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Soho House plans BBC Television Centre site
Soho House, the Nick Jones-led group, is in talks to open a hotel and club at BBC Television Centre, according to The Times
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NewsWhitbread H1 lfls up 2.8%
Whitbread has reported a 2.8% rise in like-for-like sales for the six months to 29 August, helped by like-for-like sales across its Costa Coffee business during the period increasing by 5.5%
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NewsStarbucks names Pizza Hut’s Mark Fox as new UK MD
Starbucks has named Mark Fox, former chief executive of Pizza Hut UK’s delivery business, as the new managing director of its UK operations. He takes up his new role on 6 January
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NewsQ3 'strong' for McDonald's UK
McDonald’s says a “strong” performance in the UK and Russia helped to generate an 11% rise in operating income in Europe in the three months to 30 September
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Ellis steps down from Inventive board
Roy Ellis, co-founder of Revolution operator Inventive Leisure, has stepped down from the company’s board with immediate effect
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NewsCastle Rock to launch world beer bar concept
Castle Rock, the Nottinghamshire-based brewer and pub operator, has developed a new pub concept focused on world beers that could be rolled out to at least half its estate, and possibly further via franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsPears Group pulls out of Greene King talks
The William Pears Group, one of the UK’s biggest privately-owned property groups, is believed to have pulled out of exclusive talks to acquire a c300-strong tenanted pub portfolio placed on the market by Greene King earlier this year
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Cote secures Wokingham site
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has further strengthened its pipeline for the coming 12 months, after securing a site in Wokingham
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NewsPowell appointed RHWB FD
Red Hot World Buffet has made a further move to strengthen its management team, with the appointment of Matt Powell as its new finance directo
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FY lfls up 5.3% AMT Coffee
AMT Coffee, the transport hub coffee provider owned by the McCallum-Toppin family, reported a 5.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 24 December
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NewsHutton Collins agrees to acquire Byron in £100m deal
The Gondola Group has agreed to sell its fast-growing Byron brand to private equity group Hutton Collins, for a consideration of £100m.
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NewsAnalyst corner
Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to Spirit Pub Company’s full-year results on Tuesday 22 October, forecasting 1% like-for-like sales growth in the managed estate and 0.5% like-for-like net income growth in its leased pubs
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NewsPing Pong enters UAE franchise agreement
Ping Pong has entered into a franchise agreement, which will see it further expand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with eight restaurants planned to open over the next eight years
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Labour 'would add regulations on healthy food'
Operators can expect new regulations forcing them to serve healthier meals if Labour gets to power, according to Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) strategic affairs director Kate Nicholls
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Premises licence fees 'could rise 10-fold'
Operators should prepare for 10-fold increases in premises licence fees, a leading sector lobbyist has warned
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Pieminister plans pub tie in
Pieminister plans to recruit up to 100 wet-led pubs UK-wide to sell an exclusive Pieminister menu
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Iberica secures Victoria site
Iberica Food & Culture is understood to have secured a site in London’s Victoria, as part of the Land Securities redevelopment of the area
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Wage growth outstrips inflation
Wage growth in the hospitality sector has outstripped inflation in each of the last three months on record, according to the latest research from the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR)
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Greencliffe Taverns up to three
Greencliffe Taverns, the Yorkshire-based pub group led by Chris and Nick Green, haa opened its third pub, the Brownlee Arms in Horsforth, Leeds
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Creperaffaire makes international debut
Crepeaffaire, the all-day snack concept, will open its first overseas site this weekend in Hamburg, Germany, as part of plans to roll out the concept under franchise across parts of Europe