All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 54
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NewsGreene King makes apprentice pledge
The pub operator and brewer has committed to taking on 5,000 new apprentices by 2025.
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Analysis & InsightConsumer confidence hits all-time low
The measure for overall UK consumer confidence fell to -44 this month, compared to -8 this time last year, in GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index - the lowest since records began in 1974.
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NewsThe Alchemist sees sales treble
The Palatine-backed operator achieved a “very strong financial performance” in FY2021/22, with profit before tax of £2.35m, compared to a loss of £5.5m in 2021
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NewsBob Bob Ricard secures 'seven-figure sum' for expansion
The luxury London restaurant business has obtained additional growth capital funding from alternative lender ThinCats
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InterviewsBrakspear: ‘We are back in survival mode’
The 120-strong pub operator may still be seeing good levels of trade, but the focus now is on keeping costs in check in order to ride out the storm of cost pressures, CEO Tom Davies has told MCA
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NewsWendy’s to launch ‘next gen’ restaurants
The global burger chain has announced it will be rolling out a ‘global next gen’ restaurant design as standard, with the first new look site due to open in 2023.
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Analysis & InsightLate night sector bears brunt of venue closures
The number of nightclubs decreased by 9.1% over the 12 months to June 2022, while the overall number of hospitality sites has remained flat
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InterviewsDirty Martini: ‘Bookings are back with a bang’
Sales at the group were up 7.1% on 2019 levels, in the first six months of this year, but the flowthrough of cost increases is significant, Scott Matthews, CEO of CG Restaurants & Bars tells MCA
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NewsInternational café Filli negotiating on further London sites
In addition to expansion in the capital, the Indian street food and chai cafe has just signed the lease on a site in Leicester, MD and head of UK franchise Peter Davies told MCA
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NewsItsu partners with McDonald’s former largest franchisee
Atul Pathak will open the “first of many” franchise site with Itsu, next to Wembley Stadium, later this autumn
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InterviewsSimmons Bars: ‘We have a lot more to do in London’
The Lonsdale Capital-backed bar operator is about to open its 24th site in the capital with sales “a long way up” on pre-pandemic levels, CEO Nick Campbell tells MCA
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NewsWagamama in plastic reduction drive
The Asian restaurant chain is replacing the eight million-plus delivery bowls used annually with new packaging using recyclable material, removing up to 330 tonnes of virgin plastics
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NewsMcDonald’s launches over-50s recruitment drive
The fast food chain has developed a new campaign targeting older workers, with adverts posted by McDonald’s showing a grey-haired worker who “isn’t the retiring type”
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NewsScoffs acquires 10 further Costa sites
The franchise group now operates 111 Costa Coffee sites in the UK and has plans to open a minimum of 20 new sites per year
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NewsInflation set to near 10%
The level of inflation is forecast to have risen from 9.4% to 9.8% in July, with official figures to be released on Wednesday
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Analysis & InsightCity of London operators hit hard by homeworking
One in seven licensed businesses closed in the Square Mile between March 2020 and June 2022, according to data from AlixPartners and CGA, with similar numbers in Birmingham
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NewsPubs and restaurants warn of winter closures
The hospitality sector is pushing for a consumer-style price cap on energy as new contracts increase by more than 300% – with pubs and restaurants warning they may not survive without “urgent” government support
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NewsBrewDog shares first of ‘blueprint’ profits
The craft beer brewer and bar operator described the new rewards scheme as “setting the bar higher for hospitality workers everywhere” and said job applicants were up more than 75%
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NewsSmoky Boys lines up multiple franchise partners
The barbecue and grill haus operator has signed up seven new franchise partners as it looks to expand its business across the UK and internationally, co-founder Sharif Rahman told MCA
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NewsSoho Coffee launches new format
The business has launched Soho Piccolo – the first of its smaller format units – at Northampton Train Station, and sees opportunities for growth within travel hubs