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LXi acquires 14 Greene King Pubs

Investment company LXi REIT has acquired 14 Greene Kings Pubs, as part of a £135m bulk investment. The 14 pubs…

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How to train your baristas to boost sales

The most immediate, and perhaps obvious reason to concentrate your recruitment and training on your service staff is that properly…

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Ping Pong to sell off last shopping centre sites

Dim sum restaurant chain Ping Pong is to sell its two outlets at Westfield London and Wembley Designer Outlet Village,…

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Whitbread sees 40% plummet in full-year profits

Hospitality group, Whitbread has announced a 40% drop in profit in its first set of full-year results following the sale…

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Over 100 Whitbread jobs face axe following Costa sale

Around 100 jobs are expected to be cut at the head office of Whitbread following the sale of Costa Coffee…

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Mike Ashley cancels bid for Patisserie Valerie

Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has cancelled his bid for cake chain Patisserie Valerie, just two days after his Sports Direct…

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Whitbread’s Costa sale to Coca-Cola given green light

Whitbread’s sale of Costa to Coca-Cola has been cleared by the EU, the clearance means the £3.9bn deal is expected…

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Food and drink culture – the rebellion is here

For decades, there has been strict control on how we eat, when we eat and what we eat. Historically, there…

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Costa and Barclaycard release ‘UK first’ contactless reusable cup

Costa Coffee has partnered with Barclaycard to launch reusable contactless coffee cup, which is said to be the first of…

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Forget Luke Johnson: the biggest loser in the Patisserie Valerie fallout is the brand itself

Since the revelation last week that Patisserie Valerie had uncovered a multimillion pound blackhole in its accounts, British entrepreneur Luke…

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