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NewsRevere to up expansion plans
Revere Pub Company, Marston’s premium pub arm, is in negotiations on a couple of high street sites as it looks to add to its 18-strong Pitcher & Piano estate and unbranded portfolio this year
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NewsWarning on new pub closure powers
Leading licensing lawyers have warned that new legislation tightening closure powers on the licensed trade could be “enormously damaging”, leading to increased police intervention and loss of trade
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NewsKennedy takes 12 ex-Bramwell sites
Pub entrepreneur Ted Kennedy has been appointed to manage 12 former Bramwell Pub Company sites on behalf of the landlord, M&C Report has learnt
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London’s top 10 investment hotspots for 2014
As London’s house prices continue to increase, a report by CBRE identifies those investment hotspots which offer the most potential for growth over the next few years
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NewsAngelBerry raises £150k for expansion
AngelBerry, the Bristol-based frozen yoghurt operator, has reached its £150,000 fundraising target for an ”aggressive” expansion drive over the next three years that would see it grow from six to c100 outlets globally
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Crussh eyes expansion and repositioning
Smoothie bar operator Crussh is looking to open at least three more sites this year in London whilst revamping and repositioning all 26 of its existing stores, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsGovernment reveals 'below-tax' alcohol ban proposals
The Government has given details of which alcohol pricing deals in the off-trade would be banned under new pricing restrictions expected to be implemented on 6 April
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NewsJohnson: Minimum wage rise is maximum idiocy
An increase in the national rate of minimum wage will hurt the very people the measure is intended to benefit, argues serial sector investor Luke Johnson
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Workshop Coffee Co grows pipeline
Coffee shop operator Workshop Coffee Co is set to launch its third London site next month in Holborn, with a fourth location expected to open by the summer, M&C Report has learnt
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Varsity Bars builds team
Varsity Bars, a new company that in December secured 18 former Bramwell Pub Company venues, has appointed a former Bramwell executive as area manager for its northern sites, M&C Report has learnt
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Bodega Negra makes US debut
Bodega Negra, an offshoot of the London-based Mexican restaurant, has made its US debut in New York’s Dream Downtown site
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Campbell joins Breakfast Club board
Paul Campbell, formerly chief executive of the Clapham House Group, has joined the board of Breakfast Club, the London-based licensed all-day café chain, as a non-executive director
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Adobo eyes further expansion
Mexican concept Adobo, led by Mark Walker and Craig Fraser, has opened its third London site last week in Crown Passage in St James’s
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Council to send obese people 'motivational' texts
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is sending texts to obese people in the area to help motivate them to lose weight
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Barworks secures former Fat Cat site
Barworks, the London-based bar and pub operator, has secured the former Fat Cat Café site in Bow Wharf
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Pubs ‘n’ Bars site sells for in excess of £1m asking price
The freehold of the Hampton Court Palace hotel site in Southwark has been acquired for well in excess of its £1m asking price by a local hotelier
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WHO report urges tougher action on alcohol and sugary drinks
A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to implement higher taxes and more stringent restrictions on advertising for alcohol and sugary drinks
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Drake & Morgan launches Facebook booking app
Drake & Morgan, the London-based bar and restaurant group led by Jillian McLean, has launched a Facebook booking app
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NewsNext few days 'crucial' for Punch
The next few days will be some of the most important in the history of Punch Taverns, the group’s executive chairman Stephen Billingham has said as it nears the date where noteholders vote on its debt restructuring proposals
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Blackpool EMRO pubs 'should reconsider business model'
A leading licensing barrister has suggested that Blackpool’s pubs and clubs should “reconsider their business model”, after claiming the introduction of an early morning restriction order (EMRO) would be “no death knell” for the town’s trade