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  • M&C20 21 February
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    M&C20 underperforms All Share Index

    2014-02-21T16:35:00Z

    The M&C20 underperformed the FTSE All Share Index this week, despite share price growth for seven of the top 10 sector firms. Overall growth was 1.6%, against +2.5% for the All Share

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    Whyte & Brown starts site search

    2014-02-21T16:33:00Z

    Whyte & Brown, the concept that incorporates free-range chickens and eggs with craft beer, has confirmed it is looking to expand

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    Filmore & Union builds estate

    2014-02-21T16:31:00Z

    Filmore & Union, the independent café and deli chain, has added a further two sites to its estate after securing funding from Natwest

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    Robot Pub Group expands overseas

    2014-02-21T16:17:03.590Z

    The Robot Pub Group is set to install its range of technology into five venues, including one in France and one in Kentucky

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    West Berks Brewery extends fundraising duration

    2014-02-21T16:16:00Z

    The West Berkshire Brewery, the brewer chaired by pub entrepreneur David Bruce, has extended the period in which people can buy shares, M&C Report has learnt

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    Yo Yo Noodle expansion continues

    2014-02-21T15:55:21Z

    Yo Yo Noodle, the Lincoln-based Chinese food chain, has secured its sixth site in Ealing, west London, as it prepares to open its next restaurant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire

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    Snog heads for Tesco and Waitrose

    2014-02-21T15:55:14.753Z

    Snog, the frozen yoghurt concept in which Unilever Ventures took a stake in 2012, has agreed to sell lines of its eponymous products at Tesco and Waitrose supermarkets

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    Wellington Pub Co vehicle expands

    2014-02-21T15:55:05.540Z

    Mornington Pub Company, the operator set up by Wellington Pub Company to run a small number of its outlets, is soon to open its seventh and eight sites

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    ​Parched Pubs eyes standalone restaurant

    2014-02-21T15:54:59.703Z

    Parched Pubs, the south London-based operator, may open a standalone restaurant next year if its soon-to-launch Edwins Brasserie above its Trinity pub in Borough is a success

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    Coffee bean prices increase

    2014-02-21T15:08:54.370Z

    Coffee bean prices have jumped by the largest amount since 2000, with Arabica beans increasing by 50% in the last month

  • Panda Yummy
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    ​Panda Yummy rollout to begin

    2014-02-21T07:57:00Z

    Panda Yummy, the noodle restaurant concept, has lined up its first eight openings of 2014 as it looks to grow to c40 by the end of the year, founder Ian MacDonald told M&C Report

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    New EIS group targets drink-led London pubs

    2014-02-21T07:56:00Z

    A new Enterprise Investment Scheme-backed group called Marylebone Leisure, which includes Prezzo chief executive Jonathan Kaye as an investor and non-executive director, has been launched with the intention of acquiring and operating a series of “drink-led pubs and bars” in London

  • Andrew Guy Eds Easy Diner
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    Jimmy’s future expansion left in question

    2014-02-21T07:55:00Z

    A decision by the family behind Jimmy’s World Kitchen not to follow its current expansion plans, has led to a number of leading industry figures deciding not to take up key positions on the company’s board

  • Strada
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    Strada launches delivery service

    2014-02-21T07:55:00Z

    Strada, the Tragus-owned chain, has teamed up with Deliveroo to launch a new delivery service at two of its London sites

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    Bunnychow eyes London expansion

    2014-02-21T07:55:00Z

    Bunnychow, the South African street food concept, which recently secured its first permanent site in London, in Wardour Street, has announced an aggressive rollout target of having 19 sites in the capital by 2018

  • Muzz Buzz
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    Australian drive-thru coffee concept set for UK

    2014-02-21T07:55:00Z

    Muzz Buzz, the Australian drive-thru coffee operator, has signed a master franchise agreement with a joint venture company in the UK to roll out the concept across Britain

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    Fledgling creperie operator eyes expansion

    2014-02-21T07:54:00Z

    The serial entrepreneur behind a new creperie due to open on Shrove Tuesday (March 4) in Brighton believes it has the potential to become a national chain

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    Indigo Pub Co expansion continues

    2014-02-21T07:54:00Z

    Indigo Pub Company, the Brighton-based multiple operator, has continued its expansion by taking the Hare & Hounds pub at Preston Circus in the city

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    Ice cream brand Snowflake targets growth

    2014-02-21T07:54:00Z

    Italian ice cream brand Snowflake Luxury Gelato is set to open its third site in London by the summer, with two more stores likely to be added next year

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    Bath Pub Co to exploit 'untapped potential' in estate

    2014-02-21T07:54:00Z

    Gastropub group the Bath Pub Company is looking to exploit the “untapped potential” in its three sites during 2014 before getting back on the acquisitions trail next year