All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 86
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Analysis & InsightAverage side dish price sees double-digit growth
The entry and exit prices of side dishes in chain restaurants are on the up as operators look to premiumise their offering, according to Lumina Intelligence
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NewsHickory’s: ‘There is scope to do many more’
The barbecue restaurant group is currently looking for a new backer with the ‘firepower’ to help achieve its growth aspirations, managing director John Welsh has told MCA
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NewsHickory’s makes gains on pre-pandemic levels
Like-for-like sales at the Piper-backed barbecue restaurant group are up 40% since May 2021.
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InterviewsHero Award: ‘Nik Lowery was a tower of strength’
In the latest in a series profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero Award at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to Arc Inspirations CEO Martin Wolstencroft about his property director Nik Lowery
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NewsPubs and brewers call for level playing field on tax
A group of UK publicans and brewers have written an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for a levelling up of the high tax rates that are burdening businesses.
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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