Heineken re-organises regions and senior management: Heineken has reorganised its regions and senior management structure to “accelerate the delivery of its global strategy”. The changes will allow the business to “better focus on g … view

Gerald Eve – West End restaurant operators set to see business rates soar: Restaurant operators in high quality West End and central London locations will be the big losers in the next business rates revaluation with increases of betwee … view

Fulham Shore acquires Franco Manca pizza business: Fulham Shore has conditionally agreed to buy 99% of the shares in Rocca, the owner of the Franco Manca restaurant group, which specialises in Neapolitan sourdough pizza and currently has … view

Bulldog secures £4.5m investment from Business Growth Fund: Coaching inn operator Bulldog Hotel Group has secured a £4.5m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to support a planned £20 million expansion across England. The bus … view

Analyst – Restaurant Group to provide some of best growth in sector: Deutsche Bank leisure analyst Geof Collyer has argued that The Restaurant Group (RTN) is poised to provide some of the best growth in the sector in the net five years. … view

Analyst – we think Whitbread is set to unveil its 2020 milestones: Morgan Stanley leisure analyst Jamie Rollo has forecast that Whitbread is to set out its 2020 milestone for expanding the business – he has increased his price target … view

SA Brain reports 10% Ebitda boost: The leading independent brewer and hospitality operator in Wales, Cardiff-based SA Brain, has announced annual results that show operating profit acceleration and sales growth. For the year ending 30 Sep … view

Jason Atherton to launch sixth site, focus on wines: Chef Jason Atherton's business The Social Company will launch a sixth site this June, Social Wine & Tapas on James Street in Marylebone, London. The 70 cover bar and restaurant will off … view

Adnams reports highest ever beer production: Suffolk brewer and retailer Adnams has reported its highest ever beer production – 95,000 barrels – in the year to 31 December 2014 – and is now expanding its brewery and distillery. Oper … view

Enterprise Inns add non-executive director: Enterprise Inns has added Marisa Cassoni to its board as a new non-executive director, starting on 1 April. She will serve on the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration committees of the Board. Cass … view

Casual Dining Group chairman Martin Robinson – the sector will see category blurring: Martin Robinson, who chairs Casual Dining Group and Center Parcs, has argued that the sector will see an increasing blurring of foodservice segments i … view

Wrap It Up! to launch crowd-funding push: Wrap it Up! is set to launch a crowd-funding drive on Crowdcube in the next two to three weeks, looking to raise £400,000 in exchange for 6.25% of the company. The company has 12 sites and curren … view

Greene King – household spend on eating out grows 7% year-on-year in February, seventh consecutive month of growth: In February, the average British household spent £196 on leisure, down 4% versus the same time last year but an increas … view

Tesco insulates itself from indexed rent reviews: Tesco, which is in the midst of re-shaping its strategy, has regained sole ownership of 21 superstores in a transaction with British Land aimed at insulating itself from indexed rent incre … view

Nick Batram issues ‘Buy’ note on Patisserie Valerie: Peel Hunt leisure analyst Nick Batram has initiated coverage of Patisserie Valerie with a ‘Buy’ note, arguing the company has untapped upside. He said: “Patisserie Holdings, w … view

Just Eat reports underlying Ebitda up 131%: Just Eat, the leading online market place for restaurant delivery, has reported sales grew 62% to £157m in the year to 31 December 2014. It now has a network of 8.1 million active linked to ove … view

Doubts raised over business rates review: Doubts have been raised about how helpful the government’s review of business rates will be given its “terms of reference” which make it clear it will be “fiscally neutral”, meaning the … view

Casual Dining Group reports rapid progress in plan to double profits – and eyes expansion to 500 sites: The Casual Dining Group (CDG), formerly the Tragus Group, has revealed rapid progress on its plan to double profits from its current … view

JD Wetherspoon aims to triple coffee and breakfast sales in 18 months: JD Wetherspoon is to reduce coffee and breakfast prices with the aim of tripling sales in 18 months. The move comes as like-for-like sales growth slowed to 1.6% in the … view

Inventive founders set to roll-out pub brand after runaway success of first site: A modern pub concept created by Inventive Leisure founders Roy Ellis and Neil McLeod and celebrity chef Simon Rimmer is set to be rolled out after the first … view

Eagle Eye to raise £4m: Eagle Eye, the provider of digital consumer engagement solutions to the retail and hospitality industries, is raising £4m by placing 2,013,114 new shares, representing approximately 9.99% of the company’s exist … view

Research shows 75% of licensees in Scotland hit by lower drink drive laws: Research carried out among BII Scotland members has shown a dramatic impact on pub businesses following the introduction of the lower drink-driving limit with 75% … view

Gordon Ramsay to open in Macau: Gordon Ramsay Group, in partnership with Sands China, will open its first restaurant in Sands Cotai Central, Macau. Sands Cotai Central is part of the integrated resort city of Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Mac … view

JD Wetherspoon refutes £17m bid report: Wetherspoon has refuted articles in the Publican’s Morning Advertiser and M&C Report which claimed that it had a bid of more than £17 million rejected for a number of Sports Bar & Grill outlets. … view

Greene King to offer another 2,000 apprenticeships: Greene King has reaffirmed its commitment to providing opportunities for young people by offering a further 2,000 apprenticeships over the next 12 months. The company will work wi … view

Camden Town Brewery hits £1.5m crowdfunding target: Camden Town Brewery has today hit its target in a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube less than a month after launching, raising more £1.5m in return for 2% of its equity. So far, 1408 … view

JD Wetherspoon to serve rotisserie food at giant airport site: JD Wetherspoon is investing £2.7m to double the size of its Windmill site at Stansted airport – the only pub in the airport. The pub will open this month with more than 7,0 … view

Greggs reports year of exceptional progress with PBT up 41.1%: Greggs, the bakery retailer with 1,650 sites, has reported a year of “exceptional progress” in the year to 3 January 2015. Total sales rose 5.5% to £804.0m (2013: £762.4 … view

Punch Taverns hires new chief executive: Punch Taverns has hired Duncan Garrood as its new chief executive. He will join Punch from MH Alshaya where he has been the President of the Food Division, since 2009, with broad responsibility acr … view

Tragus Group is re-named Casual Dining Group as it plans 70 new openings: Tragus Group, the operator of the Bella Italia and Café Rouge brands led by Steve Richards, has been renamed the Casual Dining Group. The company now plans to crea … view

Delivery Club 45% overfunded as investors flock to restaurant delivery platform: Delivery Club, a technology platform for food delivery businesses to share drivers and GPS tracking all orders, has raised almost £146,000 on the crowd-fun … view