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NewsLeon secures new £25m investment
Spice Private Equity, a Swiss investment company, has invested £25m to acquire a significant minority stake in Leon
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NewsCharles Wells eyes group pub deals
Charles Wells chief executive, Justin Phillimore, has told MCA that the company will target group acquisitions alongside organic growth of its managed estate, following the sale of its brewing business to Marston’s.
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NewsMarston’s: Charles Wells; pub deals; pricing and lodges
MCA talks to Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay and managing director of Marston’s Beer Company, Richard Westwood, on the back of the £55m acquisition of Charles Wells.
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Be At One confirmed for Bournemouth
Be At One has confirmed it has secured its second south coast venue, in Bournemouth.
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Shepherd Neame to launch keg-only format
Shepherd Neame’s new opening in a retail unit at Chatham’s marinas will be a keg-only offer, MCA understands.
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Vita Mojo signs Elior franchise deal
Vita Mojo has signed a franchise deal with contract caterer Elior
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Townsend: Punch deal great for sector
Simon Townsend, chief executive of Ei Group, has told MCA that he sees Heineken’s imminent acquisition of rival Punch as “a great statement of confidence in the future of UK pubs”
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Greggs lfls up 3.6%
Greggs has reported a “good start to the year” with company-managed shop like-for-like sales in the first 19 weeks up 3.6%
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Smoke & Salt head to Pop Brixton
Pop-up kitchen Smoke & Salt has been announced as the replacement for Kricket at Pop Brixton.
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Mettricks signs for fifth site
Mettricks, the four-strong coffee shop group, is opening a new coffee, cocktail and food venue at Woolston Waterside, part of the Centenary Quay development in Southampton. Mettricks has agreed a 20-year lease for the 2,793 sq ft site, which is one of 12 new leisure units being developed at Woolston ...
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Time Out Markets committed to London after Spitalfields setback
Time Out will continue to look for new locations for its Market concept in London and internationally its bid to open in Spitalfields was rejected.
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Tuk Tuk looking to England for next site
Tuk Tuk, the Scotland based Indian street food restaurant concept, is eyeing a third site in England this year, MCA has learnt.
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Tortilla eyes smaller format
Tortilla is looking into developing a smaller format model aimed at residential areas, prompted by the growth of the delivery side of its business
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Couchman swaps GK for SSP
Shirley Couchman has stepped down as operations director at Greene King to join SSP
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Heaven Scent to open in Dunfermline scheme
Heaven Scent, a coffee shop in Milnathort, Scotland, is opening a third outlet in Dunfermline’s £12.4million Carnegie Library and Galleries scheme.
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Mr Lyan launching bar with Silo
Ryan Chetiyawardana, the former world champion bartender behind White Lyan and Danelyan, has teamed up with zero-waste chef Douglas McMaster to launch a cocktail bar at the latter’s Brighton restaurant Silo.
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Prime time for pubs in Q1
Pub restaurants were the most frequently visited channel in the eating out sector, despite a fall in the proportion of consumers visiting the channel overall, MCA analysis has found.
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D&D confirms Mazzei partnership for Battersea
Italian chef Francesco Mazzei has confirmed he will open his third restaurant with D&D London, at Battersea Power Station.
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SSP says rail strikes hit H1 sales
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has reported UK like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the six months to 31 March but said strike action has hit sales at railway stations.
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Punch announces new delivery providers
Punch has announced changes to its delivery services ahead of its proposed takeover by Heineken and Patron Capital.