All Weekend Press articles – Page 3
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Weekend Press
Weekend press roundup, 6-7 July
RestaurantsGregg Wallace thinks he has the recipe for successMasterchef presenter Gregg Wallace has put new funds into his South-West London restaurant, Wallace & Co, in order to boost its performance.The investment is part of an improvement plan put in place by Wallace, who earlier this year bought out the restaurant’s ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 29-30 June
Restaurants Burger battle heats up as Five Guys and Shake Shack arrive in UK A tweeted picture of George Osborne tucking into a takeaway from the upmarket chain Byron late at night while completing details of the spending review may have prompted ridicule this week, but the chancellor was bang ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 June
Food-on-the-go Pret A Manger seeks £375m debt refinancing Pret A Manger is seeking to raise a new £375m loan to refinance existing debt and pay a dividend to private equity owner Bridgepoint. The London-based firm has mandated HSBC, Rabobank, ING Bank, RBS, Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up 15-16 June
Financial results and company news Drinks wizard Walsh to chair caterer Compass Paul Walsh, the mastermind behind the success of Diageo, the drinks giant, is to become chairman of Compass as the extraordinary reshuffle of the FTSE 100’s leadership gathers pace. Walsh, 58, has been lined up to succeed Sir ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press roundup, 8-9 June
Roadside servicesBetting tycoon takes punt on giving lorry drivers a break from open roadThe man who built Betfred from a single bookies in Salford to a nationwide chain is taking a gamble on motorway services and plans to open truck stops nationwide over the next five years.Only a couple of ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 1-2 June
Weekend Press 1-2 JuneFinancial results and company news Pub reform newswill cut tax revenuesPub companies will convert to tax-efficient trusts if Government reforms go ahead, in a move that will deprive the Treasury of tens of millions of pounds in revenue.Enterprise Inns, Britain’s biggest pub company, is planning to become ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 25-27 May
Please see below our roundup of this weekend’s newspapers: Pubs Britain’s pubs face lost decade The pub industry faces a lost decade with sales unlikely to hit 2007 levels for at least another five years despite the government’s efforts to reduce the cost of beer in the latest budget. Tightened ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 6-7 April
PubsCoalition’s pub brawl over bid to help landlordsThe Coalition was hit by a new split last night following claims that George Osborne is blocking plans by Business Secretary Vince Cable to save the ailing British pub. Liberal Democrat Mr Cable wants to launch a new watchdog to combat allegations that ...