All Byron articles – Page 7
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Analysis & InsightCasual dining: The middle ground
In a challenging climate for the casual-dining sector, what is the health of those operators in the middle ground? MCA’s director of insight Steve Gotham analyses some key players using a range of MCA’s analytic tools
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OpinionCasual dining veteran accentuates the positive
As one of the pioneers of casual dining in the UK, PizzaExpress holds a unique position in the nation’s psyche. UK managing director Zoe Bowley talks to Mel Flaherty about keeping the brand relevant after more than half a century on the high street.
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News
Three Joes lines up second site
Three Joes, the pizza concept launched last year by POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore, has secured its second site
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Analysis & Insight
Research highlights impact of rents and rates on operators
Rocketing rents and rates are “unmanageable” for 84% of London restaurateurs, a survey has revealed.
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NewsByron appoints new CFO
Byron, the Three Hills Capital Partners-backed burger chain, has appointed Russell Hoare, as its new chief financial officer, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
Rising burger player keeps its cool
Patty & Bun is emerging from its status as cult burger bar to established player with almost a dozen sites. Founder Joe Grossman reflects on the roller-coaster ride in the early years and how he has combined focus and mayhem to build a brand with lasting cool. Finn Scott-Delany reports
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Analysis & InsightThe restaurant revolution continues in Soho
Parts of the eating out market may be struggling, but Soho remains a hotspot for innovation and a sought after location for restaurant sites, says Morris Greenberg, Group MD at leisure property consultant Cedar Dean
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Analysis & Insight
Gender pay gap reporting: A sector overview
Gender pay gap reporting has been dominating the headlines this week. With the deadline now passed, what were the numbers reported by some of the biggest players in the eating and drinking out market? MCA takes a look
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Opinion
Perhaps they are on to something
Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements
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Analysis & InsightBrand building in adversity
A number of high-profile restaurant brands are currently in the limelight for their economic woes. But how much of their difficulties can be traced back to the strength or otherwise of the brand, and what can be done to rescue it once it has been damaged? Ian Dunstall shares his thoughts
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Analysis & Insight
Managing the casual dining message
There have been no shortage of newspaper headlines about the eating-out sector in recent weeks but are they telling the whole story? Dominic Walsh discusses the situation at Gordon Ramsay Group, Jamie’s Italian, Prezzo and TRG and gives his view on how successfully each has managed the message.
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Analysis & Insight
Looking back to the future
How will the food and beverage sector change over five years’ time? It’s a question MCA’s Top of Mind survey has been putting to sector leaders for the past nine years. MCA’s Yemeng Hu looks at what the answers can tell us about the past, present and future.
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OpinionHold your Italian stallions
This weekend Carluccio’s became the latest business to come under the spotlight. The wider press is smelling more CVA blood and before we talk another sector business down that route, Mark Wingett asks whether we should hold our horses a minute on this one?
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Analysis & InsightRebalancing the landlord/tenant relationship
As pressures mount on operators, their relationships with landlords are becoming increasingly important. But, are both sides speaking the same language? David Abramson, chief executive of leisure property consultant Cedar Dean, discusses.
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News
Analysts corner: Driven to drink
Analysts at Liberum have given their view of the current market and their top picks for the sector, highlighting the potential for premium wet-led venues.
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News
Analysts corner: Peel Hunt on TRG
Peel Hunt’s Douglas Jack and Ivor Jones give their overview on what to expect when TRG reports on its 2017 results next week.
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NewsJimmy Choo president joins Byron board
Hannah Colman Polli, the president of Jimmy Choo Europe, has joined the board of Byron
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News
Colliers call for business rates reform
Colliers International has called for reform of business rates as restaurant and casual dining brands struggle with the “onerous” regime.
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News
Flat Iron heads south
Flat Iron is set to open its first London site south of the River Thames later this year, after securing a unit near London Bridge