All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 45
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InterviewsInvestor view: ‘Moving into retail is not for the faint hearted’
For operators looking to expand into the retail channel it’s important to very clear about your proposition, “and don’t let people muck you around”, Robin Rowland, partner, TriSpan has warned.
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InterviewsInvestor view: ‘The ability to stretch your brand is a sign of strength’
The successful adoption of an omnichannel approach demonstrates the strength of your brand, but it’s not for everyone, delegates heard at the Omnichannel Foodservice Conference.
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Analysis & InsightWorld Cup delivered November sales boost for pubs
The start of the FIFA World Cup helped boost sales in Britain’s managed pub groups up by 8.1% last month, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.
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NewsHawksmoor sees strong sales momentum return
The restaurant group recorded an increase in turnover of 74% to £35.7m for the year to 31 December 2021 but a loss of £2.3m, despite strong trading
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NewsSingle-use plastic cutlery faces ban in England
The UK government is looking to impose restrictions on the use of single-use plastic cutlery and plates in order to curb pollution of rivers and seas.
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NewsPret: ‘We no longer rely on London footfall’
Speaking at MCA’s Omnichannel Foodservice Conference, interim MD Guy Meakin said the broader spread of the business meant it wasn’t reliant on trade returning to pre-Covid levels in the capital
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InterviewsHopes and reflections: Views from the top (part 1)
As the hospitality sector comes to the end of another year filled with unprecedented challenges, we ask sector leaders to share their highs and lows of 2022 and hopes for the New Year, in a special series of articles this week, which today features Fuller’s, St Austell Brewery and Brasserie Bar Co
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to make international debut
The High-end dessert café franchise is to open in Mississauga, near Toronto, in Canada later this month, and is closing in on the 50-site mark in the UK.
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NewsCoffee#1 launches click and collect
The move from The Caffè Nero Group-owned coffee shop business follows the successful rollout of delivery, with the Coffee#1 also planning to accelerate its openings programme.
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NewsRails strikes could last ‘indefinitely’
RMT boss Mick Lynch has warned that industrial action will continue unless ministers drop calls to remove guards from trains. Meanwhile the hospitality sector is forecast to lose £1.5bn in sales as a report of the rail strikes this Christmas.
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InterviewsM&B: ‘We want to expand Browns in suburbia’
The pub and restaurant group opened its second suburban Browns last week and is looking to build a pipeline of future locations, chief executive Phil Urban told MCA.
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NewsNon-exec steps down from The Restaurant Group
Alison Digges will step down from the board, and as a member of TRG’s audit, nomination and remuneration committees, in January.
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NewsInn Collection secures further hotel
The pubs with rooms group has acquired Morecambe’s Midland Hotel as it continues its expansion on the Lancastrian coast.
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NewsRetailers' Retailer Awards nominations deadline extended
Nominations for 11 of the categories are now open until Tuesday 13 December. Your votes decide the winners so please send us your nominations today.
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Analysis & InsightThe bar has been raised for acquisitions
While several high-profile M&A transactions have successfully been competed this year, the hospitality sector has fallen out of favour with some investors, according to finnCap Cavendish.
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NewsUKH launches guide to recruiting over 50s
With people aged over 50 years’ old underrepresented in the sector, there is a lot of ‘untapped potential’ for employers
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NewsM&B: ‘We are very confident about the months ahead’
Uplift in its wet-led businesses, an improving recruitment landscape and solid Christmas booking levels are just some of the reasons the group is feeling positive, CEO Phil Urban has said.
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NewsPret announces new US partnership
A new partnership with Dallas Holdings will see the multichannel retailer open a network of shops in California as well as an additional site in New York City
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Analysis & InsightBusiness leaders expect further deterioration of trading conditions
Sector leaders across the eating out market (58%) expect further deterioration of trading conditions until at least July 2023, according to new research from Lumina Intelligence.
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NewsLoungers secures fourth site for Brightside
Its new roadside dining concept will debut on the A38, south of Exeter, early next year, with two further sites lined up in the South West of England