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    Gunmakers owner doubles up

    2013-12-13T07:38:11.493Z

    The landlord of the Gunmakers in London is to open a second venue a free-of-tie leased pub in West Brompton

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    Osmond vehicle acquires Berkshire venture

    2013-12-13T07:38:00Z

    SCP Hotels Limited, which is led by former Pizza Express and Punch Taverns entrepreneur Hugh Osmond, has acquired the Great House Hotel and Restaurant in Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire, for c£5m

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    Koh Thai Tapas to extend maiden site

    2013-12-13T07:37:54.987Z

    Koh Thai Tapas, the Thai tapas concept, is to expand its smallest restaurant in Boscombe, Bournemouth, after incorporating a neighbouring café

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    Captive Media secures funding for UK rollout

    2013-12-13T07:34:00Z

    Captive Media, the company behind the first interactive washroom media system for on-trade venues, has appointed three new industry figures to its Board of Advisors and secured £300k in new funding to boost the company’s presence across the UK.

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    Sector called upon to help revive UK high streets

    2013-12-13T06:26:00Z

    The Government has turned to the eating and drinking-out sector to help it revive the UK’s high streets

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    JDW secures second Eire site

    2013-12-12T13:44:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has exchanged contracts to purchase its second pub in the Republic of Ireland, as it looks to open up to 20 sites in the country over the next five to 10 years.

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    Luminar to invest £15m on estate

    2013-12-12T07:55:00Z

    Luminar, the UK’s largest nightclub operator, will invest £15m in total on “sorting out” its estate by the end of 2015, before looking at further acquisitions

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    PizzaExpress launches new programme for undergraduates

    2013-12-12T07:54:00Z

    PizzaExpress has launched new undergraduate placements to help recruit future leaders for the hospitality industry

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    F&B drives Network Rail growth

    2013-12-12T07:53:00Z

    Retail sales at Britain’s biggest and busiest railway stations continue to significantly outperform the high street, aided by an increase in sales across food retailers, pubs and bars, latest figures from Network Rail show

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    BrewDog to open in Germany and Italy

    2013-12-12T07:53:00Z

    BrewDog has agreed a deal to open a directly managed bar in Berlin, with two sites in Italy, in Rome and Florence, set to follow next year

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    TRG takes C2C to Chelmsford

    2013-12-12T07:53:00Z

    The Restaurant Group (TRG) continues to grow its pipeline for its Coast to Coast brand, after securing a unit in Chelmsford

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    Pubs warned not to rely on discounting

    2013-12-12T07:37:00Z

    Publicans should not rely on discounting to encourage dining trade through January and February

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    School caterers launch restaurant venture

    2013-12-12T07:15:00Z

    Steve Quinn and Sam Davies, owners and directors of high-end school catering firm Cucina Restaurants are to open The Oxford Kitchen – a new restaurant in the city’s Summertown area

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    Gilt Bar owner pays premium for Farringdon site

    2013-12-12T07:08:00Z

    Establishment HM Limited, which already owns the Yager Bar and Gilt Bar in the City, has paid substantial premium to secure The Plum Tree in Farringdon from Baragain Ltd

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    Intertain: Eyeing the aspirational space, sales uplifts, digital innovation

    2013-12-11T19:21:00Z

    M&C Report reports from Intertain’s presentation for suppliers and hears from chief executive John Leslie and chief operating officer Simon Kaye about the evolution of the Walkabout operator and its plans for 2014.

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    Caliburger set for UK debut

    2013-12-11T08:11:00Z

    CaliBurger, the rapidly-expanding, international chain of restaurants, plans to open its first site in London next spring and expand throughout the UK and Europe, M&C Report understands

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    McMullen’s secures Old Bank of England site

    2013-12-11T08:02:00Z

    Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen’s has secured the freehold of the building occupied by the Old Bank of England Pub in London’s Fleet Street for a sum believed to be in excess of £8m

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    Pho expands London estate

    2013-12-11T08:00:00Z

    Pho, the Isis Equity Partners-backed Vietnamese fast-casual concept, is set to strengthen its London presence in the first quarter of next year after exchanging on a further two sites in the capital

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    Container park set for Heygate

    2013-12-11T08:00:00Z

    A container park, similar to the Boxpark scheme in Shoreditch, is to be developed on the Heygate Estate in London

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    Collyer and Ellis raise Whitbread TPs

    2013-12-11T08:00:00Z

    Leading analysts have given their views on Whitbread following its Q3 interim management statement yesterday