All Benugo articles – Page 3
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Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans
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News
Bagdai and Bhogal to launch new venture
Ratnesh Bagdai is set to team up with chef and food writer Ravinder Bhogal to open a new restaurant in London’s Marylebone
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Benugo set for Liverpool St Station
Café and restaurant operator Benugo will open at Liverpool Street Station this Friday, increasing its existing portfolio of station sites to three
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NewsCrussh appoints new CEO
Crussh has appointed Shane Kavanagh, former managing director of Benugo, as its new chief executive
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Fogg steps down from Hix Restaurants
Seb Fogg has stepped down as operations director at the Mark Hix-led Hix Restaurants, after the group’s restructure
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Hix to expand restaurant estate after restructure
Mark Hix is to expand his current nine-strong restaurant portfolio after entering into a joint venture with Westbury Street Holdings
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NewsBenugo breaks £100m-turnover mark
Café and restaurant operator Benugo grew its annual turnover to £100m last year and plans to reach £110m in 2016, M&C has learned.
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Analysis & InsightRetailers creating a taste sensation
Retailers know they need to go to greater lengths to attract people back into their physical stores and they are taking inspiration from the food and beverage world in realising they need to replicate what the internet cannot offer; real life experiences
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Benugo to strengthen John Lewis relationship
Benugo is to further strengthen its link up with John Lewis, with the opening of a site in the retailer’s store in Norwich
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CDG to open Luton Airport Oriel
The Casual Dining Group is to open site under its brasserie concept Oriel and Bella Italia brand at Luton Airport
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Pret and WSH in top 10 growth companies
Pret A Manger has been named as one of the country’s fastest growing mid-market private companies.
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NewsBenugo in John Lewis link up
Benugo, the restaurant and deli operator, is set to become the latest operator to launch a site within a John Lewis store
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NewsCafe growth for Benugo
Café and restaurant operator Benugo is opening its newest high street café at Liverpool Street Station in September/October a month after its first regional opening at Birmingham New Street
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O-food eyes expansion
O-food, a new Scandinavian sandwich bar concept backed by the Virgin start-up initiative, plans to expand across London and then look to take its brand international, M&C Report understands.
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InterviewsFive-minute interview: Ben Warner - Benugo
M&C Report takes five minutes to talk to Ben Warner, co-founder of Benugo, about putting employees first, lowering VAT and the energising effect of street food brands.
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WSH secures new UBS deal
Westbury Street Holdings has signed a new five-year deal UBS to provide food and front of house services across its London estate
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NewsOperators on Q1 trading
Operators including Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Cote, New World Trading Company, Pho and Leon give their views on how trading has gone over the first three months of the year
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Analysis & InsightCapitalising on a lucky break
When the Warner brothers Ben and Hugo won a tender bid for the V&A Museum, they were pure novices. Ruth Williams finds out how Benugo, the café/restaurant brand, has built its estate and levels of karma from that starting point
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Coco di Mama to make West End debut
Coco di Mama, the London-based quick-service Italian concept chaired by Sir Stuart Rose, is set to make its debut in London’s West End
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NewsBenugo to open in Birmingham and Oxford
Benugo, the restaurant and deli operator, has five openings lined up for 2015, founder Ben Warner told M&C Report