All Operators articles – Page 253
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Neame: we're not a cash cow
There’s “something very wrong” with Britain’s tax system when firms like Starbucks pay “next to nothing” while brewers endure an “unsustainable” tax burden, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman Jonathan Neame has said.Speaking at the BBPA’s Annual Dinner, Neame stressed how the reputation of the industry is “on the ...
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Minister ducks self-regulation issue
The Government has washed its hands of the self-regulation deal to govern the pubco-tenant relationship, claiming all the commitments made “have now been achieved”.Last week, the new minister in charge of monitoring the deal, Jo Swinson, snubbed requests for an interview with the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.She took the role of ...
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Patty & Bun secures first site
Patty & Bun, the latest burger pop-up concept operator, has secured its first standalone site in London’s Marylebone.As revealed by M&C Report last month, the concept, which previous occupied spaces at the Doodle Bar in Battersea and Endurance pub in Soho, will open in James Street on the former Stockpot.The ...
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Marco Marco secures £3.5m PE investment
Marco Marco, the Cheshire-based Italian restaurant business led by Stephen Garrity, the former Restaurant Group executive, has reportedly secured a £3.5m investment from London-based private equity group Niton Partners.The company, which launched three years ago and currently operates sites in Northwich, Lymm and Marple Bridge, is set to use the ...