All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 61
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NewsGhetto Golf to rebrand as Golf Fang
Imbiba-backed The Fang Collective has made the decision to rebrand its Ghetto Golf venues to coincide to the reopening of its refubished Birmingham site
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InterviewsJonathan Neame: ‘There need to be more financial incentives for training’
Operators can’t continue to blame Brexit for hospitality’s struggles with the recruitment – but there are things the government could do to help, the Shepherd Neame CEO told MCA’s Pub Conference
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Analysis & InsightEating out spend up on last year, but down on 2020
The removal of lockdown restrictions saw spend across pubs, bars and restaurants boom between 2021 and 2022, new data from Cardlytics has found
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InterviewsLoungers: ‘The pipeline has never been stronger’
The Lounge and Cosy Club operator is confident it can achieve its larger roll-out target, and is opening sites better than ever, chief executive Nick Collins told MCA
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NewsLoungers appoints chief people officer
Guy Youll will join the business in the autumn and lead the people side of the business, building on “the important work we have done this year”
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NewsAscona targeting 30 Greggs sites
The forecourt operator has opened its first Greggs site at Crossways Service Station in Pembroke in North Wales, with planning permission submitted for a second at Holywell
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NewsLoungers reports record full year sales
The group achieved revenues of £237m for the 52 weeks to 17 April 2022 and has increased its openings target from 25 to 30 sites per year
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NewsIn pictures: ASK Italian's new community concept restaurant
Learnings from the revamped restaurant in Horsham will be rolled out to other ASK Italian sites in the coming year.
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InterviewsBig Fang Collective: ‘We want to expand across the UK’
The Imbiba-backed experiential group is looking to regenerate local areas with its multi-site crazy golf themed venues
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InterviewsShepherd Neame: ‘A 2024 recovery feels right’
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of the family brewer and pub operator said the decisions it is making now will act as building blocks to capitalise on a post-recession boom
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NewsTurtle Bay reports record sales
The Piper-backed Caribbean restaurant group reported sales of £85.4m for the year ended 27 March 2022, with trading in the first 13 weeks of the year still strong.
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NewsMowgli is surpassing pre-Covid numbers
Founder and CEO Nisha Katona said the performance of the Indian street food restaurant was being boosted by its strong brand presence in the north
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NewsLicensing systems remains 'flawed'
Little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between licensing and planning, according to a report from the House of Lords.
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NewsHostmore lfls in line with expectations
In an update on trading for the 26 weeks ended 3 July 2022, the group, which operates Fridays and 63rd+1st said guidance for the full year remained unchanged
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NewsDomino’s appoints new CFO
Edward Jamieson is expected to join the pizza delivery company and its board of directors in October 2022, replacing current interim CFO David Surdeau
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Analysis & InsightMajority of consumers not planning to cut eating out spend
Nearly two-thirds (59%) of consumers said they planned to spend the same on eating and drinking out, according to the latest survey by customer experience platform Feed It Back
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InterviewsPho: ‘We will maintain our regional bias’
MD Patrick Marrinan told MCA the strength of its business outside London was a “saving grace” throughout the pandemic, with the regions to be key pillar of its annual target of up to seven new openings
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NewsBurger & Sauce looking to reach 25 sites in 2023
The new QSR concept is looking to open another six to eight restaurants this year, before doubling its estate next year, franchise director Anthony Round told MCA.
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InterviewsAdmiral Taverns: ‘Funding for acquisitions isn’t an issue’
The community pub group has the support of its should suitable opportunities arise, CEO Chris Jowsey told the Pub Conference
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Analysis & InsightPub sector to see 55% value growth in 2022
High levels of inflation coupled with unrestricted trading will see pub market return to just under its 2019 value this year, according to Lumina Intelligence