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NewsPears Group in talks to acquire Greene King package
The William Pears Group, one of the UK’s biggest privately-owned property groups, is rumoured to be in exclusive talks to acquire a c300-strong tenanted pub portfolio placed on the market by Greene King earlier this year
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NewsCBPE completes Cote acquisition
CBPE, the private equity firm that was once part of Close Brothers investment bank, is understood to have completed the acquisition of Cote, the Richard Caring-backed French brasserie chain, early this morning in a deal thought to be worth around £100m
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NewsStonegate turnover hits £484.3m; swings into profit
Stonegate Pub Company saw turnover grow 83% to £484.3m in the 53 weeks to 30 September 2012 as it benefitted from the first full-year of trading following the merger with Town & City Pub Company and its acquisition of 333 pubs from Mitchells & Butlers
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D&M to open the Fable, eyes regional trial
Drake & Morgan, the highly-regarded, bar-restaurant operator, is to call its next site in Holborn, which will open next February, The Fable, which will include a new concept within it called Bottles & Blooms
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Crepeaffaire to ramp up openings
Crepeaffaire, the all-day snack concept, is to expand across the UK by opening five new sites a year including further sites under its Express format
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NewsPanda Yummy eyes expansion
Panda Yummy, the noodle restaurant concept, is to open seven smaller outlets focused on takeaways and deliveries over the next three months under franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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Moe’s Southwest Grill eyes UK launch
Moe’s Southwest Grill, the US fast-casual restaurant concept focused on southwestern food, is in talks with potential master franchisees regarding a launch in the UK
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NewsUnite warns of further Kuehne + Nagel strikes
Unite has warned of further strike action at KNDL (Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics) as workers prepare to take 24-hour strike action tomorrow (Wednesday 11 September)
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NewsUS 'rock cafe' eyes UK launch
Classic Rock Cafe Company, the US-based coffee shop brand themed around rock music, has been in talks to open in the UK under franchise as part of an overseas expansion drive, M&C Report has learnt.
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TGI’s and Wagamama confirmed for Cabot Circus
TGI Friday’s and Wagamama have been confirmed as taking new units at Cabot Circus in Bristol
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Third opening for Vanilla Black and Orchard team
Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy, the duo behind London vegetarian restaurants Vanilla Black and Orchard, are launching a smaller, takeaway-focussed offshoot of the latter casual dining concept
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Bill’s closes in on Windsor opening
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, is closing in on a site in Windsor, for an opening later this year
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Pub chefs 'must listen to customers'
Pub chefs are not keeping up with what customers want, according to the editor of the Waitrose Good Food Guide
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Orchid wins award for apprenticeships
Orchid, the managed operator, has been awarded for its dedication to apprentices by winning a regional category in the National Apprentice Awards
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Bramwell builds marketing team
Bramwell Pub Company, the managed operator, has appointed former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) senior marketing manager Derek Avington to the role of head of sales and marketing
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Whitbread: Restaurants, Costa Express, margins, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the Q2 and H1 update from Whitbread, reports from a presentation for analysts featuring chief executive Andy Harrison and finance director Nicholas Cadbury, and speaks to Cadbury
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NewsCaffe Nero to open three sites at Heathrow
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led chain, plans to opens three customised stores at Heathrow Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next June 2014, including one that will feature a number of artisanal food products in a Farmers Market format
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NewsWhitbread growth slows in Q2
Whitbread, the leisure operator, saw a slowdown in growth in the second quarter of its financial year, with total like-for-likes in the 11 weeks to 15 August up 2.1% against a 2.6% increase across the half-year
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NewsByron strengthens pipeline
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a further two sites in London, at the O2 and in Westminster, M&C Report has learnt
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Oak Taverns eyes larger sites
Oak Taverns, the Oxfordshire-based multiple pub operator, is looking to acquire bigger sites as it exits two Enterprise Inns pubs, managing director Simon Collinson has told M&C Report