All Cote articles – Page 7

  • News

    Cote delivers strong lfl growth

    2017-05-08T07:37:00Z

    Alex Scrimgeour, chief executive of Cote, has told MCA that the company has managed to deliver strong LFL growth

  • News

    Hollis joins Domino’s

    2017-04-21T16:04:14.683Z

    Stephen Hollis, formerly of Cote and Malmaison, has joined Domino’s Pizza as its new operations director

  • News

    Cote adds Maidstone & Newcastle to 2017 pipeline

    2017-03-30T08:19:00Z

    Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has added Maidstone and Newcastle to its openings pipeline for 2017

  • News

    Honest Burgers appoints property director

    2017-03-17T16:05:54.280Z

    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 ...

  • News

    Cote strengthens openings pipeline

    2017-03-07T08:29:49.087Z

    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.

  • Opinion

    Inside Track: Thai dining boss is squids in

    2017-02-03T16:23:00Z

    Giggling Squid founder Andy Laurillard explains why Home County towns are where the growth opportunities are.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Christmas menu prices accelerate in 2016

    2017-01-27T16:16:00Z

    Christmas 2016 was the dearest yet with an acceleration of prices up 3%-4%, according to MCA’s menu analysis.

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    Opinion

    M&A activity – 2016 a year in review

    2017-01-24T08:21:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Banana Tree seeks further 2017 opening

    2017-01-17T08:36:38.253Z

    Banana Tree hopes to add a further site to its eponymous brand before the end of the year, after securing a site in Chelmsford

  • Interviews

    ​Five minutes with… Charlie Carroll, Flat Iron

    2017-01-06T16:13:53.030Z

    This week, MCA takes five minutes with Flat Iron founder Charlie Carroll

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    News

    Cote lines up double opening

    2016-12-23T13:56:00Z

    Cote has lined up a double opening in Leeds for next summer under its eponymous brand and its fledgling Limeyard concept

  • Opinion

    Teaching the Brits to fry eggs

    2016-12-09T16:20:00Z

    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 

  • News

    Growth Index nominations open

    2016-12-01T08:38:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Ex Cote and Strada man launches Bosa

    2016-11-25T16:14:00Z

    A former Cote and Strada manager who opened dozens of restaurants has launched a Sardinian concept in North London.

  • News

    Limeyard set for Woking

    2016-11-25T08:28:00Z

    Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has further strengthened its openings pipeline for Limeyard

  • News

    EAT appoints new FD

    2016-11-23T08:45:02.657Z

    EAT has made a further change to its management team with the appointment of Mike Rainer as its new finance director

  • News

    Williamson swaps Cote for Sticks ‘n’ Sushi

    2016-11-11T08:39:31.007Z

    Scott Williamson has stepped down as group recruitment director at Cote to join Sticks ‘n’ Sushi

  • News

    Cote appoints people director

    2016-11-09T08:26:00Z

    Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has appointed Ruth Jackson, formerly of Whitbread, as its new people director

  • Analysis & Insight

    The Dark secrets of the pub trade

    2016-11-04T16:27:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Cote confirms second Limeyard site

    2016-10-28T08:37:00Z

    Cote has confirmed it has secured a second site for its all-day American kitchen concept, Limeyard.