All Operators articles – Page 250
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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 ...
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Ex-Paul CEO joins Tesco
James Fleming, who stepped down as chief executive of Paul UK, earlier this year has joined supermarket giant Tesco as chief operating officer for its commercial division.Fleming, who spent two years as an operations director at Pizza Express, was at the 30-strong Paul UK for over two years had been ...
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Opinion
How much better can it get?
For four hours today, Hendon, the London suburb most famous for being…
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Operators call for 2013 business rates freeze
Leading food and grocery operator have united in a bid to urge the Government to freeze business rates in 2013.Martin Shuker, managing director of KFC, and Ken McMeikan, chief executive of Greggs, joined 12 leading retail operators in signing a letter, written by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) as part ...
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Chilango back on the expansion trail
Chilango, the London-based Mexican burrito chain, has secured its fourth site in the capital and is believed to be on the verge of announcing a new investor.The group, which is led by Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, has acquired the leasehold interest of 2,516sq ft O’Neill’s in London Wall, with ...