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Expanding Marston's gets 7% like-for-like boost
27 January, 2012

Marston's, the pub operator and brewer, saw like-for-like sales in its managed pubs grow 7%in the eight weeks to 21 January, with food up 8% and drink sales ahead 6.5%.

Fuller's pubs see 5.1% like-for-like sales increase

Fuller Smith & Turner, the London-based pub and brewing business, saw like-for-like sales in its managed pubs and hotels grow 5.1% in the nine weeks to 21 January.

M&B sees 6.5% like-for-like increase in current trading
26 January, 2012

Mitchells & Butlers, Britain's leading pub and restaurant operator, today reported like-for-like sales up 6.5% for the nine weeks to 21 January.

New openings: Tragus lands at Heathrow
25 January, 2012

Tragus has today (25 January) opened a restaurant under its Oriel brasserie brand at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. Others with openings to report this week include Brakspear, Hawksmoor and the Cinnamon Club.

Missed this - the best bits from elsewhere
23 January, 2012

Catch up on the pick from other media websites, including: Wetherspoon faces furore on mixed grill, Euston redevelopment on hold, Fast food‘s reputation needs a rethink and ‘Wave and pay’ about to take off.

New openings: Geronimo opens The Oyster Shed
18 January, 2012

Geronimo Inns will open its newest and most ambitious venue to date on Monday (23 January) - The Oyster Shed on Angel Lane in the City.

Wetherspon's like-for-likes up 3.6%
18 January, 2012

JD Wetherspoon, the UK's leading high street pub chain, saw like-for-like sales increase 3.6% in the 12 weeks to January 15. Total sales, including new pubs, were ahead 9.9% on last year.

December trading pushes sector like-for-likes up 9.9%
17 January, 2011

Britain’s pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a major sales boost over Christmas and New Year. Collective like-for-like sales for December were up 9.9% on the same period last year, with total sales ahead 13.7% on December 2010, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data.

Greene King like-for-likes up 8.2% across retail business
17 January, 2011

Greene King brands, saw like-for-like sales in its retail business grow 8.2% over the seven weeks to 15 January. Food like-for-likes were ahead 11.1% on last year.

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Missed this - Jamie's set for US
16 January, 2012

Catch up on the pick from other media websites, including: Jamie to take Italian to US, Costa ready for global growth, Corbin and King’s latest a ‘surefire winner’, and tax burden may push Wetherspoon back on expansion.

New openings: High five for Hummingbird, fourth for Chipotle
11 January, 2012

Acclaimed US-style bakery concept The Hummingbird Bakery is to open a fifth site in the Angel Building on St John Street in Islington, while Chipotle, the American burrito chain, has secured its fourth London site.

Restaurant Group ends 2011 with like-for-likes up 3.25%
10 January, 2012

The Restaurant Group, which runs the Frankie & Benny's, Chiquito's and Garfunkels brands, saw like-for-like sales grow 3.25% last year. It also had strong levels of like-for-like sales growth during both November and December 2011, it said this morning.

Missed this - the best bits from elsewhere
9 January, 2012

Catch up on the pick from other media websites, including: The January sales—for pubs, Tragus gets interactive on marketing, Pubs in good shape for 2012, Za Za pulls in 60,000 people in first month and Drinks trends to watch in 2012.

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Keeping it real
24 December, 2011

There’s a conflict at the heart of Carluccio’s, and one that chief executive Simon Kossoff is all too aware of, writes Peter Martin. more...

New openings: Tragus lands at Heathrow
25 January, 2012

Tragus has this week opened a restaurant under its Oriel brasserie brand at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. Others with openings to report this week include Brakspear, Hawksmoor and the Cinnamon Club. more...

Tragus signs wi-fi deal
25 January, 2012

Tragus has become the latest operator to offer customers free wi fi internet access via a deal with mobile network O2. The partnership will see internet hotspots rolled out to around 120 Tragus restaurants, including Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia sites. more...

Nando’s launches new app
25 January, 2012

Nando’s has launched its long-awaited app for smartphones including iPhone and Android platforms. The free new app features directions to users’ nearest branches and integrates with Facebook. more...

UK’s most sociable cities revealed
16 January, 2012

Cardiff, Leeds and Newcastle are the most sociable cities in the UK, an interesting new bit of research reveals. At the other end of the scale, Glasgow, Nottingham and Birmingham ranked as the least sociable cities. more...

Grand Union recruits and expands
23 January, 2012

London bar group Grand Union has made a string of key senior appointments ahead of a year in which it plans to open three new venues. more...

McDonald’s expands hours, trials family concept, pulls social media campaign
25 January, 2012

McDonald’s is to extend its opening hours and create 2,500 new jobs in its latest wave of expansion in the UK.The plans will see more than a third of the company’s 1,200 UK restaurants open round the clock on at least one day a week. more...

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Pub and restaurant sales defy economic gloom
13 November, 2011

Leading pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales ahead 0.9% in October, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures. Total sales, which include the effect of new openings, were up 5.1%, In contrast, retail sales figures for the month were down. more...

Restaurants chase loyalty over voucher traffic
25 January, 2012

Restaurant chains are using new loyalty schemes to edge away from a dependence on vouchers and discounts, Marketing Week reports.
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Hot Concepts – get out and see

If you can’t get into Pollen Street Social, which is easily the most sought after seat in London at present, there are some more casual concepts worth taking a look both in and outside the capital – including Kimchee, Riding House, Brawn and one of the many sites for the revamped Browns. more...

Venue switch for Peter Martin's '10 Crucial Trends for 2012' workshop
Tuesday, 24 January, 2012, Charlotte Street Hotel, London

Peter Martin's '10 Crucial Trends for 2012' workshop, identifying the key trends that will shape the UK eating and drinking-out market in the coming 12 months, has moved venues. The not-to-be missed session is now at the Charlotte Street Hotel on Tuesday, 24 January. Places can be booked now. more...

The word on the street
18 December, 2011

Despite the economic pain across the nation, the eating-out market is going through one of its most innovative and creative periods, epitomised by the blossoming of the street food phenomenon, particularly in London. Or perhaps it is exactly because times are tight, that entrepreneurs are finding new ways of feeding and entertaining the public, writes... more...

Ways to make daily deals work for you
25 October, 2011

There is nothing new about an offer, but not everyone is being won over by the trend to online deals, or the companies running them. If you are going down that route, there are ways to make sure you get the best out of them. Jim Sullivan gives some timely advice more...

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In search of stand-out operators
18 June, 2011

Despite tough times, people are still eating-out, branded chains are becoming more important and quality and value are both driving consumer choice. David Martin dips into the findings of Peach’s latest BrandTrack research and sees pubs challenging casual dining, freshness and generosity becoming important influences - but also finds plenty of scope for... more...

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