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NewsM&B ready to push the envelope with Harvester
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is ready to push the envelope when it comes to the development of Harvester, after Alistair Darby admitted that the company had moved too fast when iit entered the leisure and retail park sector with the brand
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Freehold investment in Pulze restaurant marketed
The freehold investment interest in the property housing Claudio Pulze’s Briciole restaurant in Marylebone, London, has been brought to the market
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Greggs strengthens board
Greggs has announced the appointment of Helena Ganczakowski as an independent non-executive director with effect from 2 January 2014
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Under 35s more optimistic on disposable income
Shoppers aged under-35 are more than twice as likely than their older counterparts to think they will be better off in the year ahead (28% vs 12%), according to research from IGD ShopperVista
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Albentosa to open 24-hour diner
Jim Albentosa, owner of Leeds clubs The Warehouse and Control, is to open a 24-hour diner concept in the city’s Cardigan Fields
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Luxury soap supplier opens pub
Baylis & Harding, the producer of luxury soaps and other bathroom products, has announced its first move into the hospitality industry with the opening of a country pub with rooms in the Cotswolds
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Cosmo secures Norwich site
Cosmo, the Hertfordshire-based, pan-Asian restaurant operator, has secured a site in Norwich for an opening next year
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Brunning & Price sets date for Ribble Valley opening
Brunning & Price (B&P), The Restaurant Group-owned pub group, is to open a country pub in Ribble Valley in Lancashire next March
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Operators sign up for Q App
A number of leading operators have signed up to Q App, the new mobile ordering platform, which allows customers to browse the menu, order and pay from their smartphone, avoiding the need to queue, carry cash or ask for the bill
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Edrington eyes new £100m distillery
Edrington, the Scottish spirits group, is to spend £100m on a new distillery and visitor centre, the Financial Times reports
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High-end KFC to make debut in Canada
The world’s first KFC Select, a higher-end version of the fried-chicken brand’s format, will make its debut in mid-December in Toronto
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Mid Life Crisis takes Star leasehold
Multiple pub operator Mid Life Crisis has secured its fourth site, a Star Pubs & Bars leasehold in Berkshire
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NewsFrench raises Enterprise Target Price
Leading analyst Simon French has increased his Target Price for Enterprise Inns from 123p to 133p following its full-year results last week
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NewsInventive announces £3m extension to investment programme
Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, has announced a £3m extension to its investment programme that will see more than half of its estate (37 outlets) undergo refurbishments by May 2014
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NewsMarston's: Package disposal, estate plan, menus, lodges
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results for 5 October for Marston’s and talks to Peter Dalzell, managing director of Marston’s Inns and Taverns
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Tragus to launch Parisienne brasserie at Heathrow
Tragus has announced it is invested £1.2m in opening a new 168-cover restaurant & bar concept, La Salle, at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next June
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FY lfls up 2.2% across Marston’s P&D estate
Marston’s has this morning reported that total like-for-like sales were up 2.2% across its premium & destination estate for the year to 5 October against the previous year, with growth in the second half year of 4.1%
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NewsNew M&B IT infrastructure to be game changer
The consumer data that Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will eventually be able to generate from the roll out of its new £33m IT system could prove to be a game changer for the company, according to chief executive Alistair Darby
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NewsFive Guys strengthens pipeline
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has lined up a further three openings of for the start of next year, as it looks to open up to 30 new sites in the UK over the next 12 months
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NewsBillingham: Restructure talks have been "lively"
Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has told M&C Report that discussions with different parties over its debt restructure negotiations have been “lively” and said it’s “good news” that all stakeholders are involved