All Harvester articles – Page 2

  • Beefeater
    Analysis & Insight

    Beefeater grows share of visits at every day-part

    2018-08-30T08:19:00Z

    Beefeater has grown its share of visits at every day-part, as a result of site and menu refreshes, according to the latest MCA Pub Brand Monitor Q2 2018.

  • Money
    Analysis & Insight

    Two out of three operators implement regional pricing

    2018-07-13T08:42:00Z

    On average, two out of three operators surveyed in MCA’s latest Menu Tracker report vary their prices dependent on region, with JD Wetherspoon, All Bar One and O’Neill’s among the operators with the largest differentials.

  • Pubs
    Analysis & Insight

    Pubs show restraint on price hikes

    2018-07-06T08:47:00Z

    Pubs continue to show restraint in putting up prices, the latest MCA data has shown.

  • Head of Steam
    News

    Camerons to open first Head of Steam in Wales

    2018-06-26T08:33:11.483Z

    Camerons Brewery has secured its first site in Wales, after taking on the former Harvester site in Cardiff’s Church Street.

  • Peter Hansen at The Pub Conference
    Opinion

    The renaissance of the wet-led pub

    2018-06-18T08:17:00Z

    Wet-led venues are emerging from the shadows of casual dining and gastropubs with buoyant sales and less exposure to headwinds. Investors are clearly taking note, with wet-led businesses at the centre of much of the sector’s M&A activity over the past year. Sapient Corporate Finance founder, Peter Hansen, explains why he sees this segment going from strength to strength.

  • Harvester
    Analysis & Insight

    Harvester sees boost to visits following site refresh

    2018-06-06T08:25:00Z

    Harvester has seen an overall boost to visits following a refresh at many of its remaining sites, according to data from MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor (Q1 2018).

  • Harvester
    News

    Urban on M&B’s “engine room”

    2018-05-17T08:23:00Z

    MCA spoke to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive, Phil Urban, on the back of yesterday’s half-year results. He discussed the next stage of the group’s transformation programme, including bolder pricing strategies on a local basis. He also talked about consolidation in the Stonehouse brand, further evolution of Harvester and the revival of O’Neill’s; as well as the scope for pay at table and delivery options.

  • Miller & Carter exterior
    News

    M&B predicts cost headwinds of £50-60m per year

    2018-04-20T15:58:41.493Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is anticipating cost headwinds of £50-60m per year, on a like-for-like basis, said Tim Jones, chief financial officer.

  • Revolutions Bar Group
    News

    Revolution announces CEO start date

    2018-04-20T08:14:00Z

    Revolution Bars has announced that incoming chief executive, Rob Pitcher, will join the group from Mitchells & Butlers on 25 June.

  • Loungers
    News

    Loungers is UK’s fastest growing pub company

    2018-03-23T08:52:00Z

    Loungers was the fastest growing UK pub group in terms of turnover in 2017, the latest MCA data has shown.

  • News

    M&B plans hotel opening for Miller & Carter

    2018-03-16T08:50:10.137Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is set to further test its Miller & Carter brand in new locations, with an opening planned within a hotel

  • News

    Analysts corner: Driven to drink

    2018-02-28T08:26:00Z

    Analysts at Liberum have given their view of the current market and their top picks for the sector, highlighting the potential for premium wet-led venues.

  • Five Guys kitchen
    Analysis & Insight

    Contemporary operators challenging top brands

    2018-02-28T08:25:00Z

    Five Guys is leading the pack of contemporary operators challenging the established casual dining brands, the latest MCA data has shown.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Pubs continue to take share from restaurants

    2018-02-21T08:40:18.873Z

    The latest MCA data has shown that pubs continue to win share from restaurants as consumers increasingly demand perceived value for money.

  • Opinion

    Managing the data deluge

    2018-02-09T14:54:15.160Z

    The way hospitality businesses capture, store and use data is changing, with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation set to have a wide-reaching impact on the sector. The Hostech conference, held last month at London’s Ham Yard Hotel, looked at how the sector is managing these technical challenges.

  • Toby Carvery exterior
    Analysis & Insight

    Eating out frequency down at every daypart in Q4 2017

    2018-02-08T08:26:00Z

    Consumers have cut visit frequency at every day-part over the past year, the latest data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel has shown.

  • Revolution Bars Group
    News

    Revolution appoints M&B’s Pitcher as new CEO

    2018-02-08T07:12:00Z

    Revolution Bars Group has appointed Rob Pitcher, currently divisional director of Mitchells & Butlers, as its new chief executive.

  • Harvester logo
    News

    Harvester targets “silent majority” for guest feedback

    2018-01-31T08:39:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers’ Harvester brand has seen an 18% hike in its number of guest promoters after trialling a scheme aimed at tapping into the “silent majority” of customers usually reluctant to give feedback.

  • Brewers Fayre logo
    News

    Whitbread Restaurants – star of the show or work in progress?

    2018-01-19T08:35:00Z

    Coverage of Whitbread’s results yesterday was dominated by the fall in like-for-like sales across its UK equity Costa stores and flat trading in hotels.

  • PizzaExpress at Welcome Break
    Opinion

    No brand is an island

    2017-12-18T08:22:00Z

    One of the words of the year for the eating and drinking out sector has been partnership - as casual dining brands seek new avenues for growth, pubcos re-evaluate their relationships with tenants in the wake of the pubs code and delivery platforms play an increasingly important role in the presentation of brands. James Wallin looks at the impact of these collaborations on the sector.