All Ed’s Easy Diner articles – Page 4
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NewsFive Guys further strengthens pipeline
Five Guys, the US better burger brand, has further strengthened its openings pipeline for this year, by securing a handful of further sites, including a former Ed’s Easy Diner site in London.
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Analysis & InsightDealing with tricky transitions
Taking over the reins from a long-standing company chief is always a challenge for the incoming executive. Dominic Walsh compares what happened at YO! Sushi with the situation at Carluccio’s
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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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New US-themed concept secures Ed’s sites
Smokin’ Joes, a new restaurant concept, has been launched through the acquisition of four former Ed’s Easy Diner sites
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BRG strengthens head office team
Boparan Restaurant Group has strengthened its head office team with the appointment of two former The Restaurant Group (TRG) employees
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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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Couchman swaps GK for SSP
Shirley Couchman has stepped down as operations director at Greene King to join SSP
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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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Shake N Burger to open debut site in Doncaster
Fledgling burger brand Shake N Burger, which is part of NYC Partnership, is to open its debut site, in Doncaster
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Patisserie Valerie begins Sainsbury’s trial
Patisserie Valerie has begun a trial of a concession-style offer with supermarket company Sainsbury’s
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Todd joins Patisserie Valerie
Reuben Todd, who stepped down as group operations director of Ed’s Easy Diner, earlier this year, has joined Patisserie Valerie
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Vachhani steps down as Big Easy FD
Mayuri Vachhani has stepped down as finance director of Big Easy Restaurants
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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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Romano appointed Harry Ramsden’s brand director
BRG has appointed Frank Romano as the new brand director of its Harry Ramsden’s chain
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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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Todd steps down from Ed’s
Reuben Todd has stepped down as group operations director of Ed’s Easy Diner, the Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG)-owned chain
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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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NewsRetailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2017 finalists announced
The finalists for this year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed
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OpinionMarginal calls, big decisions
A new year finds the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector coming under pressure from a number of different angles, but as sure as day follows night, a challenge for one business is an opportunity for another as the sector enters a period of significant change
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OpinionJamie opens a can of worms
News this month that Jamie Oliver was to shut six of his restaurants was met with a wave of criticism of the celebrity chef and the suggestion that Brexit might have played a part. Dominic Walsh reports