All Mitchells & Butlers articles
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News
Joe Lewis avoided jail. What now for his business empire?
The British billionaire and Mitchells & Butlers investor has been put on probation after admitting he orchestrated insider trading, The Sunday Times reports
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Interviews
M&B: ‘Our strategy is to appeal to different parts of the market’
Mitchells & Butlers has adopted a brand-specific approach to its digital evolution, Richard Whitehouse, director of digital product and transformation, told MCA’s Hostech
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M&B smokehouse brand to go head-to-head with Hickory’s
Mitchells & Butlers is looking to go head-to-head with Greene King with the launch of their take on a smokehouse brand
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Mitchells & Butlers chairman reappointment voted through
Almost 30% of shareholders voted against the reappointment of chairman Bob Ivell at the group’s annual general meeting yesterday
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Interviews
All Bar One: Electric kitchens and sustainable Cosmopolitans
The Mitchells & Butlers owned bar brand shares more on t its planet-friendly initiatives, in the latest in a series of finalist profiles for the Sustainability category of the MCA Hospitality Awards, sponsored by Pernod Ricard
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M&B ‘well positioned’ to grow profitability and market share
Mitchells & Butlers has announced a strong trading performance over the festive season, with like-for-like sales growth of 7.7% in the year to date, increasing to 10.1% over the five key festive days
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Interviews
M&B: ‘All parts of the market are recovering’
CEO Phil Urban speaks to MCA about making 20-30 conversions to Ego, why Nicholson’s is the top-performing wet-led brand in the stable, and how its new smokehouse concepts is inspired by Old Orleans
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M&B reports record market outperformance
The Toby Carvery and Harvester operator reported like-for-like growth across its portfolio, with total revenue of £2,503m for the year ended 30 September
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M&B to launch new smokehouse concept
Orleans Smokehouse will be inspired by the “flavours of New Orleans” and will open its first site in Birmingham early next year
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Hospitality leaders plead for no Christmas train strikes
Companies including Wasabi, Greene King, Fuller’s, and Mitchells & Butlers have signed an open letter to the Transport Secretary, RMT, ASLEF and Rail Delivery Group
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M&B outperforms market in Q4
Like-for-like sales were up 9.7% in the fourth quarter, driven by sustained growth in food and drink volumes
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M&B achieves 8.9% rise in like-for-likes
Against 2019, year-to-date like-for-like sales at M&B were up 10.0%, with growth driven by spend-per-head
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M&B ‘can act like a private equity co’
Mitchells & Butlers chairman Bob Ivell told MCA’s Pub Conference that the 57% ownership by Odyzean enables the managed pub and restaurant company to act with a more long-term approach than its public-listed peers
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M&B launches new flexible working app
Called M&B Flexible, the app will offer potential new team members the chance to choose their working hours, role type and venue they’d like to work in.
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Interviews
M&B: ‘We are very optimistic about the second-half’
With a stronger first half than expected, record high guest scores and cost pressures starting to ease, CEO Phil Urban tells MCA he’s feeling very positive about the future
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Mitchells & Butlers reports strong half-year growth
The pub and restaurant group reported like-for-like sales growth of 8.5% for the 28 weeks ended 8 April 2023, and profit before tax of £40m.
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Interviews
Ego Restaurants: ‘The runway just got a lot bigger’
With Mitchells & Butlers acquiring the remaining 60% stake in the chain, Ego now has the balance sheet to accelerate expansion, CEO James Horler tells MCA
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Mitchells & Butlers to acquire remaining stake in Ego Restaurants
M&B, which took a 40% stake in Ego Restaurants in 2018, plans to expand the Mediterranean-themed pub and restaurant chain nationwide
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Interviews
BrewDog: ‘Flexible working gives us the ability to react quickly’
App-driven, flexible working has benefited employees as well as businesses in plugging labour gaps, MCA’s Hostech conference heard
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Mitchells & Butlers sees festive trading up on pre-pandemic levels
The Harvester and All Bar One operator saw like-for-like sales up by 8.9% in the 15 weeks to 7 January, compared to the same period in 2019