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Singer Inns in administration
Singer Inns & Taverns, the Devon-based pub operator, has been placed into administration, M&C Report understands
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NewsGrowth slows for M&C20
The M&C20 Index once again outperformed the FTSE All Share this week, although growth slowed to 0.5%, against +1.6% last week, following a sluggish performance by some major pub groups in particular
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NewsKitous eyes Shawa rollout
Tony Kitous, owner of Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, is looking at the possibility of expanding Shawa, his grill café format
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Intu sees rise in catering spend
Intu Properties, formerly Capital Shopping Centres, the UK’s leading developer, owner and manager of prime regional shopping centres, has reported that the amount consumers spent on average catering across its estate in 2013 rose by 9%
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Admiral licensee training secures BII accreditation
Admiral Taverns has become the first independent pub operator to be accredited by the Good Practice Recognition Scheme
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Star trials mobile ordering
Star Pubs & Bars, the leased pub division of Heineken UK, is trialling a mobile ordering app at 40 of its sites during April before a potential roll out
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We Grill secures first site
We Grill, a new fast casual restaurant concept, is to open its first site this spring in Leadenhall Market
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Viet Café secures first UK site
Viet Cafe, Russia’s first network of Vietnamese restaurants, has secured the Blue Lagoon site in Haymarket for its first site in the UK
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Analyst corner
Pub and restaurant operators will be able to manage the expected 3% rise in the national minimum wage (NMW) “without risk to margins”, according to leading analyst Douglas Jack
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NewsTRG eyes 200 pub restaurants
The Restaurant Group, the Brunning & Price operator, believes there is potential to eventually grow its pub restaurant estate to over 200 sites
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NewsKings Park eyes overseas franchise for Abokado and Fuel
The potential to take Abokado and Fuel Juice Bars overseas via franchise is being examined, according to Jason Katz, founding partner at their backer Kings Park Capital
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Islington approves late-night levy
Islington Council in London has approved the introduction of a late-night levy (LNL), which could act as a “watershed” for other London authorities to follow
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Iona to launch franchise model
Iona Pub Partnership, the tenanted arm of Scottish leisure operator G1 Group, is putting together a franchise model for part of its estate in a bid to “be more creative” in the way it operates its site
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NewsHawksmoor secures Knightsbridge site
Hawksmoor, the operator of eponymous high-end steak restaurant chain, has secured a further site in London, in Knightsbridge
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Analyst: Default the more likely option at Punch
Leading analysts have said that a default in one or both of Punch Taverns’ securitisations is looking the more likely outcome, after the group’s latest announcement on its restructuring proposals this morning
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D&D London eyes Madison site
D&D London, the international restaurant group formerly known as Conran Restaurants, is in talks to secure the Madison roof top site at One New Change, St Paul’s, which is valued at £4-5m
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NewsLoyalty marketing is key: Ed's
Every branded restaurant operator should look at loyalty marketing as a core part of their business, according to Ed’s Easy Diner chief executive Andrew Guy
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Noble Inns to grow estate and team
London-based Noble Inns, the Scott Hunter and Maria Larsen-led pub and restaurant operator, is to strengthening its team with a new managing director as it looks to grow its portfolio of sites over the next five year
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The Chinese Buffet secures funding
The Chinese Buffet, the Lancashire-based restaurant operator, has secured c£1m of new funding, as it looks to develop new sites across the UK, over the next few years
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Customer service levels improving
Customer service in the UK is improving but one in three people are still not happy, according to new research