All Harvester articles – Page 10
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NewsM&B ready to push the envelope with Harvester
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is ready to push the envelope when it comes to the development of Harvester, after Alistair Darby admitted that the company had moved too fast when iit entered the leisure and retail park sector with the brand
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NewsNew M&B IT infrastructure to be game changer
The consumer data that Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will eventually be able to generate from the roll out of its new £33m IT system could prove to be a game changer for the company, according to chief executive Alistair Darby
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NewsM&B: Expansion, Crown Carvery, promos, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and reports from an analyst presentation featuring chief executive Alistair Darby and finance director Tim Jones
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M&B’s market review
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said that 2013 has not been an easy year for UK consumers and pointed out five key trends currently impacting the market: Food remains the primary long term route to sustainable growth in this sector, the market is large but fragmented, leisure spending has been protected, the importance of brands is increasing, significant economic disparities by region and by economic grouping.
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Analysis & InsightAdapting strategies for success
The type of leadership necessary for a company to be successful changes with the life cycle of said organisation, according to leading US academic Chris Muller in his book, The Leader of Managers. This lifecycle is made up of six stages. What stage are you at?
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Eating-out brands make customer experience 100
ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK
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NewsWagamama and YO! confirmed for Whiteley scheme
Wagamama and YO! Sushi have been confirmed as the latest operators to sign up to the Whiteley Shopping scheme in Hampshire, completing the pipeline for “phase one” of the development
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NewsZonal to supply M&B sites
Mitchells & Butlers has signed a deal with Zonal to supply its pubs and restaurants with its hospitality technology solutions
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NewsAnalyst corner
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks at the upcoming full-year results from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) (26 November) and says he expects solid current trading, following a disappointing Q4
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NewsM&B has 'increasing growth ambitions'
Mitchells & Butlers’ recent acquisition of four freehold London sites from Convivial Pubs is evidence of its increasing growth ambitions, and the firm could exceed its expansion target over the next few years, according to a leading analyst
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Labour 'would add regulations on healthy food'
Operators can expect new regulations forcing them to serve healthier meals if Labour gets to power, according to Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) strategic affairs director Kate Nicholls
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Analysis & Insight
A bigger conversation
Last Wednesday’s Tax Parity Day highlighted the disparity between the zero rate for food in supermarkets and the 20% VAT rate for pubs and restaurants. A day later, the British Hospitality Association’s chief executive Ufi Ibrahim rallied the troops to build momentum around its campaign to cut tourism tax in the UK to 5%. Surely it is time for the whole industry to be pulling in one direction as one voice?
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M&B’s Darby: Recovery will be patchy
Alistair Darby, chief executive at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said the economic recovery will be patchy and that he expects highs and lows in trading going forward
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NewsFleurets: rental market downturn may have ended
Fleurets handled 37% more rent reviews among licensed retail premises in the past 12 months compared to the previous year, which it says could reflect an upturn in the market “or at least the end of the downturn”
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NewsJDW: Expansion, sales mix, tax, staff
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results for JD Wetherspoon and reports from a results presentation featuring chairman Tim Martin, chief executive John Hutson and finance director Kirk Davies
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Analysis & InsightJohnson sits at the top table
It has been singled out as the market leader in the ever-growing world buffet sector, but with the backing of the Luke Johnson-led Risk Capital Partners, Red Hot World Buffet (RHWB) looks set to cement that position
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NewsAnalyst corner
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks ahead to the Q4 update from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), which is due at the end of September
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Harvester ad claims top spot
The latest TV advert from Harvester, the Mitchells & Butlers-owned brand, was the most recalled TV spot of last week
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OpinionGiraffe finds every little helps
Tesco’s purchase of Giraffe earlier this year moved both the family-friendly restaurant and the grocery giant into new territory. Has it created a blueprint for a new approach for the mid-market sector? Russel and Juliette Joffe talk about life under their new owners.
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Little Chef to live on after c£15m deal
Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain is to live on after the c80-strong business was acquired from RCapital by the Kuwaiti company Kout Food Group Restaurants UK Limited (KFGR-UK), in a deal, which valued the business at around £15m