All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 55
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NewsPlan for ‘worst case scenario’ operators told
Restaurant operators should plan for the worst-case scenario with the coronavirus outbreak, two leading investors told Restaurant magazine’s R200 conference.
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Analysis & InsightConfidence shot by coronavirus
Confidence among the bosses of Britain’s pub and restaurant groups has been fractured by the double whammy of coronavirus and the Government’s new immigration policy, a new snap poll reveals.
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Analysis & InsightMultiple operators see boost as licensed supply falls by 1.8%
The supply of restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises fell by 1.8% in the 12 months to December 2019, but multi-site restaurants grew by 1.8%, CGA research finds.
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NewsYummy Pubs sells The Clarence
Yummy Pub Co has sold its in Stoke Newington pub The Clarence as it concentrates on building a freehold estate. Pub operator Robert Webster, who owns Charles Wells leased business in London the Anchor and Hope, and has interests in The Canton Arms, and the Magdalen Arms in Oxford, has ...
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Analysis & InsightConfidence at four year high before coronovirus outbreak - CGA
Optimism among eating and drinking out leaders was at its highest level for nearly four years in February, CGA’s latest Business Leaders’ Survey revealed.
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NewsSherwood promoted amid senior shake-up at Wagamama
Wagamama UK managing director Nigel Sherwood has been promoted to chief operating officer amid a shake-up of the senior team.
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NewsTorres to step down from Taco Bell
Taco Bell general manage for Europe Jorge Torres is to leave his role overseeing the Tex-Mex brand in the UK, MCA understands.
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NewsIntu footfall flat as it explores further disposals
Intu has reported footfall was flat in its UK shopping centres in 2019, outperforming the wider retail market where footfall was down 2.5%.
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NewsOakman closes in on refinancing and investment target
Oakman Inns has secured close to £2m in new investment, while extending almost £8m of bonds which matured in December 2019.
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Analysis & InsightBeer sales up 1.1% in 2019 - BBPA
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to more than 8 billion pints – but a rise in beer duty in the forthcoming budget would stifle further growth, the British Beer and Pub Association has warned.
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NewsKnight joins Incipio
Incipio Group has appointed Anthony James Knight, formerly of Maxwell’s, as sales and marketing director.
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NewsVagabond secures Bishopsgate site, readies app
Vagabond, the fast-growing self-dispense wine bar concept, has secured its next site, and is preparing to launch an app, MD Stephen Finch has told MCA.
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NewsBourke joins Wireless Social as NED
ETM Group director of sales and marketing Sam Bourke has taken on additional role as non-executive director of Wireless Social.
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NewsSmith and Radix resign from Coffeesmiths
Coffeesmiths Collective CEO Toby Smith and CFO Bharti Radix have resigned, MCA understands. According to Companies House, both have stepped down as directors from Coffeesmiths Colective Ltd, and all affiliated companies, including Department of Coffee, Filmore & Union, Small Batch Coffee and Baker and Spice. Smith, the former CEO of ...
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NewsShep Neame: ‘We had to challenge ourselves to survive’
Shepherd Neame CEO Jonathan Neame has spoken of his family brewery’s transition from “male, stale and clunky” brand, to modern and metropolitan pub operator.
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Dip & Flip out, Smoke & Salt in at Tooting
Dip & Flip, the burger and gravy concept, is exiting its Tooting site, while pop-up restaurant Smoke & Salt to take the site.
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NewsNando’s denies unpaid work claim
Nando’s has come under fire over reports which claim staff are cleaning its restaurants without pay.
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NewsCoronavirus dents AB InBev profits
AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has forecast the steepest decline in quarterly profit in at least five years due to the coronavirus.
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NewsRevolution claws its way back into growth
Negative like for like sales might not seem like an ideal trading position for the eponymous brand of Revolution Bar Group.
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NewsMarket Halls: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’
Market Halls CEO Andy Lewis-Pratt has no plans to introduce competitive socialising into his venues, saying of the food hall model, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.