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    Barwell appointed Britvic CMO

    2013-12-20T08:04:00Z

    Britvic has announced the appointment of former Diageo marketer Matthew Barwell to the role of chief marketing officer

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    Papa John’s to reach 250 by year end

    2013-12-20T08:04:00Z

    Papa John’s, the pizza delivery firm, will have 250 sites operating in the UK by the end of this year and plans to add a further 50 new openings over the next 12 months

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    £100m Ealing Filmworks scheme given green light

    2013-12-20T08:04:00Z

    Plans by Land Securities to develop the £100m Ealing Filmworks scheme in west London have been given the go ahead

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    JDW opens 900th pub

    2013-12-20T08:02:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has opened its 900th pub The Poulton Elk in Poulton Le Fylde on the site of a former bar following a £1.4m redevelopment project

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    More Sarumdale pubs sold; unsecured creditors owed £1.2m

    2013-12-20T08:02:00Z

    A further two sites formerly operated by Sarumdale, the 13-strong pub group that was placed in administration in 2012, have been sold for figures substantially below initial asking prices

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    JDW and GK managers collect ALMR awards

    2013-12-20T07:55:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon’s senior area manager Will Fotheringham and Barrie Robinson a business development manager at Greene King were named the winners at the ALMR operations awards.

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    All Our Bars reopens former Bramwell site in US-style format

    2013-12-20T07:51:00Z

    All Our Bars, the Kent-based multiple pub operator led by Paul Wigham, has secured and re-opened a former Bramwell pub in Surrey that it intends to operate as an American-style bar and grill

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    Thwaites warns on 'criminal' AWP suppliers

    2013-12-20T07:42:00Z

    Plans to remove the pub gaming machine tie could encourage the spread of “criminal behaviour” by “unscrupulous” machine suppliers, Daniel Thwaites has warned

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    Greene King plans full house

    2013-12-20T07:04:00Z

    Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, could be about to make a significant move into the bingo sector after applying for two separate bingo licences

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    Red’s sets out expansion plans

    2013-12-19T08:03:00Z

    Red’s True BBQ, the highly-rated fledgling Leeds-based operator, plans to open three sites in total next year, as part of its five-year plan to grow to at least 15 restaurants across the UK

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    Marston's places 26 pubs on the market

    2013-12-19T08:01:00Z

    Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has placed a package of 26 pubs on the market with Sidney Phillips, M&C Report has learnt

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    Poncho8 up to six, to launch grab ‘n’ go range

    2013-12-19T07:59:00Z

    Poncho8, the London-based, fast-growing burrito concept, will launch a new grab ‘n’ go Mexican range to coincide with the opening of its next site in Paddington next month

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    Minister advises police of EMRO and late-night levy 'benefits'

    2013-12-19T07:57:00Z

    A Government minister has written to all police and crime commissioners in England and Wales to advise them of the “benefits” of early morning restriction orders (EMROs) and late-night levies

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    Krispy Kreme returns to expansion trail

    2013-12-19T07:55:00Z

    Krispy Kreme UK, the Alcuin Capital Partners-backed doughnut retailer, plans to return to the expansion trail in 2014 after suspending new openings, M&C Report has learnt

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    Draft House reports double-digit growth

    2013-12-19T07:53:00Z

    Draft House has reported double-digit like-for-like sales growth over the last three months and said it was close to adding a further two sites to its estate for openings in the first quarter of next year

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    Craft Beer Co eyes regional expansion

    2013-12-19T07:51:00Z

    Craft Beer Co is to look at further opportunities outside London next year as it looks to double its five-strong estate over the next few years before considering its next stage of growth

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    Sheps: mandatory free-of-tie would shut brewery

    2013-12-19T07:49:00Z

    Shepherd Neame has told the Government that a mandatory free-of-tie option would “almost certainly” result in the closure of its brewery

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    Rollo: M&B to resume dividend payments in 2015

    2013-12-19T07:49:00Z

    Leading analyst Jamie Rollo says he believes Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will not resume dividend payments until 2015 and that he “struggles to see” the investment case in the company

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    Thorley Taverns has three sites on the market

    2013-12-19T07:48:00Z

    Phil Thorley, operations director of Kent-based pub, restaurant and hotel group Thorley Taverns, has told M&C Report the company currently has three sites on the market and has its “ear close to the ground” for potential acquisitions

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    Pubco critic MP to oversee code decision

    2013-12-19T07:48:00Z

    The new Government minister charged with overseeing proposals for a statutory code in the pubco/tenant relationship is an outspoken critic of pub companies