All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 151
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Casual-dining brand is real deal
A relentless pursuit of consistency and quality has placed Côte at the forefront of the UK’s casual-dining sector and recently seen the business change hands in a c£250m deal. Mark Wingett talks to joint managing directors Harald Samuelsson and Alex Scrimgeour about how this ‘traditional’ concept is staying ahead of the game
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Brits spend almost a quarter of net income on eating out
A new survey has shown that UK customers spend close a quarter of their annual net income on dining.
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Gym users spend more on eating out
Gym users spend 56% more than non-gym users on eating out, while budget gym users spend 64% more than non-gym users
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Analysis & InsightBlood on the dance floor
With the number of outlets having fallen by 45% in the past decade, the question on everyone’s lips is: Can the UK nightclub survive? Dominic Walsh isn’t sure it can
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Analysis & InsightCrunch period for taco kings
Wahaca has entered its most significant year since its launch in 2007, Co-founder Mark Selby has his eye on the company becoming the mid-market equivalent to lifestyle brand Soho House. Mark Wingett reports
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Five minutes with…. Chris Hill, New World Trading Company
M&C takes five minutes with Chris Hill, managing director of New World Trading Company, to talk about future growth, the twin challenges of soaring property prices and wage pressures and who is doing something special in the sector.
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Analysis & InsightFinding the recipe for customer loyalty
So how do restaurants and coffee shops build relationships with their customers to keep them coming back, eschewing others? Having a quality product, the right atmosphere and excellent staff is a given. But hospitality outlets must now do much more to form meaningful relationships
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant lfls up 4.3% in July but pubs flat
Restaurants recorded like-for-like growth of 4.3% in July but pubs remained essentially flat, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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87% of customers would not return after slow service
A new poll has shown that while 95% of customers would complain to their friends about slow service in a pub or restaurant, only 48% would tell the venue.
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Consumer spending a tale of two halves in July
Consumer spending growth hit 4.6% in July year-on-year, but it was a month of two halves thanks to the weather
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Analysis & InsightThe challenge of scale vs soul
Sam Roberts, founder of the 16-strong Boston Tea Party (BTP), the modern independent British café concept, grapples with the challenge of growing a business without comprising its core principles
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Number of UK clubs falls 45% in 10 years
The number of nightclubs in the UK has almost halved since 2005, according to newly released figures.
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Analysis & InsightEmployees rank Greggs as best employer
Bakery chain Greggs came top of an online poll of the best high street eateries to work for, according to feedback from its employees that put McDonald’s at the bottom
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Aussie feels passion of food in his bones
Having established several Bone Daddies restaurants in London, former rugby player Ross Shonhan tells Mel Flaherty how the ramen business is going and about his beginnings as a chef
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Takeaway sector worth £9bn to UK economy
The takeaway food sector is worth £9bn to the UK’s economy and provided more than 220,000 direct jobs last year
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Application rates dwindling in hospitality sector
The numbers of people applying for jobs in the hospitality sector are falling despite there being a significant rise in the number of jobs available
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Five minutes with… Kevin Charity, Coaching Inn Group
M&C takes five minutes with Kevin Charity, founder and managing director of the Coaching Inn Group (formerly Bulldog Hotel Group) to talk about turning fans into devotees, why the Government should not interfere in wage setting and why he has no plans to succeed Sepp Blatter
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Analysis & InsightThai expectations
Former marketing man Andrew Laurillard’s fast expanding chain has repackaged the Thai restaurant experience for the mainstream. Is Giggling Squid going to win the race to become the first truly national Thai group?
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Poll shows publican anger over illegal sport screenings
More than half of licensees would report a pub in their local area if they were screening live sport illegally, a new survey has revealed.
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Consumers want technology to play bigger role in restaurants
Almost two thirds of diners (61%) think technology could play a bigger role in restaurants, according to research by OpenTable