All Honest Burgers articles – Page 4
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Analysis & Insight
Opportunities despite knocks
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.
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NewsHonest Burgers festive lfls up 22.2%
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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NewsHonest to open in Brighton
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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NewsHonest Burgers scoops R200 Best Restaurant Operator award
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.
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Analysis & InsightDelivery no longer a major consideration in property decisions
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.
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Feng Sushi MD steps down as it consolidates estate
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.
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NewsHonest Burgers reports FY EBITDA increase
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
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Honest Burgers secures Marylebone site
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, is to further strengthen its presence in central London, with an opening in Marylebone.
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
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)
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NewsHonest Burgers set for Liverpool
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, has further strengthened its 2019 opening pipeline, after lining up an opening in Liverpool.
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NewsMamalan opens Editions kitchen after closing four sites
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.
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NewsPolu Poke to begin expansion
Polu Poke, the fledgling concept from Celia Farrar, is to begin its expansion, after securing a second site in central London
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OpinionThai breaker
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.
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NewsHonest Burgers secures West End site
Honest Burgers has further strengthened its pipeline in London, after securing a site in the West End
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NewsHonest Burgers takes on Soho site
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed group, has secured a site in Soho, MCA understands.
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NewsDip & Flip and Honest Burgers join Editions
Dip & Flip, the burger and gravy concept, has joined the line-up at Deliveroo’s Whitechapel Editions site, MCA understands.
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NewsLeading operators set to make Welsh debuts
Leading operators including Honest Burgers and Pho are to make their debut in Cardiff next year as part of a new development in the Welsh capital.
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OpinionFocus on: AlixPartners Growth Company Index
The AlixPartners Growth Company Index 2018, announced earlier this month, highlights the fastest growing operators in the sector but there are still a number of the brightest talents in the industry who did not make the list. Here we profile a few to watch for next year’s index.
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Analysis & InsightSing when you’re winning
Press coverage of the eating out sector has not made the easiest reading of late, however beyond the much-debated headwinds and the travails of selected brands, the sector remains replete with success stories. Ahead of this week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, James Wallin highlights just a few.
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NewsFebruary 2018
The February 2018 digital edition of the MCA journal is now available, including the latest findings from MCA’s Top of Mind survey of sector leaders, the burgeoning phenomenon of food halls, interviews with the founders of Honest Burgers and M Restaurants, as well as in-depth conversation with Kate Nicholls, CEO-elect of UKHospitality.