All Honest Burgers articles – Page 3

  • RROTY growth company Sticks 'n' Sushi
    News

    Runners and riders highlight health of sector

    2019-04-17T07:18:00Z

    What sets the companies riding high in the AlixPartners Growth Company Index apart from their peers and able to continue to perform in the face of unprecedented headwinds? Graeme Smith and Craig Rachel take a closer look at the what this year’s list tells us about wider trends in the sector.

  • Sticks 'n' Sushi
    News

    AlixPartners Growth Company Index 2019 Top 50

    2019-04-17T06:54:00Z

    This year saw MCA once again team up with AlixPartners to identify the fastest growing companies in the UK eating and drinking out sector. The following is the top 50 in full.

  • German Doner Kebab
    News

    Fast food brands top fastest growth index

    2019-04-10T07:27:00Z

    The top three fastest growing brands in the UK eating out sector in 2018 were fast food brands, the latest MCA data shows.

  • Young people eating and talking in a casual dining restaurant
    Analysis & Insight

    'Still headroom for new sites'

    2019-02-25T08:19:00Z

    The latest Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners shows managed restaurant numbers are in decline for the first time in 14 years. With the tide turning after an unprecedented five year 27.3% growth period, MCA news editor Finn Scott-Delany picks apart the nuances of the study.

  • Byron's B-Rex Burger
    Opinion

    Mark’s Out of 10: Byron’s Jurassic Larks

    2019-02-22T13:48:00Z

    In the first of a new regular series, Mark McCulloch – the brand and marketing guru behind Supersonic Inc – gives his take on a marketing campaign by a leading brand. Today, he takes a look at Byron’s interactive B-Rex re-launch, describing it as a “tactical jab rather than a knockout blow”, which highlights how far the brand has to go in re-discovering its position among the “Burgerati”

  • Honest Burgers interior
    News

    Gillan swaps Wagamama for Honest Burgers

    2019-01-30T08:46:00Z

    Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed chain, has appointed Wagamama’s Brian Gillan as operations director, MCA has learnt.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Opportunities despite knocks

    2019-01-21T08:16:00Z

    The next 12 months will be another tough year for the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector, and the gulf between great operators and the rest will widen. However, with 2018 proving there were still opportunities to grow and secure investment, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith considers the outlook for 2019.

  • Honest Burgers
    News

    Honest Burgers festive lfls up 22.2%

    2019-01-18T08:21:00Z

    Honest Burgers saw like-for-like sales grow 22.2% in the three weeks to 6 January, the company has told MCA.

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    News

    Honest to open in Brighton

    2018-12-06T09:04:00Z

    Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed chain, has further strengthened its 2019 pipeline, after securing a site in Brighton, MCA has learnt. The 30-strong group has secured the site in the city’s South Lanes, which is currently occupied by the Pascere restaurant. The owners of Pascere announced earlier this week that ...

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    News

    Honest Burgers scoops R200 Best Restaurant Operator award

    2018-12-04T09:02:00Z

    Restaurant groups including Nando’s, Mowgli, Honest Burgers and Tortilla were among the winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards, held last night (3 December) at Hawker House.

  • Morris Greenberg
    Analysis & Insight

    Delivery no longer a major consideration in property decisions

    2018-10-31T08:22:00Z

    CDG Leisure’s MD Morris Greenberg, spoke to MCA about how the growth in delivery has impacted property decisions, where operators are looking in terms of location, and the fact the market is witnessing a plethora of dessert bar openings.

  • News

    Feng Sushi MD steps down as it consolidates estate

    2018-10-10T08:48:00Z

    JD Abbasi, formerly of Farmacy and Giraffe, has stepped down as chief executive of Feng Sushi, the London-based Japanese sushi restaurant and delivery company, as it continues to consolidate its estate.

  • Honest Burgers exterior
    News

    Honest Burgers reports FY EBITDA increase

    2018-10-09T08:34:00Z

    Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed chain, has reported a rise in both restaurant EBITDA and Group EBITDA in the year ended January 2018, driven by the opening of seven new restaurants, including the first out of London locations in Reading and Cambridge

  • News

    Honest Burgers secures Marylebone site

    2018-09-18T08:06:00Z

    Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, is to further strengthen its presence in central London, with an opening in Marylebone.

  • Cote exterior
    Opinion

    Inside track: I’ll get my Cote

    2018-09-06T08:42:00Z

    A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)

  • Honest Burgers exterior
    News

    Honest Burgers set for Liverpool

    2018-08-10T08:41:00Z

    Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, has further strengthened its 2019 opening pipeline, after lining up an opening in Liverpool.

  • mamalan
    News

    Mamalan opens Editions kitchen after closing four sites

    2018-08-03T08:09:24.547Z

    Mamalan, the Beijing street food concept, has opened a Deliveroo Editions kitchen after closing four of its bricks and mortar sites in the last year, MCA understands.

  • Polu Poke
    News

    Polu Poke to begin expansion

    2018-07-17T08:39:00Z

    Polu Poke, the fledgling concept from Celia Farrar, is to begin its expansion, after securing a second site in central London

  • Robin Rowand, YO! Sushi CEO
    Opinion

    Thai breaker

    2018-06-11T08:37:00Z

    TriSpan’s acquisition of a significant stake in Rosa’s Thai Café should provide a timely boost to a market buffeted by the headwinds currently blowing through it. Mark Wingett discusses how this deal also welcomes a new investment player into the mix - one determined to make its own mark on the sector.

  • Honest Burgers interior
    News

    Honest Burgers secures West End site

    2018-06-07T08:38:00Z

    Honest Burgers has further strengthened its pipeline in London, after securing a site in the West End