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 <title><![CDATA[Spirit ‘resilient’ as sales swing in tough spring]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sales at Spirit Pub Co have underlined the weather-induced volatility of the market. The operator revealed a period of two halves at its managed division, with like for like sales negative for the six weeks to 13 April at 3.8% down, but back in positive territory at +2.6% for the next six weeks to 25 May. <br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Amber turns green on expansion]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Pub turnaround specialist Amber Taverns expects to add to its fast-growing estate after reporting a surge in income for its latest financial year to 3 February. Revenue leapt 30% to £33.2m, with like for likes up a respectable 2%.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1969097/costa_stars_for_whitbread_restaurants_flat.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Costa stars for Whitbread, restaurants flat]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Costa Coffee has again contributed a company-best performance in Whitbread’s latest trading update for the 13 weeks to 30 May. Costa’s like for like sales rose 8.0% - well ahead of next best performer in the group, Premier Inn with a 2.7% rise.<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1967775/fine_and_english_wine_lift_majestic.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Fine and English wine lift Majestic]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Wine specialist Majestic says increasing demand for fine and English wines has helped it edge up like for like sales and profits over the last year. Online ordering is also driving business.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1961423/first_milk_moves_into_foodservice.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[First Milk moves into foodservice]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Co-operative of dairy farmers First Milk is to launch a new foodservice division to supply the industry. The organisation will be working with wholesalers to extend its dairy range, and will target upmarket products in particular and build the awareness and profile of the First Milk brand.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1959963/brewdog_leads_profit_growth_list.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[BrewDog leads profit growth list]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[BrewDog, Drake & Morgan and Cote are the three fastest growing brands in the eating and drinking out sectors in terms of profits, the annual Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker shows. <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1959960/sales_losses_up_at_apostrophe.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Sales, losses up at Apostrophe]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Growing café chain Apostrophe has reported sales of £6.2m in its latest financial year - but a pre-tax loss of £734,000. The brand, launched in 2001, now runs 20 stores and kiosks in London, including at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1958326/sales_soar_as_loungers_goes_national.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Sales soar as Loungers goes national]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Café-to-bar group Loungers has cemented its position as one of the fastest growing operators in the market with steep hikes in sales and EBITDA. Turnover for the year to end-April was up 47% at £22.1m, with like-for-likes up 6.2%. EBITDA surged 41% to £4.4m. <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1958327/punch_results_restructure_on_track.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Punch results, restructure ‘on track’]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:14 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Punch Taverns says it is on track to hit full year profit expectations after reporting a slight dip in income over its latest quarter. <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1957403/fullers_toasts_new_drinks.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Fuller’s toasts new drinks]]></title>
 <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Fuller’s is pushing into the upmarket cider and lager sectors - as well as planning coffee shops next to pubs, based on its own Brewer Street coffee brand,<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1950791/jamies_italian_outlines_global_plans.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Jamie's Italian outlines global plans]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:19 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Jamie’s Italian is set to unveil plans to open 25 to 30 overseas outlets within three years as it seeks to build on founder Jamie Oliver's global profile, the Times reports. The group is also opening a smaller-scale Jamie’s Italian Trattoria in UK this month.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1949801/reforms_could_push_pubcos_into_trusts.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Reforms could push pubcos into trusts]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Pub companies could turn themselves into tax-efficient property trusts if government plans to reform the beer tie, reports suggest. <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1945098/ten_more_for_turtle_bay.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Ten more for Turtle Bay]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 08:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Caribbean restaurant concept Turtle Bay is to crank up the pace of new openings after securing new investment via Santander.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1944260/ping_pong_opening_in_india.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Ping Pong opening in India]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 16:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Ping Pong, the London-based dim sum restaurant group, is about to open its first site in India, at the First International Financial Centre in Mumbai. A second site in Delhi is planned for next year.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1943709/fourth_takes_analytics_to_the_cloud.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Fourth takes Analytics to the cloud]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 09:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Hospitality software specialist Fourth has launched new cloud-based Analytics tools that it claims will revolutionise the way people analyse their businesses. <br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Caffè Nero continues global expansion]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Caffè Nero has opened its first coffee shop on Cyprus. The group, with over 500 stores in the UK and around 70 internationally, has entered a partnership with PHC, the leading food and beverage operator on the island.    ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1942733/little_chef_set_to_disappear_as_rivals_bid_for_sites.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Little Chef set to disappear as rivals bid for sites]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Starbucks, KFC, Costa and McDonald’s are all said to be bidding to take over the Little Chef roadside restaurant chain. But none is expected to keep the Little Chef name - meaning the once popular brand is set to disappear from British life after over 50 years.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[‘Turnaround complete’ at La Tasca]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Spanish concept La Tasca says it has completed a reinvigoration of the business after several years of upheaval. The brand is now rolling out its new look across its estate “looking for acquisition".<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1933123/marstons_in_70m_sale_and_leaseback_deal_on_newbuild_pubs.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Marston's in £70m sale and leaseback deal on new-build pubs]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Legal & General Property has completed a sale and leaseback purchase of a portfolio of 27 of Marston’s new-build pubs in a deal worth just under £70m.<br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Walkabout set for growth after ownership change]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Intertain, owner of the Walkabout bar chain, is preparing for growth after private equity specialist Barclays Ventures took a stake in the business. The move will enable Walkabout to complete the refurbishment programme of its existing estate and to actively look for new venues.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Tossed secures £1.5m from Santander]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:22 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Tossed, the London-based healthier eating chain, has secured a £1.5m funding line from Santander. It plans to open at least another eight shops in the coming 12-18 months.<br/> <br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Atmosphere slips into administration]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Bar and club group Atmosphere has called in administrators after being overrun by cashflow problems. <br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Pre-pack takes Botanic Inns back to management ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Six of the pubs run by Northern Ireland’s failed Botanic Inns group have been sold back to management in a pre-pack deal with the firm’s administrators. <br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Weather chills Enterprise’s first half]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Enterprise Inns has reported falls in income and EBITDA for the six months to end-March. It said like for like net income across its leased pub estate was down by 4.2%, with EBITDA down £15m at £153m.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.peach-report.com/Business/1917414/vincent_and_blum_to_take_good_food_global.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Vincent and Blum to take good food global]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:26 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Leon founder John Vincent and US restaurant guru Brad Blum have teamed up to launch a new investment vehicle to promote good eating around the world. The move is likely to include the expansion of Leon across the UK and into the US.<br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[City Pubs hires chiefs, picks up three sites]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:57 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The City Pub Company, the new vehicle from David Bruce and Clive Watson, has swooped on the Capital Pub Company to appoint two new chief executives, and added three more pubs to its estate. <br/>]]></description>
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