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All Fulham Shore articles – Page 3
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings and announcements, featuring new launches from Popeye’s, Incipio Group, Rudy’s Pizza, and more
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InterviewsFulham Shore: ‘Count the pennies and follow the money’
Executive chairman David Page spoke to MCA about turning the group from a net debt to a net cash position following the pandemic
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NewsFulham Shore comes out strong post-pandemic
The Franco Manca and Real Greek operator reported a 20.6% increase in turnover compared to pre-pandemic, with a pipeline of over 120 restaurants
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NewsFulham Shore expecting profit to exceed expectations
The group, which operates Franco Manca and The Real Greek restaurants, is forecasting revenue and EBITDA above pre-Covid levels with 18 new sites planned for this year
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NewsFulham Shore: ‘Its no secret we’ve done extremely well during the pandemic’
Managing director Nabil Mankarious talks to MCA about the slow and steady growth of cash-generative The Real Greek, which has supported the faster, high street expansion of the simpler Franco Manca
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InterviewsFulham Shore: ‘20% pay rise made a massive difference’
The business, which operates Franco Manca and The Real Greek restaurants, had “a big issue” with recruitment over the summer months, but an uplift in pay has seen the problem largely disappear, chairman David Page told MCA.
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NewsFulham Shore achieves profit of £2.4m
The Franco Manca and Real Greek operator currently has 21 sites in legals, with chairman David Page saying the business was performing ahead of expectations
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NewsThe Real Greek heads north
Fulham Shore is to open its first The Real Greek restaurant in the north of England, in Manchester later this month.
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NewsFulham Shore restaurants 'continue to break trading records’
Trading at Fulham Shore’s city centre restaurants has “performed particularly well” in the five weeks since the end of September
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NewsFulham Shore sees trading surpass 2019 levels
Franco Manca and The Real Greek operator Fulham Shore has seen total revenues reach more than £39m for the half year to 26 September 2021, compared to £36m achieved in 2019.
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OpinionNot quite goodbye to Ralph…
Dominic Walsh bids farewell to outgoing Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay after 20 years at the helm, and pays tribute to the ongoing success of the Franco Manca sourdough pizza brand
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InterviewsDavid Page: ‘Fulham Shore can open up to 250 sites’
As trading volumes at Fulham Shore rise by a quarter, MCA spoke with David Page, executive chairman, to discover more about the company’s plans for expansion and an idea for a new store format, which highlights the need to cater for robust, ongoing delivery sales. Overall, the company is currently benefiting from a depleted retail sector, and from having retained most of its workforce. Looking forward, it has eyes on eventually opening up to 250 sites in the UK.
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NewsFulham Shore to trial ‘light kitchen’ model
In a MCA exclusive, David Page, executive chairman of Fulham Shore, announces a new operating format called ‘light kitchens’. Two Franco Manca light kitchen sites, which have limited dine-in and additional delivery capacity will be opened in London to cater for the company’s continued strong growth in delivery.
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NewsFulham Shore trading revenue increases by a quarter
In the three weeks to September 5, Fulham Shore has seen revenues increase by 27% compared to 2019, the company announced in a trading update. This represents an acceleration from the +8% average increase for the eight weeks ended 15 August 2021 that were announced in the Group’s Final Results.
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NewsFulham Shore eyes 150 new sites
Fulham Shore has 12 sites in legal negotiations, with a further 150 locations identified as part of its medium term growth plans.
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NewsLoungers: ‘Calorie labelling would be costly and distracting’
The requirement for large hospitality operators to display calorie information from April next year would be “distracting and expensive”, voiced Loungers’ CEO Nick Collins on MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsFulham Shore: ‘Threat of 50/50 model has brought landlords to the table’
Fulham Shore has secured numerous deals with landlords over rent debt in recent weeks as the threat of a 50/50 Australian-style model of forgiveness has brought many of them to the table, according to chairman, David Page.
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NewsFulham Shore sees sales up for first week indoors
Fulham Shore saw group revenues at around 103% of the levels seen in a similar week in 2019, during its first full week of indoor trading, with like-for-like sales at around 92% of their levels two years’ ago.
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NewsFulham Shore presented with new sites on almost daily basis
Fulham Shore is continuing on its search for new locations for both its Franco Manca and The Real Greek businesses and is being presented with “excellent potential retail locations, almost on a daily basis”.
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InterviewsDavid Page: ‘It’s a frustrating experience, not being in charge’
Franco Manca chairman David Page has spoken of the frustration, but inevitability, of working with delivery partners during the pandemic.