THREE OTHER DOCKLANDS RESTAURANTS October 12, 2009 JAMIE’S ITALIANJamie’s successful chain has brought colour – and extremely good pasta – to Canary Wharf. It doesn’t take bookings and its busy, but its worth trying your luck for the juicy, well-priced steaks, the spaghetti carbonara and the increasingly famous polenta chips. 2 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, E14 5RB. www.jamieoliver.com PLATEAUSitting up on the [...]
THREE OTHER DOCKLANDS RESTAURANTS October 12, 2009 JAMIE’S ITALIANJamie’s successful chain has brought colour – and extremely good pasta – to Canary Wharf. It doesn’t take bookings and its busy, but its worth trying your luck for the juicy, well-priced steaks, the spaghetti carbonara and the increasingly famous polenta chips. 2 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, E14 5RB. www.jamieoliver.com PLATEAUSitting up on the [...]
Tories pledge tax hikes on strong drinks October 7, 2009 THE Conservatives would raise taxes on super-strength beer and cider by up to £1.50 in an effort to crack down on binge drinking, shadow home secretary Chris Grayling told the Tory party conference in Manchester yesterday. Among a raft of measures designed to place tighter restrictions on the drinks industry, Grayling said retailers would be [...]
Travelodge in Marston’s tie-up September 27, 2009 Travelodge, the cut-price hotel chain, is set to team up with pub giant Marston’s Inns to develop 13 new sites under a plan thought to be worth £40m. Under the terms of the deal Marston’s Inns would own the land and open a pub, leasing the rest to Travelodge which would build accompanying hotels. They [...]
CITY VIEWS: IS SKY TOO DOMINANT IN THE PAY-TV MARKET? November 2, 2009 CHRIS CORNELL LLOYDS PRIVATE BANKING“Sports-wise they have definitely got too much power, to the detriment of the game, I think. It would make more sense from a viewer’s point of view if they were to wholesale premium content, though there is then an element of penalising Sky for its success.” ALISON FISHER CHARLES TAYLOR ADJUSTING“I [...]
Punch buys bonds to cut debt September 21, 2009 Pub group Punch Taverns yesterday said it had repurchased more than one third of its convertible bonds, reducing the amount outstanding to just over £100m. The pub owner has bought a total of 33.9 per cent of the original nominal value of the five per cent convertible bonds due 2010. This is the latest measure [...]
Punch buys bonds to cut debt September 21, 2009 Pub group Punch Taverns yesterday said it had repurchased more than one third of its convertible bonds, reducing the amount outstanding to just over £100m. The pub owner has bought a total of 33.9 per cent of the original nominal value of the five per cent convertible bonds due 2010. This is the latest measure [...]
THE TIPSTER CHRISTMAS WILL BE KEY FOR TED BAKER November 22, 2009 DESIGNER retail brand Ted Baker indicated that business has been good in recent interims as consumers reacted positively to its current collections. It has seen an 18 per cent drop in profits this year, but sales were up 19.8 per cent from this time last year. Ray Kelvin, its CEO, expects it to weather the [...]
Pub groups’ stocks plummet as MPs side with tenants on tie-in system May 13, 2009 SHARES in pub groups nosedived yesterday after the commons Business and Enterprise Select Committee recommended the tenant tie-in system should be referred to the Competition Commission.The tie-in model prevents pub tenants from taking beer supplies from other companies. Shares in Enterprise Inns yesterday plummeted by 26.4 per cent, while Punch Taverns stock fell by 13 [...]
THE TIPSTER December 14, 2009 NEWS that British Airways’ cabin crew has voted in favour of strike action, combined with the state of the airline’s pension scheme has put further downward pressure on the airline’s share price. On a technical level, shares are currently blocked from any further progress by a resistance line in place on the daily chart since [...]