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    St Austell to open £1.5m brewpub and restaurant

    2013-08-16T16:19:00Z

    St Austell is to spend £1.5m transforming a derelict 19th century warehouse, which most recently housed a variety of nightclubs, into a new pub restaurant featuring a microbrewery, M&C Report has learnt

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    West Cornwall set for next stage of growth

    2013-08-16T16:18:00Z

    West Cornwall Pasty Company, the Gresham-backed retailer, is looking at options for refreshing the brand and also at further expansion opportunities

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    Frizzenti eyes bar concept launch

    2013-08-16T16:18:00Z

    Frizzenti, the company behind the sparkling wine that is dispensed on tap, is eyeing the launch of a standalone bar concept, which it believes has national and international roll out potential

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    Vital Ingredients plans next stage of development

    2013-08-16T16:17:00Z

    Vital Ingredient is set to open five new sites in the capital over the next six months as it gears up to attract private equity backing next year

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    Rollo: Costa performance to be weaker

    2013-08-16T16:17:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that he expects Whitbread to report a 3% increase in like-for-like sales growth in its second quarter

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    Police plan 'week of action' on alcohol retailers

    2013-08-16T16:17:00Z

    Pub and bar operators could face further scrutiny from police during a “week of action” on licensing and alcohol-related harm, promoted by the Association of Chief Police Officers

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    Parsons strengthens pipeline

    2013-08-16T16:16:34.677Z

    Parsons, the Bristol-based bakery chain, has secured three further sites as its looks to double the size of its 34-strong estate by the end of 2015

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    Ethical pub venture plans cider bar

    2013-08-16T16:16:16.827Z

    The Liverpool-based pub venture where 5% of profits are donated to charity is looking to secure a cider bar called Ethical Apple, M&C Report has learnt

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    Johnny Rockets eyes UK launch

    2013-08-16T16:16:00Z

    Johnny Rockets, the international restaurant chain offering a “classic American experience”, is in talks with prospective franchise partners as it looks to make its debut in the UK, M&C Report understands

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    Rollo: Enterprise share price can double

    2013-08-16T16:16:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that if improving pub trends, growing financing availability for its non-core pub disposals, and a robust economy combine to drive increased market confidence in Enterprise Inns’ asset value, the company could see its share price double

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    Ex-Orchid director plans brewpub

    2013-08-16T16:15:23.070Z

    Magnus Wilson, former group operations director at Orchid Pub Company, is to spend £500,000 converting a Newcastle pub into a modern brewpub

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    Solitaire secures new sites, to make Leeds debut

    2013-08-16T16:15:00Z

    Solitaire Restaurants has invested c£4m in acquiring three London pubs over the last month and is set to open its first site in Leeds

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    Dirty Burger confirmed for Vauxhall

    2013-08-16T16:15:00Z

    Dirty Burger has confirmed it has secured a site in Vauxhall for its second permanent site, with an opening set for 20 August

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    BT signs up more than 10,000 operators

    2013-08-16T16:15:00Z

    BT says more than 10,000 pubs, clubs, betting shops, hotels and other commercial premises have signed up to its new BT Sport channel

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    Analyst corner

    2013-08-16T16:02:00Z

    Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks ahead to the full-year results update from JD Wetherspoon, which is due on 13 September. He says that he is encouraged by signs of operating margin stabilisation but thinks the share price fully reflects JDW’s position for now

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    JW Bassett eyes freehold expansion

    2013-08-16T16:01:00Z

    The Cardiff-based pub operator is looking to secure more freeholds after exiting one leased site and a Mitchells & Butlers franchised outlet, company founder Jon Bassett has told M&C Report

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    Greenan to open Newcastle’s first brewpub

    2013-08-16T16:00:00Z

    Greenan Blueaye, the North East-based pub operator, plans to open Newcastle’s first brewpub in partnership with Wylam Brewery

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    M&C20 underperforms against the FTSE

    2013-08-16T15:53:00Z

    The M&C20 underperformed against the FTSE All Share this week as both lists experienced a decline. The FTSE All Share was down just under 15 points, or 1.5%, to 1,000.78 this week, while the M&C20 fell by 24 points, or 2.1%, from 1,157 to 1,123.

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    Perceptions Group to include catering positions

    2013-08-16T13:56:00Z

    The Perceptions Group, the scheme aimed at creating 15,000 work placements for young people across the pub and bar sector, has been expanded to include kitchen and food service roles

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    InnBrighton to open second brewpub

    2013-08-16T13:10:00Z

    The multiple operator has secured a west London music venue on a free-of-tie Enterprise Inns lease that will receive a £600,000 investment to transform it into a flagship brewpub