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NewsNewRiver acquires Barrow-in-Furness retail park
NewRiver has acquired Hollywood Retail & Leisure Park in Barrow-in-Furness, from an institutional investor, for £15.3 million.
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Islington-based Ei Group-let pub sells for c£2m
A site let to EI Group in London’s Islington has been acquired by an the overseas investor for £2.1m.
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NewsGrindsmith to launch roastery
Grindsmith, the Manchester-based speciality coffee shop operator, is opening a coffee laboratory and roastery in Ancoats.
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NewsStar Pubs introduces craft beers on rotation
Star Pubs & Bars has introduced a rotational craft beer scheme to enable operators to broaden their selection and offer regular guest beers.
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NewsCote signs up for Basingstoke
Côte, the BC Partners-backed group, is opening at Basingstoke’s Festival Place shopping centre.
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NewsPret to open store run by ex-homeless Rising Stars
Pret A Manger is planning to open a store staffed entirely by graduates from its Rising Star programme, which gives jobs to ex-homeless people.
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NewsCrust Bros to open third Editions site
Crust Bros, the artisan pizza concept, is launching a third site with Deliveroo Editions, and has switched its service style at its Waterloo restaurant, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLfls up 5.2% at JDW
JD Wetherspoon has this morning reported a 5.2% increase in like-for-like sales for the 10 weeks to 8 July 2018
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NewsJohnson: ‘Majority of investors have lost interest in sector’
“Nine out of 10 investors have lost all interest in the sector,” warned Luke Johnson, partner, Risk Capital Partners, at yesterday’s UKHospitality conference, Shaping the Future.
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NewsNaked Deli begins rollout with Newcastle Airport site
The Naked Deli, the three-strong, North East-based healthy eating chain, which recently secured £2.5m of investment from the Foresight Group, will begin its expansion with a site at Newcastle International Airport.
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NewsStarbucks pledges to phase at plastic straws by 2020
Starbucks has pledged to eliminate single-use plastic straws from its c28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.
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NewsKaye joins Morso as NED
Former Intertain chief operating officer Simon Kaye has joined the board of grappa and pasta concept Morso as a non-executive director, MCA understands.
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News'There’s a lot of good stories, but we need to talk more'
Adam Gregory, operations director of Be At One, discusses making bartending aspirational, the group’s intensive training programme, and building a family people culture.
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NewsTapas Revolution lines up Oxford opening
Tapas Revolution, the Spanish tapas group from Omar Allibhoy, has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after lining up a site in Oxford, MCA understands.
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NewsPrezzo hires restaurant support director
Prezzo, the TPG Capital-owned chain, has appointed Jon Green, formerly of PizzaExpress and Tragus, as a restaurant support director.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie rolls out further Sainsbury's concessions
Patisserie Valerie, the Luke Johnson-chaired concept, is rolling out concession counters to an additional 31 Sainsbury’s stores after a successful trial, bringing the total to 70.
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NewsEiG ‘considering sale of commercial property arm’
Ei Group has appointed advisors to assess a potential sale of its commercial property division, according to reports.
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NewsYoung’s managed lfls up 5.2% in Q1
Young’s has reported like-for-like sales in its managed house arm up 5.2% in the first 13 weeks of the current financial year, with total sales for the division up 8.8%.
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NewsDaisy Green crowdfund aims to double estate
The Daisy Green Collection, the all-day restaurant, bar and coffee group, is over-funding by 190% in its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch to fund a planned doubling of its estate in the next four years.
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NewsLeon eyes 20 Irish sites by 2023
Leon, the healthy eating chain, is to open its first restaurant in Ireland, with plans to roll out to 20 sits in the country by 2023.