All news articles – Page 1591
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Liberation appoints head of marketing
Liberation Group, the Jersey-based pub and drinks business, has appointed Gary Kelly as it new head of marketing
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Admiral EBITDA up 7.1%
Admiral Taverns has reported a 7.1% rise in underlying EBITDA to £10.4m in the 23 weeks since its c£200m acquisition by US private equity group Cerberus
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Gov't being deceived over pub closure numbers
Nearly one in six pubs that were operating as tenancies in 2005 are no longer trading in that capacity — leading to accusations that the Government is being deceived over pub closure statistics
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NewsSector 'must do more' on work placements
Perceptions Group vice-chair Anthony Pender issued a call to action for the industry to up its game in giving young people work opportunities
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Cains gets green light for £150m Brewery Village
Cains, the Liverpool-based brewer, has secured planning permission for the £150m development of the Cains Brewery Village
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NewsETI: succession planning, debt, investment
M&C Report talks to Enterprise Inns senior management team - chief executive Ted Tuppen, chief operating officer Simon Townsend and finance director Neil Smith - about succession planning, a restructure of its management team, developing its own version of Punch’s buying club, debt manageability, its business failure rate and further investment
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'Focus on technology or fail'
Operators need to get technology on their agenda or risk becoming obsolete and failing, says retail veteran Bill Grimsey
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NewsSpirit to expand Flaming Grill
Spirit Pub Company’s value food brand Flaming Grill will roll out to more pub sites following the success of its recent repositioning, director Nick Young told the Pub Retail Summit
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Nightclubs in 'most critical' period
A nightclub industry veteran has said the current trading period among the “most critical” he’s ever experienced in the nightclub sector
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Abokado secures 20th site; more emphasis on coffee
Abokado will open its 20th site early next month, as it moves closer to operating an estate of 25 sites by the end of next April
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NewsLoungers and JDW sign up for Solihull
Operators including Loungers and JD Wetherspoon have signed up to open at the new Parkgate mixed-use scheme near Solihull
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NewsLe Bistrot Pierre closes in on Manchester site
Le Bistrot Pierre is closing in on securing the former Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote site in Manchester, for its first opening in the city, M&C Report understands
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Beannchor to launch chicken concept
Beannchor is to become the latest operator to launch a chicken-led concept, with the opening of new restaurant Yard Bird later this month in Belfast
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Turtle Bay closes in on Birmingham opening
Turtle Bay, the seven-strong Caribbean restaurant chain led by Aj Jaya-Wickrema, has moved a step closer to securing its first site in Birmingham
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NewsGreat hosts 'key to bar success'
Being a skilled, engaging and efficient host as well as knowing how to “get the party started” is the key to running a successful bar, according to Be At One co-founder Steve Locke
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Evan-Evans launches apprentice search
Evan-Evans, the Llandeilo-based brewer, is starting the search for 10 new apprentices to join the brewing company’s pub estate, and in doing so, appoint the first brewing apprentice in the Welsh brewing industry
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Drystone Inns enters administration
Drystone Inns, the Cumbria-based pub management company, which ran three sites across Yorkshire, has been placed into administration
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KonoPizza eyes London debut
KonoPizza, the Italy-based restaurant company that specialises in selling hand-held pizza-style cones, has told M&C Report that it hopes to open a site in London but does not plan “aggressive” expansion in the UK
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Tourism firms could make VAT cut price promise
Tourism businesses may be willing to reduce prices for consumers and guarantee to take on more workers if VAT was cut to 5% on the tourism sector, campaigners have told the Government
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NewsPrezzo’s healthy campaign picks up marketing award
Prezzo won the ‘best marketing campaign’ for its Healthy New Year campaign at the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Good Industry Awards (PAPA) 2013