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    Atherton talks City Social/takes on ambassador role

    2014-03-04T07:47:13.827Z

    Jason Atherton, the chef and restaurateur, has announced further details of his upcoming partnership with Restaurant Associates, City Social, which will launch within Tower 42 this May

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    New owners found for Singer Inns sites

    2014-03-04T07:47:00Z

    Administrators from FRP Advisory have announced they have already found owners for three of the six Singer Inns sites, after the company was placed into administration last month following a period of “unsustainable pressure on the company’s cash flow”.

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    TRG appoints new non-executive director

    2014-03-04T07:47:00Z

    The Restaurant Group (TRG), which is currently in the process of finding a new chief executive, has announced the appointment of Sally Cowdry as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2014

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    Stonegate investments continue

    2014-03-04T07:18:00Z

    Stonegate has continued its investment programme by spending £160,000 refurbishing the Wellington in Wolviston, County Durham

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    Punch demands Cable meeting

    2014-03-04T06:54:00Z

    Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has written to Vince Cable demanding a meeting after the Business Secretary’s ‘gaffe’ last week

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    Adnams names Hobbs CEO as non-exec

    2014-03-03T23:05:00Z

    Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer, pub operator and distiller, has appointed Nicky Dulieu, chief executive of upmarket fashion retailer Hobbs, as a non-exeutive director

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    100 MPs back beer duty freeze

    2014-03-03T23:05:00Z

    More MPs have signed the Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for a freeze in beer duty than any another tax-related EDM

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    M&B pledges 1,000 new apprenticeships

    2014-03-03T15:54:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has pledged it will recruit 1,000 new skills-based apprentices over the next two years, to work across its brands as part of its commitment to developing young talent

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    Bath Ales unveils Colston Hall concepts

    2014-03-03T09:49:00Z

    Bath Ales, the brewer and pub operator, has unveiled its two new venues housed at Bristol’s Colston Hall

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    Gaucho names new MD

    2014-03-03T06:45:00Z

    Gaucho, the Argentinean steakhouse concept, has promoted Tracey Matthews from group HR director to managing director, after the departure of Martin Williams

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    ​Carlson in talks to sell TGI Friday’s

    2014-03-03T06:45:00Z

    Carlson, the US-based parent company of TGI Friday’s, is in advanced talks to sell the casual-dining brand to buyout firm TriArtisan Capital Partners in a deal believed to be valued at around $850m

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    Abv Training rolls out sector e-learning courses

    2014-03-03T06:45:00Z

    Abv Training has rolled out a range of 28 e-learning courses designed for professionals in the licensed and hospitality trades who do not have the time to attend tutor-led programmes.

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    Caffe Nero to make US debut

    2014-03-02T12:36:00Z

    Caffè Nero  will make its debut in the US, in Boston this spring, which is thought will be the precursor to a number of sites the group plans to open in the region over the coming 12 months

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    TRG looks at Joe’s roll out opportunities

    2014-02-28T16:45:00Z

    The move by major landlords toward branded operators over independents as their first choice for an F&B solution may provide The Restaurant Group (TRG) with further opportunities to roll out its Joe’s Kitchen & Coffeehouse format

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    Living Ventures to bring Gusto to Manchester

    2014-02-28T16:43:00Z

    Living Ventures (LV) is to open its first restaurant under its Gusto Italian format in its hometown of Manchester this summer

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    ​Wadworth focuses on rooms

    2014-02-28T16:41:00Z

    Wadworth, the Wiltshire brewer and pub operator, is making accommodation a primary focus for its investments, M&C Report has learnt

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    NTWC on track with 2014 pipeline

    2014-02-28T16:39:00Z

    New World Trading Company, the Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts-led pub group, is on target to add five more sites to its estate this year

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    Punch tells tenants it's business as usual

    2014-02-28T16:35:00Z

    Punch Taverns has moved to reassure its tenants that it’s “business as usual” at the company following the latest announcement on the company’s debt restructure

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    Three more for Wok&Go

    2014-02-28T16:33:00Z

    Wok&Go, the Asian food franchise operation led by Des Pheby, has secured three more sites in the UK and is to expand its overseas reach further into mainland Europe and the US, M&C Report has learnt

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    Johnson-backed baker Flour Power to open cafes

    2014-02-28T16:31:00Z

    Flour Power City Bakery, the UK’s largest organic bakery backed by Luke Johnson, is branching out into cafés, with plans to open up to eight sites across London in the next few years, M&C Report has learnt