Mitchells & Butlers jumps 14% as first half profit tops expectations
First half like-for-like sales up 7%Momentum continues into second halfFull year profit expected to be at top end of expectationsPubs group Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) smashed first half sales and profit forecasts and said the full year was likely to be at the top end of expectations, sending shares in the All-Bar-One and Toby carvery operator to the top of the FTSE mid-cap leaderboard, gaining as m