All Loungers articles – Page 12
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News
Tweddell becomes Flat Iron chairman
Crispin Tweddell, founder of Piper, has become chairman of the private equity group’s latest investment in the sector, Flat Iron
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Opinion
Inside Track: Bun fight
Too many burger chains? Too many food and drink outlets? Too many bad location decisions? Or just too many headwinds to cope with? You could probably make an argument for one, two or all of the aforementioned reasons for the sad demise of Handmade Burger Co. What is for sure is that it will have sent a further shiver down the collective spine of a sector already facing up to 12-18 months of fighting in the trenches ahead of it. Mark Wingett reports
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NewsLoungers amongst bidders for Coffee#1
Loungers is one of the suitors for Coffee#1, the 79-strong business owned by SA Brain
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Fleet to join Flat Iron as MD
Jo Fleet, who stepped down from Wahaca earlier this year, is to join Flat Iron, as its new managing director
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Loungers restructures management team
Loungers has announced a number of people moves within the group as the business gears up for its next stage of growth
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Analysis & InsightKeeping the Express on track
The season of changes at the top of the UK’s leading restaurant brands continued earlier this week with the abrupt departure of Richard Hodgson as chief executive of PizzaExpress. Mark Wingett examines his time at the helm of the UK’s largest casual dining brand and why the company’s future growth is increasingly dependent on its expansion plans in the Far East.
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NewsLoungers hits 100 as FY lfls grow 5.3%
Loungers, the Lion Capital-backed group, has reported like-for-like sales up 5.3% for the year to 23 April, as it opens its 100th site.
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Five Guys & Loungers sign for Manchester development
Loungers and Five Guys have signed for units at the University Green development in Manchester
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OpinionWhere are the next M&A deals?
The Government has thrown many obstacles at pub operators from Brexit, the introduction of the national living wage, the market-rent-only (MRO) option and a new tax on soft drinks. Peter Hansen gives us his expert view on the market and his advice on the possibility of future M&A activity
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Analysis & InsightMarket towns not so Tasty
The sobering full-year update from Tasty, the Kaye family-backed operator of the Wildwood and Dim T brands earlier this week, was the first one that I think gave a truer reflection of where the market actually is, with the real hard yards set to kick in
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NewsTurtle Bay tops Growth Company Index
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has topped the list of the fastest growing companies in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
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Analysis & InsightRegional focus: Wales
Wales was the only region of the UK to see a fall of more than 1% in food-led licensed premises, during 2016, according to the CGA Peach/AlixPartners Market Growth Monitor.
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OpinionThe form horse
Seven years on from its creation, Stonegate Pub Company continues to disprove the notion that you cannot thrive as a wet-led, late-night bar operator. The TDR Capital-backed group is now garnering deserved sector-wide recognition for its approach to developing complementary town and city-centre concepts and engaged teams
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NewsLivelyhood strengthens team, secures two new sites
Livelyhood Ventures, the south London-based pub group, has strengthened its team and announced two new sites.
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Loungers lfls up 5.8%
Loungers saw like-for-likes sales rise 5.8% in the last 12 weeks (up to the week ending 5th March)
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NewsWagamama’s Campbell named Retailers’ Retailer
David Campbell, the driving force behind the resurgence of Wagamama, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market.
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NewsPiper makes £10m investment in Flat Iron
Piper has completed a deal to take a significant minority stake in Flat Iron
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NewsPiper set to take stake in Flat Iron
Piper is in exclusive talks to invest in Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept led by Charlie Carroll
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NewsBe At One sales process begins
The sales process for Be At One, the Piper-backed bar chain, has begun, with the 31-strong business valued at up to c£60m. AlixPartners has been appointed to oversee the process, which officially began last week with an information memorandum sent out to respective banks and investors. Be At One is ...
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O’Riordan joins Piper’s advisory panel
Jane O’Riordan, who is currently managing director of Yellowwoods Associates, has joined the advisory panel of Piper