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Chill Box eyes UK roll out
Chill Box, the Greek frozen yoghurt concept backed by David Page, the former chief executive of Pizza Express, is planning a rollout across the UK
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NewsCamerons FY EBITDA in line, reports pre-tax loss
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer, has reported EBITDA of c£5.8m in the year to 28 April, in line with the previous year, despite reporting a pre-tax loss and seeing a dip in turnover
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NewsFrench and Jack reiterate Buy for Spirit
Leading analysts Simon French and Douglas Jack has reiterated their Buy recommendations for Spirit following its Q4 trading update on Thursday
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Barclays joins BHA in sector jobs pledge
Barclays Bank has partnered with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to double the organisation’s goal of creating 60,000 new jobs in the sector by 2015
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NewsEnterprise details £97m bond offer
Enterprise Inns has announced details of the final terms of its £97m bond offering that was announced on Thursday
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Fifty Five Bar doubles up
Fifty Five Bar, the North London-based cocktail bar operator, has secured its second site in Clapham High Street
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Lussmanns opens third site
Lussmanns Fish & Grill, the Andrei Lussmann and Tim Hope-led concept, has opened its third restaurant in Hertfordshire
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Itsu to invest £1m in Oxford launch
Itsu, the chain founded by Julian Metcalfe and led by Gerard Loughran, is to invest £1m in its first regional opening in Oxford
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Cains submits leisure area proposals
Cains, the Liverpool brewer, has submitted its plans to develop its brewery into a major tourism, retail and leisure destination
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NewsM&B to evolve Toby Carvery
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plans to update the brand image for Toby Carvery and move away from promotions for the 152-strong concept, which it has identified as one of its “expansion brands”
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NewsM&B segments consumer groups and 'needs'
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has identified six different customer groups and seven different leisure “needs” following interviews with 8,000 consumers
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NewsKNDL staff agree 24-hour strike action
Staff at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) are to hold a 24-hour strike from 10am on Wednesday 11 September that could disrupt drinks deliveries to almost 30,000 licensed premises, the union Unite has said today
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NewsPunch: disposals to slow, 'confident' of restructure
Punch Taverns is likely to slow down its disposals to 300 to 350 per year in 2014, says finance director Steve Dando who also told M&C Report he’s “confident” Punch’s debt restructure will occur in the second half of 2013
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BGF eyes Comptoir Libanais investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) is understood to be in talks to invest in Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, M&C Report has learnt.
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Osmond: Pub closures 'long overdue'
Hugh Osmond, the high-profile investor who founded Punch Taverns, has told M&C Report the closure of 10,000 pubs in the past decade has been “long overdue” and said closures will ultimately benefit the industry
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NewsBenito’s Hat secures fifth site
Benito’s Hat Mexican Kitchen, the London-based restaurant chain, has secured a fifth site in London and is in legals on its first unit outside the capital
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NewsSpirit managed lfls rise 4.1%
Spirit Pub Company reports a 4.1% rise in like-for-like net managed sales in the 12 weeks to 17 August and improving trends in its leased estate
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NewsGMB to protest at McDonald's UK HQ
The GMB union is to hold a protest outside McDonald’s UK head office today over the company’s use of zero hours contracts
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ZaZa Bazaar to be the Gate’s next big star
ZaZa Bazaar, the world banquet and bar concept, has secured its second site in the Gate, Newcastle, and told M&C Report that it has a pipeline in place for further openings next year
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NewsEnterprise announces £100m bond offering
Enterprise Inns has announced an offering of approximately £100m of senior, unsecured Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2020, which it said would provide it with low cost, unsecured long-term funding, reduce its overall cost of borrowing, provide it with increased flexibility and enhance prospects for growth