All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 68
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NewsWagamama to fully reopen London estate
The Restaurant Group-owned business said that following months of increased demand at Wagamama’s other central London sites, the five that had stayed shuttered would reopen over the next month
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NewsGordon Ramsay to open third Savoy restaurant
Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay will open on 23 February and will pay homage to French chef and restauranteur Georges Auguste Escoffier.
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NewsBusaba branches out with new concept
The Thai restaurant group is to open an Asia inspired cocktail bar, called Ajia, in Oxford, next month.
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InterviewsHero Award: Ian Cutler was ‘the conscience’ of M&B
In the latest of a series of articles profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero Award at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to M&B CEO Phil Urban about why he nominated his head of safety
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NewsUK contributes to strong lfl growth for McDonald’s
Strong sales at McDonald’s UK & Ireland have contributed to significant like-for-like growth in the global fast-food chain’s international markets.
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InterviewsFridays: ‘We are likely to exceed our openings target’
The popularity of the Fridays brand coupled with a strong covenant and balance sheet is enabling parent company Hostmore to snap up sites, chief executive Robert B Cook tells MCA.
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NewsSBPA welcomes extra support for Scottish brewers
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association has welcomed the announcement that further grants of up to £29,500 will be made available to the country’s brewers.
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Analysis & InsightMarston’s location bias could leave them exposed
Marston’s bias towards sites in the West Midlands and the North of England could leave them “particularly exposed” to a macroeconomic downturn, according to analyst JP Morgan Cazenove.
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NewsShaftesbury boosts F&B offering at Seven Dials
WatchHouse Coffee and Aspirational Brands are among the operators broadening the offering within Seven Dials.
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Interviews‘Fridays and Go could be game changer’
Fridays and 63rd+1st CEO Robert Cook told MCA its new QSR concept had the potential to “grow legs and grow them fast”
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NewsWells & Co to offer further rent concessions
The decision by the family-owned pub business to offer a 10% rent concession to all its leased and tenanted pubs across came off the back of a tough December
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InterviewsWahaca: ‘Sustainability is in our DNA’
In the latest in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to Wahaca about how it’s aiming to continually raise the bar on the environment
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NewsNo data to support Welsh nightclub closure, says NTIA
NTIA CEO Michael Kill said the Welsh government had “crippled an entire industry” and that they should be held accountable
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NewsInn Collection in legals on four more sites
Following the acquisition of its Welsh site, in Snowdonia, the group will focus on growing its presence in the region, before exploring opportunities in the Peak District, MD Sean Donkin told MCA
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NewsSessions appoints former Brewdog director
Sessions has appointed Jack Anderson, former global retail growth director at BrewDog, as its new commercial director, as it looks to open 500 host kitchens across the UK
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NewsRevolution: ‘We are in a position to grow our estate again’
CEO Rob Pitcher told MCA the group has cash in the bank and five sites in negotiations
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NewsAnnouncement on restriction lifting expected today
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the removal coronavirus restrictions, in England, later today – with the exception of face masks.
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NewsSales dip reaches double-digits in December
London was hit hard, with sales down 19% within the M25 – more than twice the 8% drop seen outside the motorway marker, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.
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NewsJDW like-for-likes down +15% in Q2
JD Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin said the company would be loss-making in H1, but hoped that the end of restrictions would contribute to a much stronger second half
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NewsScotland to lift majority of Omicron restrictions
Social distancing in hospitality and leisure venues and the requirement for table service-only will be scrapped from 5am on 24 January, but the work from guidance remains