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Operators face new red tape plan on drinks deliveries
Pubs and restaurants could be forced to check that their drinks and wholesaler suppliers are registered to sell alcohol to businesses under new Government plans, or face a £5,000 penalty or sanctions against their licence
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Coldplay members back Granger & Co
Will Champion and Jonny Buckland, respectively the drummer and lead guitarist of Coldplay, have been revealed by The Times as backers of Granger & Co
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Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks ahead to the Q4 update from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), which is due at the end of September
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FY PBT up at Here For You Hospitality
Here For You Hospitality, the Lancashire-based leisure group that operates the 11-strong Yard Glass Pub Company, has reported a rise in pre-tax profit for the year 31 December 2012
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Twenty five pubs go to auction
Twenty-five freehold pubs are set to go to under the hammer next month at two separate auctions held by Network Auctions and CP Bigwood
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Blackpool defers EMRO hearing
Blackpool Council has deferred a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order, due to take place on 4 and 5 September, after a leading licensing law firm highlighted failures in the pre-hearing procedure
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NewsTexas Joe's eyes BBQ restaurant rollout
Joe Walters, the entrepreneur behind the Texas Joe’s beef jerky brand whose investors include BrewDog co-founder James Watt, has told M&C Report he hopes to open a chain of barbecue and craft beer restaurants nationwide and has secured its first stand-alone site in London
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NewsRealpubs to make regional debut
Realpubs, the Greene King-owned pub chain, is set to make its debut outside London with an opening in Cambridge, M&C Report understands
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Osmond eyes return to sector
Hugh Osmond, the high-profile sector investor who previously backed PizzaExpress and Punch Taverns, is reportedly eyeing a return to the leisure sector after resigning from the board of insurance company Phoenix
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Creams Cafe eyes UK and overseas growth
Creams Cafe, the dessert cafe operator, plans to grow to 40 UK sites by the end of next year before looking to expand overseas via franchise, co-owner Balal Aqil has told M&C Report
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Intertain to open cocktail bar
Intertain, the Walkabout bar operator, is to open a US-themed cocktail bar at its Rewind club in Reading, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsWorrall takes Spirit brand director role
Spirit Pub Company has appointed Stephen Worrall as it new brand director, M&C Report understands
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Coffee shop market value to top £1.45bn
The total value of the UK coffee shop market is to reach £1.45bn by 2016, as convenience increasingly becomes an important factor for consumers, according to research by consultancy firm Pragma
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French tips 'resilient' TRG
Leading sector analyst Simon French has reiterated his Buy recommendation and 560p Target Price for The Restaurant Group ahead of its H1 results, predicting “resilient” results despite the good weather
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Brooklyn Bowl to make UK debut
Brooklyn Bowl, the highly-regarded New York-based live music, bowling alley and restaurant venue, is to make its debut in the UK this winter at the O2
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French Bubbles to double up
French Bubbles is to open a second site under its Champagne + Fromage concept in Brixton Village
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Downing-backed company secures Forest Gate site
Augusta Pub Company Limited, a company funded by the Downing Pub EIS Fund, has acquired the freehold of The Railway Tavern in Forest Gate, from Punch Taverns
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Mae Ping to launch Thai tapas restaurant
Thai restaurant group Mae Ping will re-launch its Wimbledon branch as a Thai tapas restaurant next month following a successful trial
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Yummy 'breaks all trading records'
Yummy Pubs, the four-strong multiple pub operator headed by Anthony Pender and Tim Foster, says it has “smashed all budgets and forecasts to pieces” so far this year
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Cineworld signs up for Whiteley
Cineworld is to open a nine-screen cinema as part of the £15.5m second phase of the Whiteley development in Hampshire