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Company news
Greene King has reported like-for-like sales up 0.4% for the 51 weeks to 26 April in its Retail division but said it had seen record Valentine’s Day sales of £4m and a 2.4% like-for-like increase over Easter.
National Coeliac Awareness Week begins next Tuesday (12 May) and operators are getting ready to go free-from.
Technology
Zonal Retail Data Systems has announced the acquisition of online bookings company liveRES, a deal it said would create the UK’s “most sophisticated and innovative online booking and table management system”.
Marston's has rejoined the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group - three years after withdrawing its backing.
Pub Food
Sixteen chefs will face off at the contest, which takes place at ETM Group site the Gun, Docklands, London, with the winner to be crowned Slider Decider champion.
Competition
As part of its Spirits Revolution initiative, leading supplier Diageo has teamed up with the PMA to offer licensees and their teams the chance to receive a bespoke spirits training session, at their venue, this summer.