All Cote articles – Page 6
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Opinion
Managing expectations
Brakspear’s chief executive Tom Davies talks about the group’s fast-growing managed estate, the challenges facing its 120-strong tenanted portfolio and the return to its 300-year association with brewing.
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News
Honest Burgers eyes pub concept
Honest Burgers is exploring the opportunity of launching its concept into pubs
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News
Limeyard appoints operations director
Cote has appointed Christine Chung, formerly of Caprice Holdings, as operations director for its Limeyard concept
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Analysis & InsightInside track: Next in line
A plethora of changes at the top across some of the UK’s leading and up-and-coming eating and drinking-out groups has thrown up questions on the role of succession planning in the sector and whether private-equity groups are increasingly questioning existing growth strategies and those they have backed to implement them in the face of a challenging trading environment. Mark Wingett gets the thoughts of leading recruitment executives.
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News
Cote refinances existing debt package
Cote has completed a refinancing of its existing debt package, on the back of delivering “strong like-for-like growth”
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Honest: Cambridge opening gives us confidence on regions
Honest Burgers is looking at further openings in the regions after the success of its first site outside London, in Cambridge
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NewsWingstop to launch in UK with plans for 100 sites
US chicken concept Wingstop is to launch in the UK this year ahead of a planned 100-strong rollout.
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Franco Manca set for Islington
Franco Manca is set to further strengthen its presence in London, after securing a site in Islington
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Cote delivers strong lfl growth
Alex Scrimgeour, chief executive of Cote, has told MCA that the company has managed to deliver strong LFL growth
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News
Hollis joins Domino’s
Stephen Hollis, formerly of Cote and Malmaison, has joined Domino’s Pizza as its new operations director
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Cote adds Maidstone & Newcastle to 2017 pipeline
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has added Maidstone and Newcastle to its openings pipeline for 2017
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Honest Burgers appoints property director
Honest Burgers, the Active Private Equity-backed, fast-growing group, has appointed a new property director, as it gears up to make its regional debut. MCA understands that the company has appointed Krish Singh, formerly head of acquisitions at Cote, Jackson & Rye and Limeyard, into the role. Singh spent over three ...
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News
Cote strengthens openings pipeline
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has further strengthened the openings pipeline for its eponymous brand with sites secures in Gloucester Quays, Lewes and Shrewsbury.
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Opinion
Inside Track: Thai dining boss is squids in
Giggling Squid founder Andy Laurillard explains why Home County towns are where the growth opportunities are.
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Analysis & InsightChristmas menu prices accelerate in 2016
Christmas 2016 was the dearest yet with an acceleration of prices up 3%-4%, according to MCA’s menu analysis.
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OpinionM&A activity – 2016 a year in review
2016 was another eventful year in the restaurant and bars sector. Despite some strong headwinds, a steady flow of deal activity has continued over the last 12 months. BDO M&A specialists Tom Barnard and Eleanor Moulsdale take a look at the deals that shaped 2016 and who will be the movers and shakers over the next 12 months.
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News
Banana Tree seeks further 2017 opening
Banana Tree hopes to add a further site to its eponymous brand before the end of the year, after securing a site in Chelmsford
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Interviews
Five minutes with… Charlie Carroll, Flat Iron
This week, MCA takes five minutes with Flat Iron founder Charlie Carroll
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NewsCote lines up double opening
Cote has lined up a double opening in Leeds for next summer under its eponymous brand and its fledgling Limeyard concept
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Opinion
Teaching the Brits to fry eggs
Jason Wells launched Brew Café with a mission to bring Melbourne café culture to London. He talks to Finn Scott-Delany about saturation in the casual-dining market and how his competitors will always be held back because of the British approach to brand building