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Butlers in the Buff wins trademark case
2019-02-14 15:08:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A company that provides scantily-clad beefcakes to serve at parties wins a dispute over its name.
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UK: Mitchells & Butlers sales flat-line in FY
2014-09-25 12:31:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Mitchells & Butlers has reported flat full-year sales, despite "difficult trading" in the last quarter of its fiscal year.
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Mitchells & Butlers sales flat-line in full-year
2014-09-25 12:31:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Mitchells & Butlers has reported flat full-year sales, despite "difficult trading" in the last quarter of its fiscal year.
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Robot butlers with RFID scanners could be used as service animals
2014-09-23 21:24:11| Extremetech
We already use dogs and monkeys as service animals to help people with disabilities, so why not use robots as well? Researchers at Georgia Tech have combined RFID tags, long-distance scanners, and a self-propelled robot to develop a method of reliably locating objects in a real-world setting. With this set-up, people with reduced mobility or short-term memory can ask the robot for help finding important items like medicine or documents.
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UK: Mitchells & Butlers pays GBP266m for Orchid Group outlets
2014-06-16 12:11:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Mitchells & Butlers has acquired the majority of Orchid Group's pub estate in the UK for GBP266m (US$451m).
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