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(Reuters) – UK’s Mitchells & Butlers said on Wednesday sales picked up strongly in the festive season, as more customers stepped out to grab drinks and food at its pubs during the Christmas season amid a lingering cost-of-living crisis. The owner of Toby Carvery, Harvester and All Bar One brands said like-for-like sales grew 7.7% in the first 15 weeks of the current fiscal year started Oct. 1, compared with the 7.2% growth posted in the initial eight weeks. (Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

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