All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 57
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co. pub-focused strategy delivers strong results
Brasserie Bar Co. has credited its strategy of returning under-performing pub sites in affluent areas to their “former glory” as a primary for its strong FY19 results.
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NewsWhitbread reports “solid” Q3 trading performance
Whitbread has reported a “solid” third quarter performance in its trading update released today.
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Analysis & InsightCoffer Peach Tracker festive season lfls up 2.5%
Pub, bar and restaurant groups saw festive season like-for-like sales grow 2.5% year-on-year, the Coffer Peach Business Tracker has revealed.
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NewsSoho House UK to launch eleventh site
Soho House is set to open its eleventh UK site, 180 House, at 180 Strand later this year. Launching in spring, the site will have two floors of members’ space, including a restaurant, bar and 9th floor rooftop pool with 360-degree views of London.
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars acquire Shoreditch site
Urban Pubs & Bars have added to its portfolio with a new site at 127 Shoreditch High Street.
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NewsO2 food and beverage sales see festive trading growth
The O2 Entertainment District saw a 33% year-on-year growth in its food and beverage sales for its Christmas trading period (23 December – 5 January).
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NewsHeavenly Desserts in international franchising talks
Heavenly Desserts is in talks regarding an international franchise expansion to Scandinavia and North America.
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NewsBig Fernand re-launches in London
Parisian burger chain Big Fernand launched its second attempt at a UK site yesterday (13 January) at 37 Thurloe Place, South Kensington.
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NewsThe City Pub Group to focus on regional ‘big beasts’ in 2020
The City Pub Group will look to regenerate larger regional sites and achieve greater consistency across its estate in 2020. The group is set to open three large regional sites in Exeter, Cambridge and Bath – and dispose of two smaller sites - as part of its strategy to maximise profitability by focussing on larger buildings this year.
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NewsEveryone’s welcome at Our Place
MCA talks to Brasserie Bar Co. chairman Mark Derry and CCO Richard Ferrier about their cautious, consistent and community-led business model.
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NewsElephant Park adds to restaurant line-up
Miko’s and Bayroot, two south-London based restaurants, are set to open sites in Southwark’s Elephant Park in Spring 2020.
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NewsGreggs digital order screens a trial element that “will work”
Following a successful trial period in its first ‘Greggs of the future’ pilot store, the bakery retailer is looking to roll out customization order screens to more sites in its estate.
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NewsFormer Fat Duck Group CEO forms experiential restaurant company
James Bulmer, former Disney executive and CEO of The Fat Duck Group has formed a new immersive restaurant company, Wonderland Restaurants.
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co to seek investment for pub estate expansion
Brasserie Bar Co. is hoping to encourage increased funding as it looks to selectively strengthen its pub estate.
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NewsCrussh extends exclusive Sainsbury’s retail range
Crussh launched plans yesterday (6 January) to introduce its products in over 300 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK.
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NewsSushiDog to open second London site
SushiDog has announced expansion plans across London, with a second site in Covent Garden due to open in March.
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NewsThe Inn Collection Group expands in Cumbria
The Inn Collection Group has purchased the 15-bedroom The Pheasant Inn at Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumbria as an addition to its ‘pubs with rooms’ operation.
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NewsProper Pubs Ltd take on Star Pubs and Bars lease
Proper Pub Ltd operators Andrew Twigg and Mark Hynett have taken on the Star Pubs & Bars lease for The Swan, Whitacre Heath.
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NewsVeganuary operator offering round-up
Once again, Veganuary is upon us, and with the number of vegans more than doubling to 600,000 between 2016 and 2019, this year’s operator offering is bigger than ever.
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Analysis & InsightBranded restaurants with strongest sales growth offer least promotions
Top 25 branded restaurants offer seven promotions on average per brand, but those with the strongest sales growth offer an average of three, the MCA’s latest Operator Index has revealed.