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    Gamestec joins VAT campaign

    2014-01-03T07:25:37.747Z

    Gamestec, the UK’s largest gaming and amusement machine operator, has joined the campaign to reduce VAT for the sector to 5%

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    Hook Norton returns to profit

    2014-01-02T07:47:00Z

    Hook Norton has returned to profit in the year to 30 September and said it would dispose of more pubs and “potentially” make acquisitions

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    Almost 10,000 invest in latest BrewDog scheme

    2014-01-02T07:45:00Z

    Almost 10,000 people invested in the latest £4.25m fundraising drive from BrewDog, the company has said

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    Five Guys targets key cities

    2014-01-02T07:43:00Z

    Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is understood to be looking to add openings in key UK cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool in 2014

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    Dabbous plans Charlotte Street opening

    2014-01-02T07:41:00Z

    Ollie Dabbous, whose eponymous restaurant won its first Michelin star eight months after opening in 2012, has applied to operate a new restaurant and bar venture on the Curryleaf site in London’s Fitzrovia under the name Barnyard

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    TCG festive turnover grows 7%

    2014-01-02T07:39:00Z

    Turnover for TCG, the managed operator, grew 7% over the Christmas and New Year period, the company has said

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    TfL in talks with coffee chains

    2014-01-02T07:36:00Z

    Transport for London (TfL) has reiterated plans to revamp a number of its Tube stations and said that it was in talks with leading coffee shop chains about opening branded outlets in former ticket offices

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    AtWill Pubs eyes 30-strong estate

    2014-01-02T07:35:00Z

    AtWill Pubs, the Chester-based pub group, is planning to grow to 30 sites by the end of 2015, after strengthening its board and raising further investment

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    Peyton & Byrne establishes growth platform

    2014-01-02T07:33:00Z

    Peyton & Byrne saw a dip in performance in the year to 31 March 2013, but said that it had established a platform on which to grow during the period

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    FY PBT increase at Masala World

    2014-01-02T07:17:00Z

    Masala World has reported a rise in pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2013 from £1.79m to £2.1m, a performance it labelled as ”satisfactory”

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    Budvar UK names new sales director

    2014-01-02T07:16:28.320Z

    Budweiser Budvar UK, the UK arm of the Czech brewer, has named Simon George as its new sales director, M&C Report has learnt.

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    ​SWA names new CEO

    2014-01-02T07:16:14.180Z

    The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced that David Frost, a former senior official at the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, has replaced Gavin Hewitt as chief executive

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    Brooklyn Bowl confirms UK launch

    2014-01-02T07:16:09.620Z

    Brooklyn Bowl, the highly-regarded New York-based live music, bowling alley and restaurant venue, has confirmed the details of its launch in the UK this winter

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    Majority oppose Lambeth EMRO

    2014-01-02T07:16:05.100Z

    Almost four times as many people have openly opposed plans by Lambeth Council in London to implement an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) than have supported for the measure

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    Moore to launch US smokehouse concept

    2014-01-02T07:16:00Z

    David Moore, founder and owner of Michelin-starred Pied a Terre and L’autre Pied, is to open a new US smokehouse-style concept, 160 degrees Fahrenheit in West Hampstead, M&C Report understands.

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    Molson Coors exits Tradeteam

    2014-01-01T13:16:00Z

    Molson Coors has sold its stake in Tradeteam, the UK drinks logistics business, to global logistics firm DHL Supply Chain for an undisclosed sum

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    FY EBITDA up 28% at Cote

    2014-01-01T12:46:00Z

    Cote Restaurants, the CBPE-backed group, saw EBITDA for the year to 28 July 2013 increase 28% to £12.8m, driven by strong like-for-like sales and the opening of 11 new sites

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    Corbin, King and Longden become OBEs

    2013-12-31T09:52:00Z

    Restaurant entrepreneurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, and Pub is the Hub founder John Longden, have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list

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    Giraffe to expand at speed

    2013-12-29T23:09:00Z

    Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant group, has said it is well placed to “perform strongly and expand at speed” following its acquisition by the retailer

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    Tesco CEO calls for obesity law

    2013-12-29T23:09:00Z

    Philip Clarke, chief executive of Tesco, has told the Government to bring in a law to tackle obesity and that legislation might be required to “level the playing field” with restaurants, takeaways, cinemas and other retailers