All Cote articles – Page 7
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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
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News
Growth Index nominations open
MCA is once again teaming up with leading advisory firm AlixPartners to identify the top 50 private firms with the fastest-growing profits in the UK eating and drinking-out sector.
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News
Ex Cote and Strada man launches Bosa
A former Cote and Strada manager who opened dozens of restaurants has launched a Sardinian concept in North London.
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Limeyard set for Woking
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has further strengthened its openings pipeline for Limeyard
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News
EAT appoints new FD
EAT has made a further change to its management team with the appointment of Mike Rainer as its new finance director
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Williamson swaps Cote for Sticks ‘n’ Sushi
Scott Williamson has stepped down as group recruitment director at Cote to join Sticks ‘n’ Sushi
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Cote appoints people director
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has appointed Ruth Jackson, formerly of Whitbread, as its new people director
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Analysis & Insight
The Dark secrets of the pub trade
As Dark Star launches its second pub, part of a 20-strong rollout plan, Finn Scott-Delany catches up with the team about what makes a great bar, the importance of quality fit-out and the mollycoddled younger generation.
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News
Cote confirms second Limeyard site
Cote has confirmed it has secured a second site for its all-day American kitchen concept, Limeyard.
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Cote raises £66,000 for charity
Cote has raised £66,000 for charity Swings & Smiles through sales of pavlova – its September dessert special
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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News
Honest Burgers strengthens pipeline
Honest Burgers has further strengthened its openings pipeline in London and secured its first site outside the capital
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Opinion
A Crussh on the healthy market
Having overseen the growth of Benugo into a £100m-a-year business, Shane Kavanagh now has his sights set on the healthy eating-out market and its longtime darling, Crussh. He talks to Mel Flaherty about diversification into new channels, its concept store and the inevitable market consolidation
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials driving restaurant growth
Millennials and ABC1 parents with children at home are the most valuable customers in the UK restaurant industry, MCA analysis has found
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News
Analyst corner: Burns on TRG
Leading sector analyst Karl Burns at Investec has said that The Restaurant Group (TRG) remains in a difficult spot with declining LFL sales, rising cost inflation and an uncertain outlook
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News
Cote to begin expansion of Limeyard
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, is to begin the expansion of Limeyard, the all-day American kitchen concept
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News
Burns: Changing capex cycle
Leading analyst Karl Burns at Investec believes like-for-like sales growth will be driven by increasing capital investment moving forward