All Yates articles – Page 5
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Diary
Diary: Greene King, Enterprise, Grand Union, Jamie Barber
This week’s Diary includes the upside of joining Greene King, the downside of brewing in the countryside, celebrating a big deal, and getting back to nature
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News
Mitchells takes Star Pubs & Bars site
Mitchells Pub Management, a subsidiary of pub and hotel operator Mitchells of Lancaster, has taken its third leasehold pub with Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned lease operator formerly known as Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company.The Church House in Sheffield opened this week following a £220,000 investment by Star Pubs ...
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News
Pub operators see growth in customisation
Pub operators have blamed a rise in demanding diners on chains that allow customers to tailor their meals and the instancy of social media, writes Lesley Foottit.From merely expecting good food and service, diners increasingly want to design their own meals by adding or removing certain ingredients.“More customers want to ...
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Diary
Diary: Piper, Inventive, Google, KFC
This week’s exclusive Diary includes news on Piper’s next target; Inventive’s chances of acquiring some Luminar sites; KFC expanding in China and a parrot that may not be deadFrom cocktails to buffetsThe £8m investment by private equity group Piper into cocktail bar chain Be At One was definitely a boost ...