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Novus Leisure, the premium bar and restaurant operator, has reported a 50% increase in EBITDA to £16.7m for the year to 27 June 2012, and said it was engaged in a “number of processes” regarding adding further sites to its 52-strong estate.
Heston Blumenthal will be working his magic on pub grub as part of his new Channel 4 TV series Fantastical Food.
Music royalties collection agency PRS for Music has launched a revised code of conduct which aims to deal with licensees in a “fair, honest, impartial and courteous” manner.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has raised concerns that many businesses in high-risk flood areas cannot get adequate insurance cover and will have to pay out themselves to repair damage.
In my role I visit hundreds of pubs every year and one question I always ask the business owner is: “What are you trying to achieve in your pub — what goals do you have for your business and how will you know how you are doing?”
Major deals in the pub market are likely to surface in 2013 after a slowdown in the past year, according to Fleurets in its annual review of the pub sector.
Over half a million small businesses in Britain are at risk because they are unaware of their legal requirements to carry out gas safety checks, according to new research from British Gas.