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Nightclub veterans to re-open Notting Hill club
Former Notting Hill nightclub Cherryjam will re-open in October as Shimmy, with LoveBrunch and ETA duo Hugo Heathcote and Deji Carr hoping to take the venue ‘back to its legendary musical roots of the noughties’
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Hummingbird to raise brand awareness
Hummingbird Bakery, the US-style cupcake chain, is planning to extend into the retail sector, after signing a licensing agreement with global licensing agency Beanstalk
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NewsDomino’s to sponsor X-factor app
Domino’s Pizza has been announced as the headline sponsor of The X Factor app for the TV programme’s 2013 series, which starts tomorrow
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NewsM&C20 outperforms market by 16%
A pound invested in the companies that comprise the M&C20 at the beginning of May would now be worth nearly £1.16, as the index ticked up a percentage point this week to reach its highest level - 1,159
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New chicken concept to launch in the UK
Gallus Restaurants, a Dubai-backed group, is to launch a new eponymous chicken-led, fast-casual concept in the UK next month, after securing the former Scotch Steakhouse site in Charing Cross Road
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Bloomsbury reveals Waterloo plans
Bloomsbury Leisure, the pub and leisure venue operator led by Jonathan Dalton, hopes to open its latest beer-focused tap pub concept at London’s Waterloo station in November, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsUK weather hits Krispy Kreme Q2 comps
Krispy Kreme, the doughnut retailer, says the unseasonably warm weather in the UK in July and the timing of major holidays outside the US contributed to a lowering of comps in its international franchise arm in the three months to 4 August compared to the previous quarter
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NewsTRG: C2C potential, openings pipeline, breakfasts, competition
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group chief executive Andrew Page about exceeding its openings targets, the potential of growth brand Coast to Coast, the future of Garfunkel’s, the growing strength of its Frankie & Benny’s breakfast offer, the current trading climate and further opportunities for both its pub and concessions businesses
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Joule's buys three Punch pubs
Joule’s, the Shropshire-based brewer and pub operator, has bought a further three pubs from Punch Taverns for undisclosed amounts, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFish & chip concept targets 100 UK outlets
The team behind Fish ‘n’ Chick’n, the UK’s largest fish and chip shop operator, hopes to rollout a new quick service fish & chip concept called Churchill’s to at least 100 UK sites over 10 years via franchise, and is also looking to introduce it overseas, M&C Report has learnt
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Poulet Rouge eyes expansion opportunities
Shaun Gray and Steve Novak, the owners of Cattle Grid, the fast-casual steakhouse chain, have started to look for further sites for their chicken-led concept Poulet Rouge
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NewsPrezzo rolls out online ordering
Prezzo, the restaurant group led by Jonathan Kaye, has rolled out online ordering across the entire estate of its eponymous brand, after a successful trial in Greater London
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Euphorium Bakery to launch City flagship
Euphorium Bakery, the artisan bakery chain in which Tesco has a stake, is to finally open its flagship bakery and café site in Threadneedle Street in the City next month, which will be the first to feature a carvery offer
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NewsCamerons puts 10 on the market
The Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator has placed a package of 10 “non-core” freehold pubs on the market with Colliers International
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Poundbakery starts Poundcafe roll out
Poundbakery has started the rollout of Poundcafe, where consumers are able to buy selected meals, including a four-item English breakfast for just £1
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NewsPro-pub campaign urges mass tweet
The industry-funded national pro-pub campaign It’s Better Down the Pub is set to launch its third stage of activity by urging supporters to send out a mass tweet to over two million people on Tuesday 17 September
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Balthazar opens Selfridges concession
Balthazar which made its UK debut earlier this year in Russell Covent Garden, has launched a bakery concession in Selfridges
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Restaurant sales up 5% at Westfield
Westfield has reported a 4.5% increase in sales across its two London centres for the first six months of 2013, helped by a 5% rise in restaurant sales
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Japanese Canteen owner places burrito sites on market
Andrew Burleigh, the owner of the Japanese Canteen chain, has placed his two burrito-led sites in London on the market, M&C Report understands
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Enterprise 'prepared for KNDL strike action'
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has told M&C Report’s sister title Publican’s Morning Advertiser that it did not anticipate any disruption from potential strike action by workers at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics