
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NewsNWTC confirms Chester Botanist
The New World Trading Company (NWTC), the pub vehicle led by Living Ventures founders Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts, has confirmed that will open its fifth Botanist site in Chester on 28 April
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Cornerstone secures first pub for new business model
Cornerstone Inns, the Cheshire-based pub operator, has secured its first site to be operated under an innovative business model, M&C Report has learnt
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Neds signs three franchisees
Neds Noodle Bar, the London-based fast food concept, has signed up three franchisees for future expansion, M&C Report has learnt
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Taste and value 'most important for young diners'
Tasty food and value for money are the most important factors for young people choosing where to eat according to a recent poll of 16-24 year olds surveyed by Voxburner
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Tonks to open third Rockfish
High-profile chef Mitch Tonks is to open a third Rockfish restaurant with business partner Mat Prowse in Torquay