All Beefeater articles – Page 6
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Analysis & InsightBurger popularity 'has peaked'
The popularity of burgers has peaked, with 17% fewer burger options on menus that feature the item compared to last year, according to the new Menurama research from Horizons
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Analysis & InsightSolving the pricing conundrum
Consumers may feel constrained by the fact that wages still haven’t overtaken inflation but, as Simon Stenning executive director at Allegra Foodservice reveals, that shouldn’t prevent operators from tweeking menu pricing to maximise spend
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NewsAnalyst corner: Jamie Rollo on Whitbread
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks ahead to Whitbread’s Q2 interim management statement on 9 September, predicting “solid” like-for-like sales growth of 6% for the leisure group, with a slowdown in the Hotels and Restaurants division but an acceleration at Costa
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NewsBeefeater remodel programme to be assessed
Whitbread is to assess the impact of its remodelled Beefeater format at the end of its half year
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Ivell adds new non-exec role
Mitchells & Butlers chairman Bob Ivell has become a non-executive director of AGA Rangemaster Group, the world’s leading range cooker company
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Whitbread further strengthens pipeline
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants has further strengthened its openings pipeline after securing planning permission for 520 bedrooms across six locations for its Premier Inn format
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NewsWhitbread: food quality, promos, revamps, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results to 27 February for Whitbread, reports from a presentation to analysts and speaks to finance director Nicholas Cadbury
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NewsWhitbread FY lfls up 4.2%
Whitbread has reported a 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 27 February, with growth accelerating in the second half
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NewsWhitbread targets energy saving
Whitbread, the leisure group, has installed a Quintex energy saving system called demand controlled ventilation (DCV) across its 444 Premier Inn and Beefeater sites
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NewsWhitbread appoints new FD for pub restaurants
Whitbread, the leisure group, has appointed Richard Willan as the new finance director for its restaurants division
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NewsWhitbread secures record amount of space
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants acquired a record 1.6m sq ft of hotels and restaurants in the year to the end of February
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Whitbread begins new look Beefeater rollout
Whitbread has commenced the national roll out of its remodelled Beefeater format, with the opening of a further three sites under the concept
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 19-20 October
Pubs Pubs call for time over debt One of Britain’s biggest pub operators is planning a new deal with its lenders to ease the burden of its £700m debt pile. Spirit, which owns 1,200 pubs, including the Chef & Brewer chain, is due to start repaying its borrowings next year. ...
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NewsWhitbread tweaks Brewers Fayre offer
Whitbread is trialling a new food concept in three of its Brewers Fayre sites, which if successful could be rolled out to other parts of its c150-strong estate, M&C Report understands
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Analysis & Insight
Students driving eating-out market
Students eat out more often than the population of the UK as a whole, with 60% eating out at least weekly, compared to 41% for public as a whole, according the latest Peach BrandTrack consumer survey
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NewsAnalyst corner
Leading analyst look ahead to Whitbread’s Q2 interim management statement on 10 September. Notes from Barclays and JP Morgan both give an Overweight recommendation, whereas Simon French of Panmure Gordon reiterates his Sell recommendation for the Costa, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Premier Inn operator
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Pernod Ricard reports "quasi-stability" in UK
Pernod Ricard, the global wine and spirit producer, says there was “quasi-stability” in the UK in the year to 30 June despite a 3% fall in sales across Western Europe (excluding France)
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NewsTragus confirms Blake at Cafe Rouge MD
Tragus has confirmed the appointment of Peter Blake as managing director of its Café Rouge and Belgo chains with immediate effect
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Whitbread nears new look Beefeater decision
Whitbread, the leisure group, is to open its seventh trial site under its updated Beefeater format near Leicester
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Operators remove high-calorie foods
JD Wetherspoon, Whitbread and Subway have all said they have removed some food items from their menus as part of calorie reduction pledges under the Responsibility Deal