All Operators articles – Page 152
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NewsOriginal Bowling Company eyes retail park opportunities
Steve Burns, chief executive of The Original Bowling Company (TOBC), has said landlords of retail parks are increasingly looking to hospitality ventures to increase dwell time.
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Prospect Inns to open railway-themed pub
Prospect Inns is set to open its second site, The Wigan Central, in nearly December.
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NewsOakman Inns to grow to 13 sites by early 2015
Peter Borg-Neal, chief executive of Oakman Inns, has told M&C Report that he is on the verge of agreeing deals on two new sites.
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NewsMcMullen’s announces 10th Chicken & Grill site
Hertfordshire-based brewer and pub operator McMullen’s is to open its tenth Chicken & Grill site.
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NewsMarston’s launches Ebb & Flow café bar concept
Marston’s is to launch its first Ebb & Flow café bar concept on the site of a former Que Pasa next week.
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NewsChef Express UK viewing sites for first Mokà coffee outlet
Chef Express UK is looking at two possible sites for the first of its Mokà coffee houses but the format will have to be adapted to an English market.
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NewsMarston's signs deal to build pub in Stafford business park
Marston’s has signed up as the first tenant of an extension to the Beacon Business Park in Stafford to develop a pub and 180-cover restaurant.
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FSA says diners will shun outlets with hygiene rating below 3
The Food Standards Agency is warning diners not to book their Christmas meal at any outlet with a low hygiene rating.
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NewsTPG Capital agrees to acquire Prezzo for £303.7m
TPG Capital, the US-based private equity firm, has reached agreement with the board of Prezzo, to acquire the Jonathan Kaye-led business for £303.7m
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Tim Martin: Sales slow at motorway pub
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has admitted drink sales have been poor at its first motorway services site because ‘people just want a coffee’.
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NewsJD Wetherspoon analyst round-up: 'Disappointing margins'
Analysts have highlighted “disappointing margins” in Wetherspoon’s Q1 results, which showed like-for-like sales up but slower growth in October.
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Yog looks north
Yog, the frozen yogurt chain, is continuing its UK expansion with a focus on the north of England while also preparing to open its first sites under franchise in Dubai and Kenya
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Punch ordered to pay damages to tenant in latest PICAS hearing
Damages have been awarded against Punch Taverns for breaches of its code of practice following the latest case to go through the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).
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Gill to open second site with 'different' offers on the table
Chef Robin Gill has told M&C Report that an open pastry kitchen will be the focal point of his new restauarant, The Manor.
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NewsOakman Inns joins Stock Exchange ELITE business support scheme
Oakman Inns has joined the London Stock Exchange’s ELITE programme, designed to support “high growth private companies”.
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Kitchenette opens London restaurant
Food business ’incubator’ Kitchenette has launched a restaurant in Ladbroke Grove which will act as a host for a series of pop-ups.
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NewsMoorhouse's launches beer festivals with Burnley FC
Lancashire brewer and pub operator Moorhouse’s has joined forces with Burnley FC to host a series of beer festivals.
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Essenden returns to acquisition trail
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, has acquired an existing bowling site in Doncaster on a leasehold basis
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ALMR launches website to help sector lobby MPs
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is to launch a website giving operators the tools to lobby their MPs and Parliamentary candidates in the run up to the election.
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NewsAnand says Spirit is 'transformational deal'
Greene King CEO Rooney Anand has not ruled out further acquisitions despite the brewer reaching agreement this morning on its £773m takeover of Spirit Pub Company.