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    McDonald’s US trials electronic loyalty card

    2013-10-02T08:00:50.870Z

    McDonald’s is rolling out an electronic loyalty program in about 570 US locations as it seeks to attract younger customers

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    Jack: Domino's lfls ahead of expectations

    2013-10-02T08:00:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack of Numis has issued a Buy recommendation for Domino’s after its trading update this morning, saying that its Q3 like-for-likes were ahead of his expectations

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    Domino’s to open student union site

    2013-10-02T07:14:00Z

    Domino’s Pizza Group is set to launch a trial site in Newcastle University’s student union, as it continues to explore opportunities in non-traditional trading areas, M&C Report understands

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    Lfls up 4% at Domino’s

    2013-10-02T07:12:00Z

    Domino’s Pizza Group has this morning reported a 4% increase in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 29 September 2013 (2012: +3.7%), with like-for-like sales for the year to date up by 5.6% (2012: 5.1%), despite the impact of “an extended period of unusually warm weather”

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    Charles Wells plans 13 brewery redundancies

    2013-10-01T08:09:00Z

    Charles Wells, the Bedfordshire brewer and pub operator, has announced plans to restructure its brewing arm Wells & Young’s in a move that could see up to 13 jobs lost in its production department

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    Investors circle Yalla Yalla

    2013-10-01T08:07:00Z

    A number of private equity groups are currently engaged in talks to invest in Yalla Yalla, the Lebanese restaurant concept

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    Punch helps tenants lift food profits

    2013-10-01T08:05:00Z

    Punch Taverns has announced a partnership with CaterCost, a web-based software system, to help tenants design their own menus and increase food profits

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    FY sales at ETM forecast to top £30m

    2013-10-01T08:03:00Z

    ETM Group, the London-based operator led by Tom and Ed Martin, expects its full-year turnover to pass the £30m mark next year as it looks to open two further sites in the capital

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    Further departures at Novus

    2013-10-01T08:01:00Z

    Karen Davies and Paul Glenn, human resources director and head of recruitment respectively, have become the latest departures from Novus Leisure, the LGV Capital and Hutton Collins-backed operator of premium bars and restaurants

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    Jack cuts Marston’s forecast

    2013-10-01T07:59:00Z

    A leading analyst has cut his 2013E forecast for Marston’s by 3% following Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) poor September update and the pick-up in disposal activity

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    Cinnamon Kitchen to launch mobile unit

    2013-10-01T07:59:00Z

    Cinnamon Kitchen, the City-based restaurant, is to launch a mobile Indian street kitchen concept called ‘Joho Soho’ at festivals next year

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    Momo Leisure folds

    2013-10-01T07:57:00Z

    Momo Leisure, the bar operator that runs a number of Jongleurs comedy venues, has folded, according to the publication for the comedy industry Chortle

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    Collyer: M&B needs to deliver on its business re-engineering

    2013-10-01T07:55:00Z

    A leading analyst has said there is now now a lot riding on the Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alastair Darby’s commitment at the company’s final results in November to some harder targets now that he has been in situ for over a year

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    ASK raises £250k for charity

    2013-10-01T07:53:00Z

    ASK Italian has completed its nationwide charity tour, which is set to raise £250k for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity

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    William Grant turnover grows 1.4%

    2013-10-01T07:52:49.203Z

    William Grant & Sons, the premium spirits producer, saw turnover grow 1.4% to £1.06bn in 2012, although operating profit fell from £126.3m to £124.8m

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    Innis & Gunn FY turnover grows 23%

    2013-10-01T07:52:38.053Z

    Innis & Gunn, the Scottish brewer, has reported a 23% rise in turnover to £9.1m in 2012 as UK volumes grew 10%

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    Rollo upgrades Enterprise Inns

    2013-10-01T07:52:00Z

    A leading analyst has upgraded his price target for Enterprise Inns from 140p to 200p and said he thought there was a good chance that the group’s like-for-like sales will be positive in H1 2014 and sees its 19 November final results as a key catalyst

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    Laventure leaves Budweiser Budvar UK

    2013-10-01T07:45:00Z

    Budweiser Budvar UK has announced the departure of Joe Laventure as sales director

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    Le Bistrot Pierre secures expansion fund

    2013-09-30T15:24:00Z

    Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-rated French restaurant chain, has secured a new multi-million pound financing deal that will see the 10-strong group double the number of its outlets over the next four years

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    Theobroma to make UK dedut

    2013-09-30T06:49:00Z

    Theobroma, the Australian chocolate café brand, has chosen Touchwood Solihull for its first site in the UK this autumn