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    Jack raises JDW TP

    2014-01-15T07:55:00Z

    Leading analyst Doug Jack has raised his Target Price for JD Wetherspoon, “reflecting stronger medium-term growth prospects”, ahead of its H1 results next Wednesday

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    San Carlo secures new Cheshire venue

    2014-01-15T07:46:00Z

    San Carlo, the family-run Italian restaurant chain, is to open a new venture in Cheshire after acquiring Players Restaurant in Hale out of administration

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    Next Hall & Woodhouse MD won't be a family member

    2014-01-15T07:42:00Z

    The next managing director at Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset-based brewer and pub operator, will not be a family member, current MD Anthony Woodhouse has told South West Business Insider

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    Punch announces full restructure proposal

    2014-01-15T07:22:00Z

    Punch Taverns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has announced the full terms of its debt restructuring proposal and said that failure to effect the restructure would be expected to lead to a default in the near-term

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    Mallon becomes Scottish Beer & Pub Association president

    2014-01-15T06:42:00Z

    Steve Mallon, managing director of Scottish pub and bar operator Maclay Group, has taken over as president of the Scottish Beer and Pub Association

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    Former pubs minister urges tougher action on pubcos

    2014-01-14T21:07:00Z

    A former Government minister for pubs has urged Business Secretary Vince Cable to go further under the proposed statutory code of pub companies and give tenants the right to have a free-of-tie option combined with an open market rent review.

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    'Poor' on-trade hits Hop Back

    2014-01-14T20:26:00Z

    Hop Back Brewery, the Wiltshire brewer, has cited poor national on-trade sales as the main reason for falling into the red in the year to 30 September 2013

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    BBPA urges MPs to back beer duty freeze

    2014-01-14T20:09:00Z

    British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Bridget Simmonds has written to MPs urging them to support a Parliamentary motion calling for a freeze in beer duty in the Budget on 20 March

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    M&B makes executive changes

    2014-01-14T08:03:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has announced a number of changes to its executive team after four senior resignations, of which two are understood to be joining Tesco and one Caffe Nero

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    Obika plans flagship launches

    2014-01-14T08:01:00Z

    Obika Holdings, the international mozzarella bar chain, plans three international flagship launches this year in New York, Dubai and London, M&C Report understands

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    Operators sign up for Lakeside redevelopment

    2014-01-14T07:59:00Z

    Wasabi, Rhythm Kitchen and Thai Express have become the latest operators to sign up for units at the £9m redevelopment of Lakeside shopping centre’s food court

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    3Sixty eyes pubs for Ego expansion

    2014-01-14T07:57:00Z

    3Sixty Restaurants, the group led by James Horler and backed by Luke Johnson, is looking to acquire pubs as part of its expansion plans for its Ego brand

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    Papparoti makes UK debut

    2014-01-14T07:55:00Z

    Papparoti, the international chain of coffee shops renowned for its signature buns, has made its debut in the UK, in London’s Bayswater

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    Glendola unveils latest concept

    2014-01-14T07:53:00Z

    Glendola Leisure, the London-based bar and restaurant group, has unveiled details of its latest concept in the City, a joint cocktail bar/steak restaurant set across two floors called Grace & Grain

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    Hakkasan acquires US hospitality group

    2014-01-14T07:51:00Z

    Hakkasan has acquired a controlling stake in Enlightened Hospitality Group (EHGRP), a San Diego-based hospitality development company

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    M&G eyes more sector investments

    2014-01-14T07:49:00Z

    M&G Investments, the investment fund that recently leant money to Hall & Woodhouse and Caffe Nero, expects to make more investments in the leisure and hospitality sector through its new fund, M&C Report has learnt.

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    El Mexicana secures Swindon site

    2014-01-14T07:42:00Z

    El Mexicana, the fast-growing Mexican concept, has secured its first site of 2014, at the Swindon Designer Outlet

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    Bunnychow secures Soho site

    2014-01-14T07:42:00Z

    Bunnychow, the South African street food concept, has appointed former Chiquito executive chef David Peevers as its new head of food and operations and secured a site in Soho, M&C Report understands

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    Pitfield sets up consultancy business

    2014-01-14T07:41:00Z

    Duncan Pitfield, the former director of operations at Hakkasan, has set up his own eponymous consultancy firm

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    Warning over new rent arrears regulations

    2014-01-14T07:38:37.283Z

    New regulations governing the ways in which landlords are able to recover commercial rent arrears could upset relationships between owners and tenants, according to property consultancy firm Bruton Knowles