All Harvester articles – Page 9
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Opinion
What do young people want?
New research into young people’s habits from Voxburner has revealed, among other things, their favourite restaurants for fast food and casual dining; the appeal of technology; and their interest in street food
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Analysis & InsightPubs grow share of eating-out market
Pubs are increasing their share of the UK eating-out market at the expense of restaurants, new research for M&C Report by Allegra Foodservice has found
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News
Costa and Harvester win in family-friendly awards
Costa and Harvester have been named among the winners in an awards scheme that recognises parent and child-friendly organisations
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants have 16 minutes to serve customers
Restaurants have just 16 minutes to serve an average customer before they walk out, new research has shown, while casual dining pubs such as JD Wetherspoon and Harvester have to be even quicker, with 13 minutes before someone will go elsewhere
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NewsDarby: filling day parts is 'critical'
Filling in the day parts is “critical” for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and the group still has a “lot more to do” to maximise opportunities outside peak trading times, chief executive Alistair Darby told the Numis Travel & Leisure conference today
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NewsCarroll lined up to operate GK package
May Capital has lined up Gerry Carroll, former managing director at Enterprise Inns and Little Chef, to manage the c300-strong tenanted pub package it is currently in advanced talks to acquire from Greene King
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NewsJDW: Ireland, property, World Cup, M40, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results to 26 January for JD Wetherspoon and reports from a press briefing with chief executive John Hutson and finance director Kirk Davis
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News
Operators recognised for menu innovation
A number of major pub, restaurant and coffee shop operators have been recognised for their menu innovation
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NewsDarby: sector must be 'bigger, braver, bolder'
The pub industry needs to be “bigger, braver and bolder” to encourage young people to seek a career in the sector, according to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Alistair Darby
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NewsM&B pledges 1,000 new apprenticeships
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has pledged it will recruit 1,000 new skills-based apprentices over the next two years, to work across its brands as part of its commitment to developing young talent
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NewsM&B seeks head of HR
Mitchells & Butlers is recruiting for the role of head of HR to lead the human resources strategy across its Harvester, Browns and Miller & Carter brands
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NewsM&B: Irish market an attractive one
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has admitted to M&C Report that it thinks the pub market in Ireland is an attractive one, but that it was no closer on making a decision to launch in the country
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NewsM&B: steady progress, trading, core brands
M&C Report talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby about the steady progress the group is making, the performance of its core growth brands and changes in its leadership team, plus analyst reaction
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NewsJack: M&B trading to have picked up
A leading analyst has said that he expects LFL trading to have picked up over the last two months at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), due to an improved sector backdrop, investment, IT roll out and efforts to improve service standards
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NewsM&B makes executive changes
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has announced a number of changes to its executive team after four senior resignations, of which two are understood to be joining Tesco and one Caffe Nero
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Cash sets up consultancy firm
Steve Cash, who stepped down as brand operations director for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) Harvester and Miller & Carter chains at the end of the last year, has set up his own consultancy firm
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OpinionTaking M&B back to the top of its game
A year into his role as chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers, AlistairDarby has got under the skin of the UK’s largest managed eating and drinking-out operator and started to lay the foundations to put it back to its position as the leader of the sector’s pack
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OpinionThe odd couple
Hawksmoor founders Will Beckett and Huw Gott’s unconventional approach has resulted in one of the industry’s big success stories – but things weren’t always so rosy
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NewsSector brands dominate High St happiness list
Leading eating and drinking-out sector operators have dominated the top 10 of the latest High Street Happiness Survey, which looks into the levels of customer satisfaction being provided by the UK’s top high street brands
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Opinion
A surprise and a space race
After a long interview process, which allowed him to get to know Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) people, and business fundamentals, and also hear a candid assessment from the board on what they thought needed to be done to transform the company, Alistair Darby admits that there was only one surprise awaiting him when he took up his new role as chief executive last October