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    Buenos Aires secures Richmond Fishworks

    2014-04-01T07:11:00Z

    Buenos Aires Restaurants, the steakhouse chain, has secured one of the three remaining Fishworks sites in Richmond for a further opening later this summer

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    Draft House reports “phenomenal” March

    2014-04-01T07:04:00Z

    Draft House, the London-based craft beer concept founded by Charlie McVeigh, has reported a “phenomenal” March, with like-for-like sales for the five-week period up 19%

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    Four in 10 don't visit pubs

    2014-04-01T06:52:00Z

    Four in ten adults never visit the pub, new research shows

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    Hix to open second Hixter site

    2014-04-01T06:46:00Z

    Chef Mark Hix has revealed plans open a second Hixter on Great Guildford Street, Bankside, this summer

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    Orchid has busiest weekend ever

    2014-03-31T13:43:00Z

    Orchid Group has reported its busiest weekend ever, with Mother’s Day on Sunday being its busiest trading day since the company’s formation

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    Lloyd-Jones takes Barnes pub

    2014-03-31T11:44:00Z

    Gareth Lloyd-Jones, the former chief executive of Gourmet Holdings, has taken his pub estate back up to five with the acquisition of the Bridge in Barnes, south London

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    New food and cocktail menu for Slug & Lettuce

    2014-03-31T10:33:00Z

    Stonegate’s Slug & Lettuce chain is adopting some modern culinary trends with its new food menu, in addition to a new cocktail menu

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    Tasty reports rise in FY PBT

    2014-03-31T07:21:00Z

    Tasty has reported a 12% rise in pre-tax profits from £1.55m to £1.74m for year to 29 December 2013, with revenue up 20% to £23.2m

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    Novus parent reports improving picture after lfl decline

    2014-03-29T15:15:00Z

    The parent company of Novus Leisure, the London-based premium bar and restaurant group, has reported a 3.1% fall in like-for-like sales at uninvested sites in the 48 weeks since its incorporation (to 30 June 2013), but with an improving picture since the period end

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    Adnams eyes further estate consolidation

    2014-03-28T16:49:00Z

    Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer, pub operator and distiller, is set to further consolidate its estate over the coming 12 months, which will see it dispose of a number of pubs

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    One in five Marston's acquisitions capable of lodges

    2014-03-28T16:47:00Z

    Around 20% of sites bought by Marston’s are capable of lodges, chief executive Ralph Findlay told the Numis Travel & Leisure Conference

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    Labour would freeze business rates

    2014-03-28T16:45:00Z

    A Labour Government would freeze business rates immediately after the next General Election, then freeze them again in 2016, party leader Ed Miliband has said today

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    Tonda Pizza to make UK debut

    2014-03-28T16:43:00Z

    Tonda Pizza, the Italian fast casual concept, is set to make its UK debut and is believed to be close to securing its first site in London

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    M&C20 returns to growth

    2014-03-28T16:41:00Z

    Normal service resumed for the M&C20 this week, as it returned to growth (+1.5%) and outperformance of the FTSE All-Share Index (+0.6%) after last week’s decline of 0.7%

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    Subway signs new salt reduction pledge

    2014-03-28T16:39:00Z

    Subway has become the first quick service food retailer to commit to updated salt reduction targets under the Responsibility Deal with the Government

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    Prezzo rollout 'could be accelerated'

    2014-03-28T16:37:00Z

    Leading analyst Nicholas Batram has suggested that the rollout of Prezzo could be accelerated and he predicted a positive set of results from the Jonathan Kaye-led group when it reports its full-year results on 9 April

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    Tanner brothers to open Kent pub restaurant

    2014-03-28T16:35:00Z

    High-profile chef James Tanner and his brother Chris are set to open a pub restaurant later this spring near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

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    Nottingham Hooters number one for sales

    2014-03-28T16:33:00Z

    Chanticleer Holdings has said that its site in Nottingham became the number one Hooters franchise store in terms of sales, outside of the US last week

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    Richoux eyes rollout of eponymous brand

    2014-03-28T16:33:00Z

    Richoux, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, is looking to ramp up its openings programme over the coming 12 months, including exploring opportunities to roll out its eponymous café brasseries

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    Le Pain Quotidien UK appoints new head of training

    2014-03-28T16:33:00Z

    Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, has appointed former PizzaExpress employee, Pui Ho, as its new head of training across its 24-strong UK estate