All Harvester articles – Page 6
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NewsM&B FY lfls up 0.8%
Mitchells & Butlers has reported like-for-like sales up 0.8% for the year to 26 September with revenue up 6.6% to £2.1bn.
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Restaurant chains criticised for seafood sourcing
The majority of UK restaurant chains use unsustainable fish or fail to give transparent information to diners about the origins of their seafood according to findings from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). It found more than half of the restaurants assessed served seafood from overfished supplies with sea bass, whitebait, ...
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NewsM&B adds to M&C estate
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has added two further sites to its 2016 for its Miller & Carter steakhouse brand
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Analysis & Insight
London restaurants growth rate “off-the-charts”
The highest ever rate of new restaurant openings in the capital is recorded in the 25th edition of Harden’s London Restaurant guide, which is published today
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NewsJamie's Italian tops child-friendly restaurants league table for second time
Jamie’s Italian has topped a league table ranking the health of children’s food in 21 of the UK’s restaurant chains for the second time.
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Diary
Diary: Starbucks; AB InBev; Oakman Inns and Chicago Rib Shack
In this week’s Diary. Starbucks and AB InBev are ordered to pay up; pubs gets praise for the healthy ways and Oakman Inns and Chicago Rib Shack mark the Rugby World Cup in their own ways:
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NewsUrban to replace Darby as M&B CEO
Alistair Darby is to step down from his role as Mitchells & Butlers chief executive next week to be replaced by current chief operating officer Phil Urban.
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Analysis & InsightBrits increasingly eating breakfast out of home
New figures from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) show sales of breakfasts eaten out in the UK have grown significantly in the last 12 months alone
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Analysis & Insight
Flexitarianism driving vegetarian new dish growth
Vegetarian dishes now account for 31% of new items added to menus across all courses – up from 18% last year, according to the latest research from M&C Allegra Foodservice.
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NewsM&B to open a M&C near Chertsey
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is set to convert its Harvester near Chertsey, Surrey into its Miller & Carter steakhouse brand, M&C understands. The company is set to convert the Otter in Ottershaw to the 36-strong brand before the end of the year. M&B will open its second site under its ...
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Analysis & InsightJDW faces pressure in key day parts
JD Wetherspoon continues to be the best known pub brand but is facing increasing pressure, the latest Pub Brand Monitor from M&C Allegra Foodservice has shown.
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NewsM&B Q3 lfls up 1.3%
Mitchells & Butlers has reported like-for-like sales growth of 1.3% for the 43 weeks to 25 July, and said it is “assessing a wide range of options” to mitigate the effects of the National Living Wage.
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Analysis & InsightJDW top pub brand for consumer awareness
JD Wetherspoon is leading the pub market in terms of consumer awareness, consideration and usage, according to M&C Allegra Foodservice’s Q1 2015 Pub Brand Monitor.
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NewsHarvester appoints new retail director
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has appointed Richards Edwards, formerly of Grosvenor Casinos and Whitbread, as a retail director for its c210-strong Harvester brand, M&C Report understands.
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French: Orchid integration appears on track at M&B
Leading analyst Simon French, of Cenkos Securities, has said Mitchells & Butlers appears on track with the integration of the Orchid portfolio.
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Analysis & InsightSector shift
From increasing M&A activity, to the fallout from the decision by Enterprise Inns to invest in pubs in partnership with “managed experts” and the growing pressure on the all-you-can-eat buffet market is coming under, the sector is set to shift over the coming six to 12 months from shadow boxing ...
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M&B: Trading, strength of branding, breakfasts, new Sizzling format
M&C Report talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby
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Analysis & InsightMarston’s: New concepts, disposals and return to new build Taverns
Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay spoke to M&C Report about new concepts, disposals, restarting the new build process in its Taverns division and why he doesn’t care what BrewDog thinks…
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NewsKotrys steps down from M&B
Paul Kotrys has stepped down as property director at Orchid, which is part of Mitchells & Butlers, to take up a role at property agency James A Baker
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Diary
Diary: Alan Yau; Pret A Manger and JDW
In this week’s Diary section, Alan Yau talks about his plans for a ‘Chinese McDonald’s’ concept, Pret CEO Clive Schlee blogs about trading in Paris and JDW gets a less than warm welcome from its new customers…