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NewsGovernment 'won't act on beer tie or rents'
The Government will introduce a statutory code in the pubco/tenant relationship but fall short of acting on the tie or rents, Labour’s shadow small business minister has predicted
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'Pizza cone' concept eyes UK expansion
KonoPizza, the Italy-based restaurant company that specialises in selling hand-held pizza-style cones, has opened its first UK site in Nottingham under franchise and wants to expand further in Britain
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NewsEAT set for next stage growth
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, is set to embark on its next stage of development after it is believed to have agreed a new bank facility that has freed up a further £10m-£15m of funds
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NewsSports Bar & Grill aims for promotion to Premier League
Sports Bar & Grill claims it is “entering the big league” with its new sites in London’s West End and Canary Wharf
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Moo to open first pub site
Moo Grill, the Argentinian café and wine bar concept backed by Alberto Abbate, will open its take on an ‘Argentine gastropub’ when it opens its third site in London’s Pimlico later this year
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Mahiki founder to launch Chakana nightspot
Nick House, the co-founder of popular late-night venues Mahiki and Whisky Mist, is to open a late night lounge bar and dance club called Chakana in London’s West End later this month
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Waney launches Peyote
Venture capitalist and restaurateur Arjun Waney has teamed up with businessman Tarun Mahrotri to launch a new Mexican restaurant and bar called Peyote
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Las Iguanas secures Bournemouth site
Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, has secured a site in Bournemouth for an opening next year
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Aqua Mediterranean secures fourth site
Aqua Mediterranean Bar & Grill, the south east-based concept, will open its fourth site next week after securing a site in Blackheath
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C&R expects positive results in 2014
Capital & Regional (C&R) said this morning that improved sentiment and asset management initiatives will deliver positive results for its shopping centres in 2014
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NewsAnalyst corner
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks at the upcoming full-year results from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) (26 November) and says he expects solid current trading, following a disappointing Q4
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Government makes 'slow progress' helping sector
The Government has made “pretty slow progress” in helping the leisure sector, a conference has heard
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NewsWetherspoons and Spirit lead the leisure charge
The leisure sector strongly outperformed the wider equities market by three percentage points this week as the M&C20 Index rose 2.2% to 1,175
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NewsDevlin: Government 'incapable' of helping sector
The leisure and sport sectors are being “crushed beneath an untenable burden of tax and regulation” and the Government is “institutionally incapable” of helping, Marston’s chairman Roger Devlin has told a conference in London
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Wrapchic set to sign Compass deal
Wrapchic, the Birmingham-based Indian burrito concept, is set to sign an agreement with Compass that could eventually see it introduced into up to 200 sites across the UK, M&C Report understands
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Cabana eyes further growth
Cabana, the fast-growing Brazilian concept, plans to open a further eight restaurants over the next two years, which should include its first opening outside of London
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NewsJack upgrades TRG to Hold
A leading analyst has upgraded his recommendation of The Restaurant Group (TRG) from Reduce to Hold, saying that although he remained concerned about restaurant supply growth, the error in his negative recommendation was partly in expectation that the company’s competitors would be quicker to move into leisure parks
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NewsSubway opens first store at Asda
Subway, the sandwich chain, has opened its first site within an Asda supermarket. The outlet has opened at the branch in Old Kent Road, south London.
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Kro Group in liquidation
Kro Group, the Danish-influenced bar and restaurant operator, has been placed into liquidation, just months after undergoing a restructuring in the form of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA)
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Camden Town in talks on first pub
Camden Town Brewery, the business led by Jasper Cuppaidge, is in talks to secure its first pub in the capital, M&C Report understands