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New operator takes former Beatbox bar
A bar and live music venue in Cardiff whose owners were placed in administration has been taken on by new operator 8 Bar Blue Limited
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Starbucks ramps up food investment
Starbucks UK is launching its largest ever investment in food in the UK, which includes the addition of Duffin, a hybrid of a donut and a muffin, to its new food range
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Springboard launches FutureChef 2014
Springboard’s FutureChef, the nationwide culinary competition, which is now in its 14th year and is aimed at those between 12-16 yrs, has been launched for 2014
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Publican Awards - enter now
Entries are now being sought from pub companies large and small to the Publican Awards 2014
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Zonal develops table management technology
Zonal, the EPoS provider to the hospitality industry, has developed a system to help operators manage their tables
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ALMR ops manager awards finalists named
The finalists of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) Operations Managers Awards have been announced
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Chimichanga closes in on Highcross site
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, is understood to be closing in on a site in Leicester for its Mexican brand, Chimichanga.The 33-strong group is understood to be in advanced talks to take a unit in the site’s Highcross shopping scheme. The brand recently secured a site in Touchwood Solihull for ...
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Black Sheep reports full-year loss
The North Yorkshire brewer sold almost 6,000 fewer barrels to national pubcos in the year to 31 March 2013 as it endured a “perfect storm” of negative factors
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McDonald's UK PBT grows 14.5%
McDonald’s UK saw pre-tax profits grow 14.5% to £202.2m in 2012, in what it called “sound results in a difficult business climate”
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VAT Club to accelerate campaign after Treasury knock-back
The VAT Club is planning to open an office in London and appoint a deputy to Jacques Borel in an effort to turbo-charge the campaign for a lower rate of VAT on hospitality after the Treasury formally rejected its arguments, M&C Report has learnt
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Comptoir Libanais secures Chelsea site
Cadogan Estates, which owns the site, said it’s part of a wider initiative by the property owner to create a more vibrant food and beverage offer across its estate that takes greater advantage of the scheme’s extensive outdoor space
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Nose Ltd eyes two-pronged rollout
Nose Ltd, the restaurant group led by Ged Lynch, is to focus on the rollout of its US/Australian-themed bar and cafe concept called Mud Crab and its gastropub format Pointing Dog , after closing its remaining Felicini site, M&C Report understands
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Dean’s Diner to be Richoux’s growth brand
Dean’s Diner, the 1950’s-inspired American diner format is set to be the core growth brand for Richoux, the AIM-list restaurant operator, over the next few years
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Leisure part of Plymouth-based scheme marketed
The long leasehold interest of a pair of buildings that house the eating and drinking-out part of Plymouth’s Royal William Yard scheme has been placed on the market, with offers of £8m sought, M&C Report has learnt
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FY turnover tops £40m at Las Iguanas
Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, saw turnover break the £40m mark in the year to 30 March 2013, a period in which it said like-for-like sales continued to perform “well ahead of the sector”, thanks to the positive impact of the Olympics on three of its London-based sites
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Sushinho company placed into administration
Sushinho City Ltd, the company behind the eponymous Japanese/Brazilian fusion restaurant based in London’s Devonshire Square, has been placed into administration, M&C Reportunderstands
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InnBrighton moves away from nightclubs
InnBrighton, the Brighton-based pub and bar group, has made a strategic decision to reduce its involvement in the nightclub market and concentrate on pubs
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Luminar expansion continues
Luminar, the nightclub operator, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of a 3,000-capacity club in Dundee
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TLC looks at options for two sites
TLC Inns, the multiple operator run by Steve Haslam and Jo Drain, is exploring options for two of its sites after placing them on the market
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Operators eye York’s Monk’s Cross scheme
Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner and Prezzo are believed to among the line up of operators poised to take sites at the Monk’s Cross shopping scheme in York, which is set to fully come online next spring