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NewsBBPA signs MoU on calorie and ingredient labelling
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) committing to encourage its members to label ingredients and calories on their beer bottles and cans in the EU by 2022.
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NewsDomino’s appoints new senior independent director
Domino’s has announced that former Greene King group finance director Ian Bull will succeed Helen Keays as senior independent director with immediate effect.
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NewsPriory Inns takes on 10th site
Priory Inns North West has taken on its 10th site – and second with Star Pubs & Bars – as it looks to expand of its Warrington heartland.
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NewsDrink-led pubs see spike in lfls after mini heatwave
Wet-led pubs achieved a 4.1% increase in like-for-like sales (lfls) during August as the mini heatwave brought out drinkers, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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NewsRedevco acquires One Tower Bridge for £70m
Real estate manager Redevco has acquired the food and beverage units of One Tower Bridge development for £70m from the Berkeley Group.
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NewsMiami Burger turns supplier after restaurant closure
Vegan health-oriented concept Miami Burger has reworked its business model to focus on foodservice supply, after closing its Reading restaurant.
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NewsDoughnut Time lines up further site
Doughnut Time has lined up a new site near Chancery Lane tube station. The operator has taken the former Charles Tyrwhitt retail unit at 307-308 High Holborn, for an imminent opening.
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NewsEsquires Coffee founder Doug Williamson departs
Esquires Coffee founder director Doug Williamson has left the business, to be replaced by Aiden Keegan who becomes UK CEO, MCA understands.
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NewsRecommendation for ‘pub relief’ on alcohol duty
The ability for pubs to claim back a proportion of alcohol duty, through a new ‘Pub Relief’, has been set out as a recommendation in a new report on reforming alcohol duty in the UK.
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NewsKPMG updates on Patisserie Holdings administration
Patisserie Holdings administrator KPMG does not expect to realise any value from the company’s subsidiaries, and has yet realise any money from freehold property or claims against third parties.
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NewsWetherspoon slices 20p off price of Ruddles
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reduced the price of a pint of real ale by an average of 20p.
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NewsGreene King lfls fall across Pub Company in Q1
Greene King’s Pub Company arm has seen like-for-like sales (lfls) fall by 1.8% for the first 18 weeks of the new financial year, to 1 September, however the past seven weeks saw a 1.5% uplift.
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NewsNew Mamago logo revealed
The logo for The Restaurant Group’s spin-off Mamago has been unveiled, along with teasers of the new menu. The Mamago logo will use the same font as the original Wagamama logo, as well as the familiar red and white colour scheme, plus its signature single red star. Meanwhile the menu, specifically designed for the spinoff, looks set to include wraps packed with Pan-Asian ingredients and fruit pots.
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NewsSlim Chickens trading well above expectations
American fast-casual brand Slim Chickens has been trading “well above expectations”, Boparan Restaurant Group’s chief executive Tom Crowley has told MCA.
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NewsProposals to restrict London takeaways’ menu offering
Restrictions on takeaway and fast food menus in the capital, at times when unaccompanied children are likely to visit, has been listed as an ambition of the London’s Child Obesity Taskforce.
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NewsFuller’s updates on trading, capital return and departures
Fuller’s has revealed like for like sales in managed pubs and hotels are up 2.5%, in the 22 weeks to 31 August 2019.
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NewsHow does the brain read a menu?
The saying goes that we eat with our eyes and there’s definitely truth in that. A summary of research published in the Elsevier Journal of Brain and Cognition in 2016 goes as far back as Apicius, a 1st Century Roman gourmand, who first noted the concept. Scientists attribute the idea to evolutionary development – meaning the sight of food brings instant comfort, knowing as a race that we’re going to survive at least into the immediate future.
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NewsAlchemist to trial grab and go offer at Canary Wharf
The Alchemist is to trial a bagel-based grab and go offer at its upcoming site in Canary Wharf, MCA can reveal.
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NewsLendlease signs up three new operators to Elephant Park scheme
Three new concepts have signed to open on Sayer Street at Elephant Park. The new restaurants, one brand new concept and two established local operators, have joined the £2.3 billion regeneration project being delivered by Lendlease and Southwark Council in the heart of the capital.
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NewsAntic to add to presence in Crystal Palace
Antic is to open a further pub in Crystal Palace, on the site of the former Plumbase at 58-60 Westow Hill in Crystal Palace.