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All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 76
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InterviewsComptoir: ‘We have built stronger foundations for growth’
The Lebanese restaurant group is looking to add a further five sites to its estate before the end of next year, chief executive Chaker Hanna told MCA
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NewsThwaites records positive performance
The tenanted pub company returned to profit in the year to 31 March 2022 and has emerged from the pandemic in a “strong financial position”, chairman Richard Bailey said.
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NewsInglenook Inns & Taverns completes ‘significant investment’
Inglenook Inns & Taverns has acquired nine freehold pubs from Bolton-based pub company Tonge Leisure, bringing its freehold estate to 55 pubs
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Analysis & InsightLate Night Levy still a cause of concern and frustration
Almost ten years on from its introduction there are renewed calls for the levy to be abolished with a fresh approach to licensing needed in a post-Covid world.
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NewsKFC appoints new GM
KFC UK & Ireland has appointed former CMO Meg Farren as its new general manager, following the departure of Paula MacKenzie earlier this year.
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NewsPret to launch in Spain and Portugal
Pret A Manger has reached an agreement with Ibersol Group to launch Pret in Spain and Portugal as it looks to grow its international reach.
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Analysis & InsightConfidence in business prospects sees ‘noticeable dip’
Seventeen percent of respondents said they were ‘very confident’, compared to 28% in October/November 2021, according to Haysmacintyre’s latest poll.
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NewsRevolution confident of beating market expectations
Revolution Bars Group has said that following strong trading over the Jubilee Bank Holiday its board is confident of delivering adjusted EBITDA of +£10m
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Analysis & InsightInflation outpaces market growth
The UK eating out market is forecast to reach £95.2bn in value this year – a 4% increase on its 2019 value, according to the new Lumina Intelligence Eating Out Market Report 2022
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InterviewsBusaba: ‘The business is in better shape than pre-pandemic’
The Thai restaurant group is looking to grow, despite “a loop of fresh challenges”, managing director Terry Harrison has told MCA.
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NewsUKHospitality launches strategy to tackle workforce crisis
The strategy covers recruitment, skills and training, as well as hospitality’s image as a sector in which to work
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NewsBrewDog bars see revenue up 31% in 2021
The Scottish brewer and bar operator said it has been achieving “record sales” in its bars so far this year, with 30 new venues due to open in 2022
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NewsCoyote Ugly to open first London bar
The Western-themed US bar chain is to make its debut in the capital, at Camden Market, later this year.
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NewsFranco Manca and GDK targeting corporate orders
The restaurant brands have both partnered with Just Eat for Business, in order to capitalise on the return of workers to the office
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NewsChinatown gains new international concepts
Sichuan eatery Zhang Liang Malatang is to make its UK debut later this summer, on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue, alongside Hong Kong-style tea restaurant The Eight
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Analysis & InsightBusinesses confident rebuilding margins
Six in ten business surveyed over the past month said they planned to raise prices in order to protect margins, according to Lloyds Bank’s latest monthly barometer
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NewsKricket partners with Growth Kitchen
The White Rabbit Fund-backed Indian restaurant group is looking to use the partnership to optimise its delivery-only offering.
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InterviewsRoger Whiteside: ‘Greggs is in safe hands’
From global pandemics to alien invasions, Greggs can survive whatever is thrown at it, former chief executive, and winner of MCA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Roger Whiteside tells MCA
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NewsGreggs still considering overseas expansion
Former chief executive Roger Whiteside told MCA the food to go retailer still had a small team working on where there could be opportunities to take Greggs outside the UK
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Analysis & InsightDrink sales flat ahead of Jubilee week
Average sales across Britain’s managed pubs, restaurants and bars were only 0.2% behind the comparative week in 2019, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker