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    Redmed to launch second site

    2013-09-03T07:49:00Z

    Redmed, the fledgling operator, which counts Luminar chief executive Peter Marks as a non-executive director, is to launch its second site later this week in Lincoln

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    Koh Thai reveals growth target, in funding talks

    2013-09-03T07:49:00Z

    Koh Thai, the four-strong Thai tapas concept, hopes to grow to 20 sites over the next five years and is in talks over a number of different funding options for future expansion, M&C Report has learnt

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    Nana Fanny's to open first concession site

    2013-09-03T07:49:00Z

    Nana Fanny’s Salt Beef bars is to open its first concession unit in the newly created food hall within the Croydon Village Outlet, later this month

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    Boxpark returns to expansion plans

    2013-09-03T07:49:00Z

    Roger Wade, the man behind Boxpark, the world’s first and only pop-up mall in London’s Shoreditch, has returned to plans to expand the concept

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    Nando’s and Pret pick up PETA Awards

    2013-09-03T07:49:00Z

    Nando’s and Pret were among the winners of the first-ever PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Vegan Food Awards

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    Hotcha eyes No.1 takeaway chain status

    2013-09-03T07:49:00Z

    Hotcha has announced ambitious plans to be the UK’s number one takeaway chain, after opening its eighth site in total

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    FLS lending up, but SMEs still miss out

    2013-09-03T07:47:00Z

    Lending under a flagship state scheme increased between April and June, but lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continued to fall

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    Wahaca moves closer on Brixton site

    2013-09-03T07:44:00Z

    Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, has moved a step closer to securing a site in London’s Brixton

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    UK contactless spend grows five fold in 12 months

    2013-09-03T07:40:00Z

    UK consumers have made 51 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months, according to figures released today from Visa Europe

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    Retail and leisure chains should pay high street levy

    2013-09-03T07:35:00Z

    Retail and leisure chains that turnover more than £10m a year should invest 0.25% of their sales into a local economy development fund to help revive high streets, a new report has argued

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    SSP UK sees improvement in retention levels

    2013-09-03T07:22:00Z

    SSP UK has said that it has recruited 800 apprentices onto its apprenticeship programme this year and seen its retention levels for new employees improve by 6%

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    BISL signs up leading law firm

    2013-09-03T07:13:00Z

    National law firm Bond Dickinson has become a member of Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL)

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    Punch lfls up 0.4%, to launch restructuring

    2013-09-03T07:13:00Z

    Punch Taverns has reported a 0.4% rise in like-for-like net income across its core estate for the 12 weeks to 17 August 2013 and believes a consensual restructuring can be launched in H2

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    L'Enclume named UK's best restaurant

    2013-09-03T06:56:00Z

    Chef Simon Rogan’s Cumbrian restaurantL’Enclume has been named the best in the country in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2014

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    Spirit reveals second Premium pub

    2013-09-03T06:53:00Z

    Spirit Pub Company has converted a second site to its new Premium Pub concept with a £260,000 investment at the Cricketers in Kew Green, Richmond

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    Heineken UK: on-trade dip in 2012, fruit cider lift

    2013-09-02T06:43:00Z

    Heineken UK says the poor summer weather and “challenging” consumer environment in 2012 led to a fall in consumption in the on-trade in the year

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    JDW eyes Ireland debut

    2013-08-31T10:35:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon is close to securing its first pub in Ireland, in Dublin, and has made offers on a number of outlets in the Republic. The managed operator has confirmed reports that it’s looking to spend €1 million buying the freehold of the Tonic pub in Blackrock. Contracts are expected to be signed over the next week

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    Patisserie Valerie to launch restaurant concept

    2013-08-30T16:21:00Z

    Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed café chain, is to launch a new restaurant format called Brasserie Valerie next week in Glasgow, complete with an evening offer, which if successful will form part of its roll out plans and incorporated into selected existing sites

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    Mad For Garlic eyes UK opening

    2013-08-30T16:09:00Z

    Mad For Garlic, one of Korea’s most popular restaurant chains, has announced plans to expand into the US, the Middle East and European markets, including the UK

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    Fresh & Healthy eyes UK launch

    2013-08-30T16:09:00Z

    Fresh & Healthy Brands, the Canadian restaurant and cafe group, is looking to launch its Yo-Good non-fat frozen yogurt format and Pure Health, its health fast food concept, into the UK via franchise, M&C Report has learnt