All Honest Burgers articles – Page 2
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NewsHonest Burgers closes crowdfunding after raising close to £3m
The crowdfund will accelerate the chain’s ambitions to build its presence in regional cities, as well as launch new QSR format Honest Smashed.
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InterviewsHonest Burgers: ‘We have QSR firepower’
As the burger brand launches a crowdfund to support its new premium QSR concept Honest Smashed, CEO Frank Hayes explains how the new format is built for speed and maximum output to compete with the likes of Five Guys and Shake Shack
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NewsHonest Burgers seeks investment for QSR spin-off
Off the back of its smashed burger product, Honest is tapping up customers for funds on Crowdcube, in the hope of taking on bigger burger brands
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NewsHonest Burgers appoints Lee Nixon as ops director
Former Ole & Steen MD Nixon joins the Active Partners backed burger chain following his departure from the Danish bakery chain in April
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InterviewsHonest Burgers ready to grow in the regions
CEO Frank Hayes tells MCA the brand has the right management team in place to operate well in excess of its current 44 locations, and will pursue an evolved property strategy with regional openings
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NewsHonest Burgers proposes to scrap paid breaks
The Active Partners-backed business has said it was “frankly a mistake” to introduce paid breaks during Covid – and one it could no longer afford.
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NewsActive Partners gives Honest Burgers fuel for growth
The investor supported the burger brand’s plans for two new sites with additional funding of £1.3m last year
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Analysis & InsightPlant-based PR: The value of the vegan burger
MCA examines the trend for plant-based only restaurants, their commercial viability, and value as a PR opportunity for bigger players
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NewsVegan burger joint loses bun fight as diners beg for beef
Honest Burgers is among several chains shutting meat-free restaurants — a sign that the plant-based revolution is tailing off, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsHonest Burgers enters exclusive partnership with Uber Eats
The 43-strong burger chain will end its partnership with Deliveroo and offer delivery exclusively via Uber Eats across its estate
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NewsV Honest reverts back to meaty Honest
The brand’s vegan spin-off in Leicester Square will go back to its core concept in July, just six months after launching
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NewsHonest appoints first CEO in senior reshuffle
Honest Burgers has appointed Frank Hayes, a former director at Spirit Group, as the company’s first CEO.
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NewsHonest Burgers receives £2.7m from shareholders
Honest Burgers received a £2.7m capital injection from shareholders to support the business during the pandemic, new accounts have revealed.
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InterviewsHonest Burgers co-founder Phillip Eeles: 'Let’s innovate, let’s be nimble, and let’s crack on'
For countless operators across the sector, the extent of their ambition through the coronavirus crisis amounts to one thing – surviving. And rightly so. Faced with a three-month closure and a complete collapse in like-for-likes overnight, even to survive this period would be no mean feat for many businesses. But as co-founder Philip Eeles tells MCA, Honest Burgers isn’t one of them.
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NewsHonest reveals reopening plans
Honest Burgers is planning to re-open some of its sites for delivery-only as early next month, Big Hospitality reports.
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NewsHonest, Creams and The Antonio Carluccio Foundation launch support schemes
Honest Burgers and Creams are the latest operators to launch NHS and community support initiatives in response to the coronavirus pandemic, whilst industry charity The Antonio Carluccio Foundation has extended its funding.
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NewsHonest redeploys staff to retail and care sectors
Honest Burgers has created a scheme to allow furloughed members staff to be seconded to other businesses, particular in retail and care.
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: The devil in the detail on outlet growth
Outlet numbers are a critical metric we closely study within MCA’s Operator Data Index. Recently we rechecked December 2019 numbers, reassessed growth trends and reviewed outlook announcements from operators, ahead of producing our own forecasts of expansion/contraction across 250 leading casual dining brands.