All Browns articles – Page 4
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Opinion
The restaurant fashion victims
A trip down nostalgia lane beckons for Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen, who looks at the restaurants he visited as a child, remembers how much of a treat they were, and questions why they have been usurped by new national brands
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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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Analysis & Insight
Jamie’s tops customer satisfaction survey
Customer service has been voted more important than food quality and value for money when choosing where to dine out
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News
Robinsons pub reopens with pizza, BBQ and Welsh food concept
A Robinsons pub in Anglesey, north Wales, has reopened with a menu concept that combines pizza, American barbecue food and traditional Welsh food
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News
Big Easy eyes Islington opening
Big Easy, the American dining concept founded by Paul Corrett, is in talks to acquire the Browns site in London’s Islington
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OpinionBrighton: buying some cool
Brighton has gone from a grubby seaside town to gaining an exclusive status that’s almost on a par with London. Jessica Mason looks at what makes this city tick and how to make a business succeed
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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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Analysis & InsightGourmet hotdogs 'a fad'
Gourmet hotdogs, juice bars and bubble tea bars are “short lived” crazes, although street food is starting to have a greater influence across the wider UK restaurant sector, according to the new Menu & Food Trends Report from Allegra Foodservice
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OpinionLittle brother comes of age
Just over a year on from joining YO! Sushi, the group’s new CEO Vanessa Hall talks to Mark Wingett about the brand, its people and the opportunities ahead
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NewsM&B expands Chappell's role following Orchid acquisition
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has promoted Susan Chappell, currently retail director for All Bar One, to an expanded role of brand operations director accountable for the company’s All Bar One, Miller & Carter and Browns brands, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & InsightLoch Fyne tops customer satisfaction poll
Loch Fyne, the Greene King-owned brand, is delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the UK’s eating out sector, according to the latest findings from CGA Peach’s BrandTrack
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NewsYO! FY EBITDA up 15%, confirms Hall as CEO
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed group, has confirmed that chief operating officer Vanessa Hall has succeeded Robin Rowland as chief executive, with Rowland, who has led the company for 14 years, becoming executive chairman
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NewsKing takes Burger & Lobster role
Simon King, who stepped down as retail director of Browns after 27 years with parent company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), last September, has joined Burger & Lobster, as its director of operations
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News
Ed’s opens in Liverpool
Ed’s Easy Diner has opened its first restaurant in Liverpool on Liverpool ONE’s Lord Street
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News
PoundPub concept 'could expand further'
The man heading a new “no frills” pub venture PoundPub, which offers pints for £1.50 and halves for £1, plans two more openings and has not ruled out expanding further across the country
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News
Davy's names first head of sales and marketing
London-based wine bar operator Davy’s has appointed Simon Gaske, who has previously helped with marketing for a number of high-profile leisure groups, to the new position of head of sales and marketing
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Analysis & Insight
The art of a great breakfast
Snooze founder John Schlegel tells Kerstin Kühn how he came up with the concept of a high-end breakfast eatery and how expert backing is helping the chain to grow out of its home area around Denver, Colorado
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NewsM&B seeks head of HR
Mitchells & Butlers is recruiting for the role of head of HR to lead the human resources strategy across its Harvester, Browns and Miller & Carter brands
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News
Bar Hound eyes more food-driven sites
David King, the Newcastle-based entrepreneur who last year sold his leisure business Fluid Group, has told M&C Report he plans to add more “daytime and evening food-driven” sites to its new venture Bar Hound
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NewsEd’s confirmed for Liverpool ONE
Ed’s Easy Diner has confirmed that it will open its first unit in Liverpool on Liverpool ONE’s Lord Street next March, one of 12 sites it hopes to open in 2014