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All Loungers articles
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NewsTortilla appoints Gregor Grant NED
The appointment completes the board transition, which saw co-founder Brandon Stephens return as global CEO, Mac Plumpton join as UK CEO, and Marta Pogroszewska join as NED
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NewsLeading QSR and casual dining brands join forces to launch Sustainable Chicken Forum
The new cross-industry initiative is designed to drive further improvements in chicken welfare while balancing sustainability, net zero ambitions and long-term supply resilience
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Blacklock, The Salad Project, Afrikana, Loungers, and more
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NewsLoungers grows revenue beyond £400m
The all-day café/bar/restaurant group has reported another strong performance with sales growth of 15% and adjusted EBITDA increasing by nearly 25%
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Analysis & InsightDoes there need to be a rethink in how the hospitality sector lobbies the government?
Successively damaging budgets have left some operators calling for an alternative approach to how the sector and its trade representatives engage with government
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, including new sites from Loungers, Mulligans, Honest Greens, and more
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InterviewsAlex Reilley: ‘Budget highlights how brutally unfair pubs are valued’
The Loungers chairman tells MCA there is increasing evidence to suggest the Labour government doesn’t have much sympathy for the hospitality sector following last week’s fiscal statement
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring a new venue from Asahi, Loungers’ latest Cosy Club relaunch, and Dal Fiorentino’s fourth site
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NewsIn pictures: Cosy Club’s cinematic-inspired interiors
Loungers has reopened its Cosy Club venue in Leeds following a major refurbishment, featuring statement lighting, bespoke carpeted walls, and a mirrored disco ball
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NewsLoungers introduces first rewards scheme
The Lounge Passport comes in response to customers looking to track their visits to Lounges across the country
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NewsAlex Reilley quits Labour taskforce
The Loungers chairman says the government is ’condemning high streets and town centres’
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including The Sushi Co, Flight Club, Zambrero, Loungers, and more.
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NewsLoungers celebrates 300 sites
The all day café/bar/restaurant group continues to see potential for 600+ sites in the long term, and marks its 300th opening this week with Antico Lounge in Alton
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InterviewsLoungers: ‘We’d never rule out an acquisition’
In part two of a Q&A at MCA’s Pub Conference, executive chairman Alex Reilley discusses Cosy Club stepping out of the shadow of Lounges, franchise opportunities in airports, and whether the group could acquire a fourth brand
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InterviewsLoungers: ‘We’re getting our heads down and doing what we do’
Following an occasionally bruising take private deal which completed earlier this year, Loungers’ executive chairman Alex Reilley sits down at MCA’s Pub Conference to reflect on why the move was a good outcome for shareholders, why the public markets didn’t work out for the all-day café-bar group, and how the company will achieve it’s “rather conservative” target of 600 sites
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Event NewsOnly a few tickets left: Pub Conference 2025
Taking place this Thursday at London’s Ham Yard Hotel, the conference will bring together the UK’s leading pub and bar operators, investors, analysts and suppliers for a day packed with insight, strategy and connection
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including The Chalk, Burger Drop, Rudy’s, and more
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NewsIn pictures: A new look for Cosy Club
Loungers has unveiled a reimagined look and branding for its all-day bar-restaurant concept, featuring a new cinematic interior scheme and inspiration from the 1970s and 80s
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Big Mamma, Cosy Club, WatchHouse, and more
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EventsLoungers on thriving in small towns and new ownership
Loungers exec chair Alex Reilley will open this year’s Pub Conference with a fireside chat reflecting on the company’s journey from public to private ownership