All Harvester articles – Page 3
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NewsWhitbread Restaurants – star of the show or work in progress?
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.
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OpinionNo brand is an island
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.
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NewsM&B: Growth formats; legacy brands; dark kitchens and discounting
Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Phil Urban talks to MCA following this morning’s full-year results announcement.
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NewsM&B FY lfls up 1.8%
Mitchells & Butlers has reported like-for-like sales for the 53 weeks to 30 September up 1.8% with the past seven weeks seeing a 2.3% rise.
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Analysis & InsightAutumn / winter menu prices up 3.4%
Menu prices for same-line dishes rose 3.4% year-on-year, initial data from the MCA Menu Tracker has shown.
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Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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OpinionGet Carter
There was an oversight at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference, which took place last month. It was an oversight that some of the leading operators quietly pointed out to me; we had forgotten to mention a growing brand that was having an impact on the performance of parts of their estates – Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) premium steakhouse concept, Miller & Carter
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NewsM&B to roll out remodelled Harvester
Mitchells & Butlers is to roll out a new format and design for its 209-strong Harvester brand after positive feedback from two trial sites.
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Analysis & InsightCustomers scoring pubs higher
The latest data from MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor has shown customers are more likely to recommend leading pub brands than they were a year ago.
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M&B confirms Just Eat trial
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has confirmed it has started a trial with Just Eat, the online delivery platform, across a number of its leading brands
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NewsM&B links up with Just Eat
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has started a trial with Just Eat, the online delivery platform, across a number of its leading brands
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Just Eat sees mixed results from pilots with brands
Just Eat has said its initial pilots with branded operators have had mixed results.
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Ei Group appoints new commercial property director
Ei Group has appointed Greg Parkes, formerly of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as its new commercial property director
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Analysis & Insight
JDW retains dominance among pub brands
The latest Pub Brand Monitor from MCA has shown that despite site closures over the past year and a fall in its share of breakfast and dinner visits, JD Wetherspoon remains the market leader.
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NewsM&B: Consumer confidence; innovation ethos; early tech trialists
MCA talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Phil Urban about the consumer landscape; the value equation; the return of the company’s innovation ethos; the optimum size of a concept’s estate and how new format Son of Steak might potentially become a solution for part of the company’s retail & leisure parks estate.
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Prime time for pubs in Q1
Pub restaurants were the most frequently visited channel in the eating out sector, despite a fall in the proportion of consumers visiting the channel overall, MCA analysis has found.
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M&B H1 lfls up 1.6%
Mitchells & Butlers grew like-for-like sales 1.6% in the 28 weeks to 8 April, with a 1.9% increase for the first 33 weeks of the year.
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Miller & Carter to make London debut
Mitchells & Butlers is set to open the first London-based site for its fast-growing steakhouse brand, Miller & Carter
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M&B lines up further Son of Steak site
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is set to open a further site under if new fast casual concept Son of Steak
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys the most popular fast food chain
Five Guys has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain for the second year running