All Brasserie Blanc articles – Page 6
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Analysis & InsightOperators use 'exit' food items to grow margins
Operators are continuing to offer very competitive price points for entry level dishes but are charging significantly more for their most expensive ‘exit’ food items, according to the Menu & Food Trends report from Allegra Foodservice
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OpinionQ1 trading overview
M&C Report talks to major pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the first quarter of 2014. The consensus is that Q1 was as good as or better than expected, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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Analysis & InsightCaution: Cafe-bakeries are hot
Coffee shop and cafe brands are encroaching into restaurant and pub territory in a bid to steal market share. Are they the new face of all-day dining?
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NewsEdward becomes Brasserie Bar Co chair
Ian Edward, the corporate adviser to the eating and drinking-out market, is to become the new chairman of Brasserie Bar Co, the company behind the Raymond Blanc-inspired Brasserie Blanc and White Brasserie Company
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OpinionHorses for courses, venues for menus
A three course meal at a pub now costs – on average – just £1.99 less than a three course meal at a restaurant (£18.67 vs £20.66), according to Horizons’ latest Menurama survey. Rob Willock explores the dynamic of price points in pubs versus restaurants, particularly as the lines between the two continue to blur with the rise of hybrid concepts
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co secures £13.5m of new funding
Brasserie Bar Co, the owner of the Brasserie Blanc chain and White Brasserie Company, has secured £13.5m of new funding to support the expansion of the group by at least 20 new sites over the next three years
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Ego sets out pub requirements
3Sixty Restaurants is looking for pub sites on the fringe of high streets or in destination affluent suburban locations to aid the expansion of its Ego brand as it looks to acquire three to five pubs over the next 18 months
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Analysis & InsightHybridisation breeding new competition
The increased hybridisation between the pub and restaurant sectors is set to breed new definitions for operators and consumers alike, as each sector continues to encroach on their respective key trading touch points
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3Sixty eyes pubs for Ego expansion
3Sixty Restaurants, the group led by James Horler and backed by Luke Johnson, is looking to acquire pubs as part of its expansion plans for its Ego brand
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NewsFestive trade: how was it for you?
M&C Report speaks to a number of leading operators about how trade fared over the festive break
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Opinion
The little chain with Bigg ambitions
Led by Richard Bigg – a man who excels in creating authentic Spanish eating and drinking experiences – highly regarded Camino is on the cusp of an ambitious programme for growth
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Derry eyes 25 more White Brasserie pubs
Restaurant entrepreneur Mark Derry is looking to expand his fledgling White Brasserie pub concept by around 25 sites over the next two or three years using a new-style lease
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Brasserie Blanc to launch new generation site
Brasserie Blanc is to launch an evolved take on its design and offer at its next site, which will open in the first quarter of next year in Beaconsfield
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Analysis & Insight
Blanc research highlights mood swings
New research commissioned by Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc chain, with YouGov, has offered a glimpse into the reasons behind the gloomy faces of commuters every Monday morning
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Champagne & tapas concept acquires final Chez Gerard
Brasserie Bar Co, the Mark Derry-led group, has sold its remaining Chez Gérard site in Bishopsgate, after receiving “an offer we could not refuse” from a new Champagne and tapas concept
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NewsLe Bistrot Pierre secures expansion fund
Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-rated French restaurant chain, has secured a new multi-million pound financing deal that will see the 10-strong group double the number of its outlets over the next four years
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Brasserie Bar Co picks up London excellence award
Brasserie Bar Co picked up the tourism and leisure award at the inaugural Londonloves Excellence Awards