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      <news:title><![CDATA[‘I can rummage in my handbag and find more money than we’ll save with this VAT cut’]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[NEW PRODUCTS: Vocation unveils new seasonal line-up]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Market update: Ongoing energy pressures facing pub operators today]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Utility update: rising gas and electricity costs continue to put pressure on pub operators, with energy bills remaining stubbornly high.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[JDW to open one of largest central London pubs at Trocadero ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[M&B posts ‘robust’ first half of financial year, lfl sales up 3.3%]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[H1 results: Labour costs and food inflation have been mitigated well by Mitchells & Butlers, which is led by Phil Urban (pictured)]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Average pint price up 3.3%]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Survey says: the average price of a pint of beer is now £5.34, according to The Morning Advertiser data]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Young’s boss ‘delighted’ with ‘exceptional set of results’]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Record results: Young's reported strong performance in its recent trading update]]></image:caption>
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