All Brasserie Bar Co articles – Page 2

  • Self isolation
    News

    UKHospitality pushes for official changes to self-isolation policy

    2021-07-21T07:37:00Z

    There is no imminent change to the guidance on self-isolation for hospitality staff despite the huge staff shortages being caused by the ‘pingdemic’, according to UKHospitality’s director of strategic affairs Tony Sophoclides.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Proceed with caution

    2021-07-14T07:41:00Z

    The long-awaited announcement that the government was moving England to step four on its unlocking plan was met with mixed reaction this week, with operators concerned about the impact on consumer confidence.

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    Interviews

    Brasserie Bar Co. MD Richard Ferrier: ‘Government rent intervention will do more damage than good’

    2020-07-03T07:20:00Z

    With sites across the home counties, along the Thames, up to Leeds and down to Bournemouth, Brasserie Bar Company’s rent bill doesn’t come cheap. In the capital, some of the group’s prime locations include Southbank, the Tower of London and Threadneedle street. With this in mind, it may come as a surprise that managing director Richard Ferrier not only sees government intervention in the rent stalemate as unnecessary, but is actively against it.

  • Mark Derry
    News

    Everyone’s welcome at Our Place

    2020-01-13T08:26:00Z

    MCA talks to Brasserie Bar Co. chairman Mark Derry and CCO Richard Ferrier about their cautious, consistent and community-led business model.

  • Mark Derry
    News

    Brasserie Bar Co to seek investment for pub estate expansion

    2020-01-08T08:32:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co. is hoping to encourage increased funding as it looks to selectively strengthen its pub estate.

  • Brasserie Blanc Knutsford
    News

    Brasserie Bar co considering Knutsford disposal

    2019-12-02T08:31:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co is considering disposing of its Brasserie Blanc site in Knutsford, after profits dipped below expected levels, MCA understands.

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    News

    Tough times as spending shifts to the weekend

    2019-11-06T08:28:00Z

    I was struck by a couple of recent comments from Mark Derry, the chief executive and chairman of Brasserie Bar Co., when he said that while spend was holding up, the business had noticed a definite shift in visits towards the weekend, as the early week visits are the first to go when times are tough. This prompted me to have a look at MCA’s Eating Out Panel (EOP) data on daily spending behaviour trends and see what insights were apparent.

  • Mark Derry
    News

    Brasserie Bar Co sees growth coming from pubs

    2019-10-31T08:31:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co is to open its 20th White Brasserie, in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, before the end of the year, as it looks to capitalise on the growth seen in its pub arm.

  • White Brasserie
    News

    Brasserie Bar Co confirms Highcliffe pub opening

    2019-04-16T08:07:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co has confirmed it will be opening a further White Brasserie pub in Highcliffe, near Christchurch.

  • White Brasserie
    News

    White Brasserie planned for Highcliffe

    2019-01-24T08:44:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co is planning to open a 17th White Brasserie, in Highcliffe, Dorset.

  • News

    Chez Gerard set for rebirth

    2012-11-23T13:27:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co, the operator of Brasserie Blanc, is set to relaunch Chez Gerard at the brand’s remaining site in London’s Bishopsgate, with a return to the brand’s steak-focused roots, M&C Report understands.The group, which is led by Mark Derry, has invested just under £500k on refurbishing the site, which ...

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    Blanc starts Chez Gerard conversions

    2012-02-21T10:38:00Z

    Brasserie Bar Co has started the conversion process of the eight-strong Chez Gerard chain it acquired from Paramount Restaurants last year in a deal valued at c.£9m.The group, which is led by Mark Derry, has closed the sites in St Paul’s and Covent Garden for refurbishment. The company is investing ...