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1970 Operated city centre cafes and restaurants, cabaret and booking agencies, the ''Miss World'' competition, 80 dance halls, 80 bingo halls, ice and roller skating rinks, a chain of betting shops; acquired by [[Grand Metropolitan Hotels]]<ref>The Times June 26, 1970</ref> | 1970 Operated city centre cafes and restaurants, cabaret and booking agencies, the ''Miss World'' competition, 80 dance halls, 80 bingo halls, ice and roller skating rinks, a chain of betting shops; acquired by [[Grand Metropolitan Hotels]]<ref>The Times June 26, 1970</ref> | ||
Part of [[Rank Organisation]] | Part of [[Diageo]] | ||
Later part of [[Rank Organisation]] | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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of London
1933 The company has its origins in the Mecca Agency Limited, a company co-founded by Carl L. Heimann and Byron Davies to operate the recently created dance hall chain Mecca Dancing
1970 Operated city centre cafes and restaurants, cabaret and booking agencies, the Miss World competition, 80 dance halls, 80 bingo halls, ice and roller skating rinks, a chain of betting shops; acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels[1]
Part of Diageo
Later part of Rank Organisation
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- ↑ The Times June 26, 1970