Young’s wants to join the FTSE 250. Will it make it?

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Like many of his Square Mile customers, Young’s boss Simon Dodd knows how to schmooze with booze.

Three years ago, the listed pub chain exec invited rival Clive Watson, the founder of City Pub Group, for lunch at Smiths, the top-notch bar and grill atop Smithfield market, for a steak and a glass of wine.   https://www.cityam.com/youngs-wants-to-join-the-ftse-250-will-it-make-it/">[...]

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