All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 79
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InterviewsStar Pubs: ‘New ways of working are creating opportunities for pubs’
The hybrid working model is creating opportunities for great pubs in the suburbs – but that doesn’t mean city centres are dead, Star Pubs MD Lawson Mountstevens tells MCA
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Analysis & InsightHospitality workers clocking up more hours
The post-pandemic weekly average varied across the sector with employees in wet-led businesses working an average of 23 hours compared to +40 hours in fine dining establishments
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NewsNightcap appoints group people director
Rebecca Rose joins the late night bar business from Various Eateries, where she was people director
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NewsHawksmoor lines up Liverpool restaurant
The Graphite-backed restaurant business has lined up a site within the Grade II listed India Buildings in the city, with the opening pencilled in for later this year
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NewsWingstop: ‘UK market is blueprint for success’
President and CEO Michael Skipworth has said its success in the UK was a “clear demonstration of the power of our international growth strategy”, with 15 UK openings slated for 2022
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NewsKFC UK & Ireland sees sales up 7%
Parent company Yum! Brands said sales within its KFC UK & Ireland division made up 8% of the global fast food chain’s overall revenue in the first quarter ended 31 March 2022
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InterviewsCreams planning to ‘turbo charge’ expansion
The dessert café business believes there are 500 viable locations in the UK, with growth targeted in the north and other regional cities, MD Othman Shoukat told MCA
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NewsCreams CEO to step down as Pistachio Holdings increases share
The reshuffle in ownership structure will see Adam Mani take up the role of chief innovation officer, while Balal Aqil will become an advisor
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Analysis & InsightCorbin & King: ‘Our data journey was not joined up’
The London-based restaurant group has been working to ensure that what guests experience from its digital communications matches the personalised experience on the floor
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Analysis & InsightFridays: ‘We use data to remove friction’
The removal of transactional aspects of employees’ jobs enables them to focus on enhancing the overall guest experience, CTO Erica Livermore told Hostech
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Analysis & InsightOn-premise drinks sales back to growth
Average sales in the week ended 23 April 2022 were 1% up on the same week in 2019, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker
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NewsGreene King returns to being cash generative
Group revenue at the pub company and brewer rose by 41.6% to £1.34bn for the 52 weeks to 2 January 2022, however it recorded an overall loss before tax of £113m for the period.
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NewsStar Pubs to invest £42m in pub upgrades
The Heineken-owned pub company is to update more than a quarter of its estate in 2022, with 660 pubs to benefit from its annual capex investment programme
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Analysis & InsightTaster: ‘Our focus on tech really helped us scale’
The digital delivery business Taster is opening more than two new partner kitchens every week, on average, founder and CEO Anton Soulier told Hostech
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NewsLeonardo DiCaprio becomes investor in Neat Burger
The Hollywood actor joins the vegan burger chain, backed by Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton as an investor and ambassador, as it launches a $30m Series B fundraise
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NewsUK driving McDonald’s international growth
McDonald’s president and CEO Chris Kempczinski said the chain’s strong first quarter performance was underpinned by global comparable sales, up nearly 12%
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NewsGusto Italian appoints new COO
Scott Grimbleby is joining the premium casual dining restaurant from Living Ventures, replacing Tim Selby, and will be tasked with driving forward its expansion plans
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InterviewsCity Pub Group: ‘We have got a lot of momentum’
The group’s soon-to-launch new trading format Damson & Wilde could form a core part of its expansion strategy if successful, chairman Clive Watson told MCA
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Analysis & InsightItsu: ‘Our app is a huge focus for us’
Itsu’s key digital focuses are around mobile technology, kiosk ordering and dot-com opportunities, chief customer officer Neil Miller told Hostech
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NewsEaster sales slowdown for Pret
Sales in Pret’s West End sites were down 12% to 86% of pre-pandemic levels in the week to 21 April, with airport sales hit by fight cancellations, according to Bloomberg’s latest Pret Index

















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