All Cote articles – Page 6
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Opinion
Inside Track: Bun fight
Too many burger chains? Too many food and drink outlets? Too many bad location decisions? Or just too many headwinds to cope with? You could probably make an argument for one, two or all of the aforementioned reasons for the sad demise of Handmade Burger Co. What is for sure is that it will have sent a further shiver down the collective spine of a sector already facing up to 12-18 months of fighting in the trenches ahead of it. Mark Wingett reports
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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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News
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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News
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