All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 63
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NewsDeliveroo launches new restaurant ad platform
Deliveroo Media and Ecommerce will launch in the UK in July, before being rolled out globally
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InterviewsOche: ‘We want to expand the concept across the UK’
The international concept from The Social Gaming Group plans to expand to other major UK cities, group CEO Troy Warfield told MCA
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NewsHeavitree performance on par with 2019
The Exeter-based pub company has returned to profit, after an “intensively difficult” trading environment during the pandemic
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NewsDomino’s CEO to take the helm at Whitbread
Dominic Paul will join the company in January 2023 and will take the reins from Whitbread’s current CEO Alison Brittain, when she retires from full time executive life
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NewsHospitality needs to challenge misconceptions of job opportunities
Greene King has called for bar and restaurant training to be given equal footing to degrees in terms of career advice
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NewsRail strikes hit Pret sales hard
The food to go retailer saw sales down 26% in its City sites in the week to 23 June as footfall in London’s financial and shopping districts fell sharply, according to Bloomberg’s latest Pret Index
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NewsShepherd Neame sees strong like-for-like trading
The family brewer and pub operator said it had performed well with encouraging demand. Like-for-like sales in its pubs and hotels division were up 13% in the six weeks to 25 June 2022, but its central London pubs are yet to make a full recovery
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News'Nightclubs could save struggling towns'
Reopening once-loved nightclubs in struggling town and city centres could help to revive the high streets and boost the economy, Labour’s shadow levelling-up secretary Lisa Nandy has said
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NewsComptoir founder calls for resignation of CEO and chairman
Tony Kitous, who holds a 47.6% share of the company, has written to the board calling for the resignations of Chaker Hanna and Richard Kleiner as directors
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NewsLoungers appoints interim people director
Claire Clarke, previously group human resources director at The Big Table Group, has joined the cafe, bar and restaurant operator
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee to make Liverpool debut
The speciality coffee chain will open in Liverpool One’s Paradise Place, with further openings planned for Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and London
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Analysis & InsightMcDonald’s is still the brand leader in foodservice
The fast food brand achieved the highest share of eating/drinking out occasions in the UK, according to Lumina Intelligence, despite its share having fallen over the past year
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Analysis & InsightDelivery sales continue to fall from peak
Sales were down 29% in May 2022, versus the previous year, but still significantly up on 2019, according to the NielsenIQ & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker.
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NewsTasty repays bank loan early
The Wildwood operator has done away with its £1.25m facility with Barclays, and believes it is in a strong position to open five to six new sites in 2022, with one currently under offer
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NewsLate night sector significantly impact by strikes
This weeks’ rail strikes have had a “devasting effect” with trade up to 40%, according to the Night Time Industries Association
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NewsOpenings of the week
D&D London, JD Wetherspoon and Tim Hortons feature in MCA’s roundup of the latest openings news this week
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InterviewsHop Vietnamese: ‘We know it’s a scalable concept’
Following a capital raise and the appointment of new MD in Richard Franks, Hop founder Paul Hopper has the confidence to look “everywhere” for sites, he tells MCA.
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Analysis & InsightLondon restaurants exceed safe noise levels
More than half of restaurants in the capital were deemed to be too noisy to hold a conversation, according to a new survey by SoundPrint, while many exceeded the safe level for hearing
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NewsPret sees boost from office workers
Sales in the City and Canary Wharf were at 88% of pre-Covid levels in the week to 16 June – up 14ppts from the previous week, according to the latest Bloomberg Pret Index
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NewsRichard Franks named Hop MD
He will lead the business, alongside founder Paul Hopper, as it looks to open 20 sites across the capital over the next five years, following a £2.25m capital raise