All ETM Group articles – Page 2
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NewsOnly invest in digital if it’s to “solve a business problem,” says ETM Group
Only move into digital if it’s to “address a dedicated problem that you’re trying to fix in the business,” Sam Bourke, marketing director of ETM Group advised delegates at MCA’s Hostech conference last week.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer full nominees list revealed
The finalists for MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2020 have been announced, with the cohort reflecting a diverse and vibrant range of eating and drinking out operators.
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NewsETM reveal sales boost amid “challenging” conditions
ETM grew sales 16.7% to £31.5m for the year ending 24 February 2019. Like-for-like sales were up 5.8% thanks to an increase in events sales, a focus on sport, and expansion. Group EBITDA rose 56.2% to £2.6m which the business said was “underpinned by sales growth, a commitment to optimising margins and leveraging head office overheads.”
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Opinion
How to give hospitality the personal touch
Using machine learning and AI could deliver huge benefits to hospitality, but there are challenges. MCA and Punchh brought together marketing and IT directors to discuss how best to do it.
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NewsBounce-operator appoints PE director
Social Entertainment Ventures (SEV), Adam Breeden’s competitive socialising company, has appointed Acropolis Capital CEO Cameron Chartouni as a director, MCA understands.
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NewsETM launches Westwood Pub and Kitchen at Westfield London
ETM opened Westwood Pub and Kitchen at Westfield London on 3 August. The sports-themed venue, which has a 130” HD video wall constantly showing sport, will open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu offers breakfast, burgers, pizza, pasta, sharing platters and sides.
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NewsRunners and riders highlight health of sector
What sets the companies riding high in the AlixPartners Growth Company Index apart from their peers and able to continue to perform in the face of unprecedented headwinds? Graeme Smith and Craig Rachel take a closer look at the what this year’s list tells us about wider trends in the sector.
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NewsAlixPartners Growth Company Index 2019 Top 50
This year saw MCA once again team up with AlixPartners to identify the fastest growing companies in the UK eating and drinking out sector. The following is the top 50 in full.
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Analysis & Insight
Opportunities despite knocks
The next 12 months will be another tough year for the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector, and the gulf between great operators and the rest will widen. However, with 2018 proving there were still opportunities to grow and secure investment, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith considers the outlook for 2019.
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News
UKH announces operations managers awards
Operations managers at ETM, Admiral Taverns, Mitchells & Butlers and Star Pubs & Bars were among the winners of UKHospitality’s annual awards, which were announced last night.
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NewsNew head of recruitment and retention at ETM Group
ETM Group has appointed Rachel Masing as its new head of recruitment and retention.
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NewsJuly 2018
The July 2018 digital edition of the MCA journal is now available. It includes key insights from MCA’s annual UK Pub Market Report, interviews with Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Burger King UK, The Coaching Inn Group founder Kevin Charity, and co-founder of Pieminister, Jon Simon. It also includes profiles on Retailer’s Retail of the Year award winner ETM Group, and MCA Introduces… Hawskmoor Edinburgh.
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OpinionThe changing tale of ETM
Georgi Gyton spoke to the winners of The Evolution Award at this year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards – ETM Group – about what prompted a change of strategy 18 months ago
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UKH Ops Managers Awards finalists revealed
UKHospitality has announced the finalists in the 2018 Operations Managers Awards (formerly ALMR Ops Managers Awards).
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NewsETM to open London Bridge venue in 2019
ETM Group is to open a bar, restaurant and sports lounge, called Redwood, at London Bridge next year, as part of the £1bn redevelopment of the station. The two-storey pub, which will take its estate to 16, will be open for all-day trade, and is set to be located adjacent ...
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NewsFuller’s acquires Bel & The Dragon
Fuller’s has acquired the six-strong Bel & The Dragon business in deal valued at £18.5m
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NewsETM secures £10m funding package
ETM, the London-based pub and restaurant operator, has secured a £10m funding package from HSBC, which will allow the group to accelerate its growth plans.
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Opinion
Perhaps they are on to something
Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements
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ETM confirms Maple launch
The ETM Group has confirmed the launch of new concept, Maple, at Westfield London, as first revealed by MCA in November.
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NewsSchlee named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has been voted by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.