All Cote articles – Page 10
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Cote deal to represent high water mark for valuations
CBPE’s secondary sale of the Côte business to BC Partners for c£250m last summer will probably represent the high water mark for valuations in the casual-dining space
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NewsEx-Cote owner in Pizza Hut running
CBPE, the former owner of Cote is amongst a group of four parties reportedly in the running to acquire Pizza Hut Restaurants, which was placed on the market in February
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Zing Zing launches funding push
Zing Zing, the Chinese takeout concept, has launched a crowdfunding campaign as its looks to expand further across the capital.
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Cote bolsters property team
Cote has bolstered its property team with the appointment of former The Restaurant Group senior acquisitions manager Sammy Jones
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TRG may see negative lfls for two years
Senior analysts have given their views on The Restaurant Group’s current performance, with warnings that it may be two years before like-for-like sales begin to rise and suggestions the group would be appealing to private equity.
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Cote completes Peterborough deal
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, is understood to have completed on the acquisition of a site in Peterborough.
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Hollis steps down from Cote
Stephen Hollis, formerly regional director at Nando’s, has stepped down as operations director at Cote, the BC Partners-backed chain
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Five minutes with….. Christian Rose, All Star Lanes
This week M&C takes five minutes with Christian Rose, managing director of All Star Lanes. He talks about the ongoing evolution of the All Star business, why John Lewis is an inspiration and why he’d like to bring a compassionate side to the Dragon’s Den
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Cote gains Coeliac UK accreditation
Cote has announced it has become the first French restaurant group to earn accreditation by Coeliac UK for their gluten-free menu
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Campbell to swap BDO for KPMG
David Campbell is to leave BDO to join KPMG as a partner in its Enterprise team, which focuses on the mid-market sector
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Event NewsThe Retailers' Retailer of the Year Awards
Taking place on 2nd March 2016 at The Guildhall, London, this popular and prestigious event recognises and rewards the UK’s eating & drinking-out industry’s branded players
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Analysis & Insight
Rise to challenge of site prices
Almost universally, operators hold the view that increasing property costs are presenting an enormous challenge to the restaurant and licensed property sectors in the UK. The question is, are the costs sustainable, do they present a real danger to the sector, and if so, where?
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Diary
Diary: London Union; McMullen; M Restaurants and YO! Sushi
This week’s Diary reveals the latest plans from London Union; welcomes Rod McKie to Sticks ‘n’ Sushi; finds out about a golf course in a pub and explains why M Restaurants is taking a leaf out of EasyJet’s book:
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Samuelsson to advise Honest Burgers
Harald Samuelsson, the former joint managing director of Cote, has invested in and become an advisor to Honest Burgers
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Cote confirms Leamington site
Côte Brasserie has confirmed it will open in Leamington Spa on 1 February.
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NewsCollyer: 2015 the worst year for forecast downgrades
Leading analyst Geof Collyer at Deutsche Bank leisure has argued that 2015 was the worst year since 2009 for forecast downgrades
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Joe Allen owners plan “collection” of Mustard restaurants
The owners of Joe Allen in Covent Garden have told M&C that they are planning a “collection” of restaurants under new “British brasserie” concept Mustard
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NewsFord to assist Bill’s evolution
Graham Ford, the chief executive of Jackson & Rye, is to assist with the evolution of Bill’s
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NewsCote acquires Jackson & Rye
Cote, BC Partners-backed group, has acquired Jackson & Rye and Limeyard from Richard Caring, with plans to roll out both fledgling concepts
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Analysis & InsightWho will blink first?
It felt like the majority of the sector was running to a standstill last year as it continued to wait to fully reap the rewards of the hard yards put in post downturn. The sobering thought is that it looks like the industry will have to provide more of the same over the next 12-18 months to stay ahead