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Bonnie Gull confirms second site launch
Bonnie Gull, the seafood restaurant concept, will open its second site the Bonnie Gull Seafood Café in Exmouth Market this April
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NewsMarston's to launch franchise committee
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, is set to launch its first franchise committee to involve its franchisees in “consultation and decision making processes” across a range of areas
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Better burger firm launches fundraising bid
Perthshire-based Artisan Burger Company, which is seeking £240,000 via Crowdcube, plans to open four restaurants within a two year period and also expand via franchise
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Ex-minister responds to 'Mugabe' jibe on pubco code
Former pubs minister Bob Neill has responded to accusations made against his support of a statutory code from McMullen managing director Peter Furness-Smith last week
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NewsWhitbread extends bank facilities
Whitbread, the leisure group, has extended its existing £650m syndicated bank facility, extending its maturity by two years to 4 November 2018 and introducing an option to extend it by a further two years beyond that date
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NewsDrake & Morgan trials Q App
Drake & Morgan, the London-based bar and restaurant group led by Jillian McLean, is the latest operator to sign up to the Q App mobile ordering system at The Drift in the City
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NewsPizzaExpress strengthens management team
PizzaExpress has strengthened its management team with the appointments of former Whitbread finance director Andy Pellington as its new chief financial officer, and Charlotte Maxwell, formerly of Talk Talk, as its new commercial director
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NewsCommercial terms deterred Punch bondholders
A source close to a group of Punch Taverns bondholders has given reasons for its decision not to support the pub company’s plans for its debt restructure
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NewsDomino’s managing evolution to mature business
A leading analyst has said that Domino’s is a company managing the evolution from fast growth to established mature business
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NewsGoodman secures further Soho site
Goodman, the backers of the Burger & Lobster concept, is understood to have secured the former Vodka Revolution bar in St Anne’s Court, London
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NewsWildwood builds pipeline
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, plans to open up to seven further sites under its Wildwood brand this year
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NewsFive Guys secures Uxbridge site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has secured a further site in the South East, after taking a McMullen’s unit in Uxbridge
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Patty & Bun secures second site
Patty & Bun, the burger concept, has secured its second site in London, near Liverpool Street Station
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Golden Union eyes expansion
Golden Union, the London-based family-run fish & chip shop business, is looking to grow its estate in the capital, after securing a second site at the O2 Arena
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NewsFrid joins Caffe Nero as operations director
Former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) executive Adrian Frid is joining Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led Italian coffee chain, as its operations director for the North
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New Jamaican patty concept takes Spud site
Jamaica Patty Company, a new meat patty concept, has secured its first site in London, after acquiring the former Spud unit in Covent Garden
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Dirty Martini closes in on Auberge site
CG Restaurants & Bars, the London-based group, is understood to be close to securing the Auberge site in the City for a further opening under its Dirty Martini brand
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Diageo acquires super-premium tequila Peligroso
Diageo, the drinks giant, has added the super-premium tequila brand Peligroso to its portfolio for an undisclosed sum
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House relaunches Whisky Mist with new sister club
Nick House has relaunched his renowned and exclusive Mayfair-based Whisky Mist nightclub with a new spin on its Scottish heritage
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Sonnet 43 site to add rooms
Sonnet 43, the brewpub venture headed by Tavistock Leisure managing director Mark Hird, is to add rooms to one of its sites