All Brewers Fayre articles – Page 2
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NewsWhitbread trialling new restaurant formats
Whitbread is trialling new restaurant formats as well as rolling out a refresh of the Brewers Fayre brand, the group’s chief technology officer told MCA’s Hostech conference yesterday.
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Analysis & InsightSpotlight on the value led branded pub market
Brand expert Ian Dunstall casts his eye over a segment over the market that is often overlooked in analysis despite being a financial power house – the value pub market. He rates the leading brands and looks at how many have reinvented themselves to better align with the modern consumer.
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Analysis & InsightAll Bar One increases share of pub visits but JDW remains top
JD Wetherspoon continues to be the dominant pub brand in terms of share of visits but Farmhouse Inns tops the rankings for average customer scores, data from MCA has shown.
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NewsWhitbread to retain Pure
Whitbread has reiterated that its key focus will be on hotels following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola, though said it would retain its 49% investment in Pure, the healthy-eating grab and go concept.
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OpinionWhat next for Whitbread?
Dominic Walsh looks at what the future is likely to hold for Whitbread following the sale of Costa to Coca-Cola. He asks whether Pure is being lined up to repeat Costa’s success story and where the deal leaves Premier Inn, as well as speculating on whether this marks the beginning of the end for Whitbread as a corporate entity, and how many tears would be shed over its demise.
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Analysis & InsightBeefeater grows share of visits at every day-part
Beefeater has grown its share of visits at every day-part, as a result of site and menu refreshes, according to the latest MCA Pub Brand Monitor Q2 2018.
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NewsWhitbread expands Cookhouse and Pub portfolio
Whitbread has expanded its Cookhouse and Pub portfolio with the opening of two new sites, in St Columb, Cornwall and Northwich, Cheshire.
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NewsWhitbread to cut 250 jobs across pub-restaurants
Whitbread has confirmed that its £250m cost-cutting programme will include the loss of 250 staff across its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands.
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OpinionThe renaissance of the wet-led pub
Wet-led venues are emerging from the shadows of casual dining and gastropubs with buoyant sales and less exposure to headwinds. Investors are clearly taking note, with wet-led businesses at the centre of much of the sector’s M&A activity over the past year. Sapient Corporate Finance founder, Peter Hansen, explains why he sees this segment going from strength to strength.
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Analysis & InsightInnovation is on the menu, but the price has to be right
Which operators are making the greatest strides in evolving their product offer, who stands out for their approach to pricing? Steve Gotham looks at what data from MCA’s Menu Tracker can tell us on the crucial subjects of price and product innovation.
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Analysis & InsightTake a bow leading operators
MCA director of insight Steve Gotham, takes a look at which brands stood out in 2017 to an increasingly demanding and promiscuous consumer base
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NewsWhitbread Restaurants – star of the show or work in progress?
Coverage of Whitbread’s results yesterday was dominated by the fall in like-for-like sales across its UK equity Costa stores and flat trading in hotels.
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Whitbread: Cookhouse - revolutionary concept
Whitbread has described its new Cookhouse and Pub format as a “new, bold and revolutionary concept”
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Costa lfls up 0.1% in Q2
Like-for-like sales at Costa’s UK equity stores grew 0.6% in the six months to 31 August, slowing to 0.1% in the second quarter.
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Whitbread launches Cookhouse concept
Whitbread has launched its new pub format called Cookhouse & Pub and already lined up a further opening under the concept
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Whitbread to trial new pub format
Whitbread is to launch the trial of a new pub format called Cookhouse & Pub next month
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Analysis & InsightCustomers scoring pubs higher
The latest data from MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor has shown customers are more likely to recommend leading pub brands than they were a year ago.
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Murdin steps down from Whitbread
David Murdin will step down from Whitbread today after over six years with the company
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Analysis & Insight
Tuned in to the frequency
MCA’s Eating Out Panel looks at three key factors when analysing data – participation, frequency and average spend. Here, Steve Gotham takes a look at descending figures for the start of the year
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Analysis & Insight
JDW retains dominance among pub brands
The latest Pub Brand Monitor from MCA has shown that despite site closures over the past year and a fall in its share of breakfast and dinner visits, JD Wetherspoon remains the market leader.