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Coffee Republic steps up expansion
Coffee Republic has signed new franchise agreements in Oman and Qatar and increased its presence in the UK
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NewsCote exchanges on Cobham site
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has exchanged on a site in Cobham
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Pan Chai closes in on first franchisees
Pan Chai, the luxury pan-Asian restaurant currently located at Harrods in Knightsbridge, has told M&C Report it has identified some potential franchisees to aid its expansion and is currently at the signing stage
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Europe's brewers call for level tax playing field with US
Europe’s brewers are calling for a level playing field on tax relief for small brewers to be included in trade negotiations between the EU and the US next week
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Pickles approves Cains' £150m Brewery Village
Cains, the Liverpool-based brewer, has been given the green light by the Secretary of State for the £150m development of the Cains Brewery Village
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Waitrose to up foodservice credentials
Waitrose is planning to open more cafes and trial new hospitality concepts over the next 12 months
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Miller’s Collection secures new MD
Rupert Reeves, former operations director at Longshot has become managing director of Miller’s Collection, the operator of top-end gastropubs
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Hummus Bros launches pop-up events
Hummus Bros have launched a new series of pop-up sites with a pitch at City University, London
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LBC secures next brewpub, eyes more
The London Brewing Company (LBC), the fledgling operator founded by a former general manager of famous Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) pub the White Horse in Parsons Green, has secured its second site for a brewpub and is targeting at least one more acquisition this year, M&C Report has learnt
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Analyst corner
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that there have been several positive recent developments in terms of cost reduction for the pub and restaurant sector in the UK
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Casual Dining Show to be expanded in 2015
The new Casual Dining Show attracted 3,655 attendees (excluding revisits) across the two days last week, and there are plans to expand it for next year, its organisers have said
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RBS aids Bannatyne refinancing
Bannatyne Fitness Limited, the national chain of health and fitness clubs, has secured a refinancing package of £35m through the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
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Foodilic eyes expansion
Restaurateur Peter Ilic plans to open at least 30 outlets for his healthy fast food brand Foodilic over the next five years, according to M&C Report’s sister title BigHospitality
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GI puts Orchid pub package on the market
Ten pubs owned by private equity group GI Partners and managed by Orchid Pub Company have been placed on the market with Fleurets, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsStagg steps down from B&P
Chris Stagg has stepped down as deputy managing director of The Restaurant Group’s food-led pub business Brunning & Price (B&P), M&C Report understands
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NewsFiddler named Cote chairman
Nick Fiddler, the co-founder of Strada and Cote, has been appointed the new non-executive chairman of the latter, M&C Report has learn
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Kerbisher & Malt to double up
Kerbisher & Malt, the London-based contemporary fish and chip shop concept, is set to double its estate over the next two months with openings in East Sheen and Clapham
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NewsCollyer: JDW share price 'high enough for now'
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has reiterated his Hold recommendation for JD Wetherspoon ahead of its H1 results next Friday, saying that it’s share price “seems high enough for now”, and suggested that the market is “getting maybe a little ahead of itself” in terms of expected upgrades
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NewsMcDonald’s UK introduces ‘Free Fruit Fridays’
McDonald’s UK introduces ‘Free Fruit Fridays’ to help millions of children get their five-a-day
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NewsPub companies embrace apprenticeships
The 10 largest managed pub operators expect to employ over 9,000 apprentices during 2014, more than twice as many as last year, as Spirit announces plans to double the number of management apprenticeships over 12 months