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Brexit: Industry commentators’ reaction
Industry commentators have had their say on how the vote is likely to impact on the sector
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Brexit: Operators’ reaction
Operators have reacted to the vote to leave the EU by insisting that the focus must remain on current trading amid market turmoil
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Serendipity doubles up
Serendipity Inns, the group set up by former Mitchells & Butlers operations director Richard Cox and ex JW Lees director of managed houses Kieran Rabbit, has secured its second site, MCA understands.
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NewsMartin: Brexit economy fears misplaced
JD Wetherspoon founder and prominent Brexit campaigner, Tim Martin, has said anxiety about the economic effects of leaving the EU will prove to be misplaced.
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NewsFord: We’d been toying with having a second brand
Gerry Ford, chairman of Caffe Nero, says company has been “toying” with having a second brand for some time
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NewsLV sets out expansion plans
Living Ventures plans to open 13 sites in total across four brands over the next 12 months
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Wright: Wagamama had become functional
Stuart Wright, head of insight at Wagamama, has said that the brand had become functional and distanced from its values
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M&B wins award for Green Card app
Mitchells & Butlers has won a Bronze award for Best Loyalty and Relationship Campaign at the IPM Awards for its Green Card loyalty app.
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Cote makes significant investment on Harrogate & Welwyn sites
Cote Restaurants, the Alex Scrimgeour-led group, has invested over a million pounds each on its next two openings in Harrogate and Welwyn Garden City. The company has invested over a million pounds on a new 180-cover restaurant, which sits on a prominent corner of Welwyn Garden City’s Howardsgate and includes ...
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Ex-Soho House director sets up investment fund
Chris Miller, who stepped down as commercial director of Soho House Group earlier this year, has set up his own investment vehicle
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Supernatural eyes further expansion
Supernatural is eyeing further expansion opportunities in the capital after securing its third site, in Spitalfields
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Mobile payment rises; speed of service still key frustration
In under two years the number of consumers who use mobile devices to speed up payment has increased from 2.4 million to 3.1 million
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The Smoke Haus eyes smaller footprint model
Mark Power, the co-founder of The Smoke Haus, has told MCA the group is eyeing a smaller footprint format for its next opening, after successfully launching its first site in England.
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Pivovar eyes Pavement Vaults rollout in 2016
Pivovar, the craft beer pub operator and beer importer, is to open three more sites under its Pavement Vaults banner before the end of the year, MCA understands.
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Food in wet-led pubs ‘a placebo’
Amber Taverns managing director James Baer told MCA’s The Pub Conference that for many wet-led pubs, food has been little more than a “placebo”.
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Simit Sarayi goes fourth
Simit Sarayi has further strengthened its London openings pipeline by securing a site in Villiers Street
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Brighton property housing Jamie’s sold for £17m
Strathclyde Pension Fund has acquired a mixed-use property in Brighton for £17m, in an off-market transaction
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Red Hot World Buffet to appoint administrators
The parent company of Red Hot World Buffet has applied to the High Court to be placed into administration.
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Whitbread to trial all-day dining concept
Whitbread is to trial a new all-day dining concept called Picknic Kitchen
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Bermondsey Pub Co ops director steps down
Enterprise Inns first operations director for its Bermondsey Pub Company managed vehicle, Karen Baskett, has left her role after less than a year, MCA understands.