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NewsClark leaves Subway
Sacha Clark has left her role as marketing director of Subway UK and Ireland, MCA understands. Clark, previously of InterContinental Hotels Group, was with Subway for just over two years, and is currently on gardening leave until October. In the interim, Mike Brouwers, Subway European marketing director will be working ...
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NewsBarons Pub Company adds eighth site
Barons Pub Company has acquired its eighth site – The Inn at West End in Surrey; its first with accommodation.
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NewsAntic acquires Denmark Arms in Newham
Antic London has acquired The Denmark Arms in East Ham, Newham.
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NewsGrubhub acquires campus platform
Grubhub, America’s leading food-ordering and delivery marketplace, has acquired Tapingo, a platform for college campus food ordering, for $150m.
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NewsBar + Block updates on pipeline
Whitbread’s high street steak restaurant brand Bar + Block has announced openings in Wimbledon and Reading in early 2019, and hints at more to come, MCA has learnt.
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NewsNutufia raises $1.2m for Euro expansion
Natufia Labs, a start-up which automatically grows edible plants in professional and domestic kitchens, has completed a $1.2m seed round led by Butterfly Ventures, Techstars, and Ginco Investments.
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NewsJW Lees returns to new-builds
JW Lees has exchanged contracts on its first new-build in a decade as it seeks to diversify its growth strategy.
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NewsSSP expects FY lfls up 3%
SSP Group, the concessions operator, has reiterated its expectation of delivering like-for-like sales growth of between 2% and 3% for the year to 30 September.
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NewsLeon awarded three stars for sustainability
Leon, the John Vincent-led group, has achieved the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) top mark of three stars – the only brand in the food-to-go market to be awarded the accolade for its sustainable practices. The SRA judges a business’ sustainability against a ten-point sustainability framework under three main pillars of ...
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NewsMiddlemass steps down as Market Town Taverns MD
Louise Middlemass has stepped down as managing director of Market Town Taverns (MTT), the Heron and Brearley-owned pub operator.
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Minor eyes UK rollout for Benihana
Minor Hotels, the Thailand-based hospitality group, which acquired a stake in Japanese restaurant group Benihana earlier this year, is exploring further expansion opportunities for the brand in the UK, after strengthening its management team here, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAll Star Lanes appoints interim MD
All Star Lanes, the boutique bowling concept, has promoted Graham Cook to the role of interim managing director in the wake of Christian Rose’s departure earlier this summer.
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NewsTGI Friday’s launches ‘Fridarians’ campaign
TGI Friday’s has launched a new integrated brand campaign that introduces the world to “Fridarians”, who “smash through the so-called rules of going out and live every day like it’s a Friday”
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NewsBrexit vote forces TGI’s to switch to UK suppliers
TGI Friday’s switched a number of suppliers from overseas providers to UK ones in the wake of the Brexit vote, its procurement and supply chain director has told Supply Management magazine.
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Calder and Adkins join CBRE
CBRE has announced the appointment of Mark Calder as a director to its central London retail team as it continues to bolster its restaurant and leisure offer.
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NewsKFC franchisee secures c£14m debt facility
Auriga Holdings, one of the longest-serving KFC franchisees in the UK, has secured a new £13.95m debt facility from Metro Bank, as it eyes further expansion.
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NewsShepherd Neame FY managed lfls up 1.3%
Shepherd Neame saw like-for-like sales in its 68-strong managed estate grow 1.3% in the year to 30 June.
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NewsUber Eats partners with Flyt on PoS
Uber Eats has announced a partnership with Flyt, which will allow restaurants to integrate their food delivery sales into their existing PoS systems.
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NewsEmpire Cinemas launching luxury cinema and cafe-bar Tivoli
Empire Cinemas, the 14-strong independent multiplex operator, has developed a new luxury cinema, café and bar concept, Tivoli, with the first site due to open in Bath.
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NewsBCA sets out 'circular economy' target
The British Coffee Association (BCA) has set out its aim for its industry to become the first to achieve a “circular economy” in the UK.