All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 147
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Analysis & InsightCost of eating out is down but spend is up
Competition between high street restaurants and pubs is making the average cost of meals less but consumers are spending more overall on extra courses and side dishes
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Analysis & InsightUp in smoke?
With the barbecue phenomenon sweeping across the country, the man credited with popularising the smoked meat craze in London is at a crossroads with his brand, Bodean’s: should he stick or should he twist. Andre Blais opens up to Ruth Williams
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Analysis & InsightSector snapshot: The employment crisis
La Tasca chief executive Simon Wilkinson says we have a a collective responsibility to look after the industry’s number one asset, not property but people
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Analysis & InsightSector snapshot: Complement don’t compete
Steve Locke, co-founder of leading cocktail bar operator Be At One, gives his seven reasons why bar operators, and his own company in particular, remain best placed to take advantage of the growing cocktail sector
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Pull the other one
With every place that serves beer and posh pork scratchings now claiming the gastropub moniker, a new breed of food-led pubs has risen. M&C’s sister title Restaurant looks at five examples that are moving things on
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Research shows rapid growth in cocktail market
Cocktails are now sold in around a quarter of the UK’s on-trade outlets with restaurants an increasingly popular destination to drink them, according to new research.
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Analysis & InsightWage wars
At a time when people are the “magic dust” that divides an evenly matched sector, a number of companies have started to factor in increased investment on attracting and retaining staff. With others likely to follow, what will suffer, expansion plans or refurbishment targets? And will the issue finally force the Government to create a more level playing field with the supermarkets on tax?
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‘Hold your nerve’ on Christmas pricing
Operators ordering essential seasonal produce such as turkeys have room for negotiation with suppliers thanks to lower costs this year
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Sector snapshot: The right blend
This week Revolution Bars Group announced it was continuing its drinks range innovation programme by being the first company to launch a range of “blended cocktails” across its entire estate. M&C’s resident barfly and drinks expert Jessica Mason argues that getting a good blend has been overlooked by by operators for too long
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Analysis & InsightBrisket cases
With their hot sauces in retail, a cookbook under their belts and a sixth site about to launch, Red’s True Barbecue’s James Douglas and Scott Munro are fired up for further growth
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Analysis & InsightUK burger market worth c£3bn
The UK burger market is now worth close to £3bn with competition being driven by the rapid growth of new entrants to the market as well as the continued resilience of the big brands.
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Analysis & InsightBurrito boy
Mel Flaherty talks to Barburrito chief executive Morgan Davies about how his cosmopolitan background has influenced his career choices and why he has “no issues with Barburrito becoming a 50-site business”
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Analysis & InsightLogical step, logistical nightmare?
PizzaExpress arguably made one of the most significant steps in its 50 year history last week when it launched delivery in two of its London sites. It is a logical move for the company, but as it looks to build share in a c£1.1bn market can it take on the logistical and marketing giant that is Domino’s?
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Reviews you can trust?
Ben Chivers of corporate law firm Travers Smith looks at where the law stands in preventing fake reviews from influencing consumer decision
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Five minutes with…Luke Bishop, Polpo
M&C takes five minutes with Luke Bishop, managing director of Polpo, and talks about cliff-top dining, enthusiastic staff and delivering hospitality excellence at 35,000ft
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Analysis & InsightPunch's Garrood on going forward
Duncan Garrood, chief executive of Punch Taverns talks to M&C about his first few months in charge and his vision for the future. He explains why he is ‘furious’ at some criticism levelled at the company, why the pubs code has already had unintended consequences, sets out his view on a VAT cut and explains why the company would consider carrying out its own sensitive redevelopments of surplus land around pubs.
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Analysis & InsightTax receipts from alcohol hit record high
The British Beer & Pub Association has released figures showing that the Government received record tax receipts from alcohol sales in 2014/15 of £18.4bn.
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Analysis & InsightLet’s go to the HOP
From a lightbulb moment in southeast Asia, Paul Hopper has spent two-and-a-half years developing and honing his idea for a grab-and-go Vietnamese takeaway concept, HOP. Ruth Williams reports
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Poll shows 77% of diners judge venues on coffee quality
Two thirds of diners base their impression of a venue on the quality of its coffee, a poll has found.
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Analysis & InsightGK tracker points to Christmas spend boost
More than a quarter of UK adults plan to increase their spend on Christmas this year and over half will match last year’s spending, according to the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker.