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NewsMarston's to sell 400 pubs over two years
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, hopes to sell up to 400 pubs over the next two years and is seeing increased interest in its sites recently due to an apparent upturn in the property market, chief executive Ralph Findlay has told M&C Report
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JW Lees buys two pubs
JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has continued its acquisition drive with the purchase of two pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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School leavers represent a huge opportunity
A new study by Springboard shows that school leavers represent a huge opportunity for the hospitality industry
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OpinionGiraffe finds every little helps
Tesco’s purchase of Giraffe earlier this year moved both the family-friendly restaurant and the grocery giant into new territory. Has it created a blueprint for a new approach for the mid-market sector? Russel and Juliette Joffe talk about life under their new owners.
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 27-28 July
Weekend press round-up, 27-28 JulyPubs and barsM&B has found its balance againIt is now almost two years since billionaire Joe Lewis moored his mega-yacht by Tower Bridge and declared he’d like to swallow pub company Mitchells & Butlers in its entirety. Lewis owned 25%, so this was serious. The proposed ...
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NewsBramwell opens second Wild Lime
Bramwell Pub Company, the managed operator, has opened the second of its three pilot Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen sites in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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Brains to apply more overt branding
SA Brain is to apply more overt branding to its two mainstream managed concepts, Grills & More and Two for One, M&C Report has learnt
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Whitbread eyes 40 'compact' Premier Inns by 2018
Whitbread plans to have 40 of its new “compact” version of Premier Inn, called “hub by Premier Inn”, in place or in the pipeline by 2018
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Analysis & Insight
Biting back?
Gourmet Burger Kitchen has grown to become the UK’s biggest premium patty purveyor, but a host of new players are threatening to shake up the market
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GBK could grow to 150 sites
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the premium burger chain, could “easily” triple in size in the UK, according to chief executive Alasdair Murdoch
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Analysis & Insight
Bramwell breaks out
He may be back in charge of a sizeable pub estate, but Roger Moxham is finding some aspects of life at helm of Bramwell Pub Company a little different to his time at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
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Pubs 'can host betting shops'
Betting shops will be able to open within pubs under changes to planning law that come into force today, according to the Daily Mail.
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Marston's: Expansion, code, disposals, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the results for the 26 weeks to 30 March for Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, and speaks to chief executive Ralph Findlay
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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 ...