All Loungers articles – Page 13
-
Analysis & Insight
Gender pay gap reporting: A sector overview
Gender pay gap reporting has been dominating the headlines this week. With the deadline now passed, what were the numbers reported by some of the biggest players in the eating and drinking out market? MCA takes a look
-
Opinion
Perhaps they are on to something
Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements
-
NewsSector operators to enter food hall market
A number of leading sector operators are set to join forces to launch a joint food hall concept
-
NewsLoungers reaches 100th Lounge milestone
Loungers will today open its 100th Lounge site, with plans to invest £10m to open a further 16 Lounges in 2018
-
OpinionNo lounging around
Loungers will today open its 100th Lounge site (see news story below) and set out plans for further growth. Co-founders Alex Reilley and Jake Bishop each give their take to MCA on what it feels like to reach that mark
-
NewsLoungers is UK’s fastest growing pub company
Loungers was the fastest growing UK pub group in terms of turnover in 2017, the latest MCA data has shown.
-
NewsMowgli secures Cardiff site
Mowgli has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after securing its first site in Wales, in Cardiff
-
News
Cosy Club set for Guildford
Loungers is set to join the line up at the new Tunsgate Quarter scheme in Guildford, with its Cosy Club brand.
-
NewsSchlee named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has been voted by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
-
NewsNWTC named sector’s fastest growing company
New World Trading Company, the Graphite-backed pub group, has been named the fastest growing company in the UK eating and drinking-out sector over the past year.
-
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.
-
NewsPrezzo needed a pick up earlier
In what could be the biggest Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) the UK’s restaurant sector has experienced, Prezzo is set to shed nearly a third of its estate, including its Chimichanga brand, in a further high profile example of the issues currently impacting the industry. So how did it come to this for a business that sparked a bidding battle and sold for a price that analysts at the time said undervalued it, asks Mark Wingett
-
News
Mowgli secures Nottingham site
Mowgli, the Indian street food restaurant concept , has secured its second site in the Midlands, in Nottingham
-
NewsLoungers: 'We were guilty about getting overexcited about new openings'
Loungers chief executive Nick Collins shares insights on not losing sight of the customer while rolling out 25 sites a year
-
NewsLV sweeps the board at Casual Dining Awards
Living Ventures, wagamama, Bistrot Pierre, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Loungers, The Alchemist, Flat Iron, GBK, and The New World Trading Co were among the winners at the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2018.
-
News
Mowgli to double up in Manchester
Mowgli, the Indian street food restaurant concept, is set to double its presence in Manchester
-
Analysis & InsightThe new normal
After a tumultuous year across the eating and drinking-out sector, 2018 is likely to represent the establishment of a ‘new normal’ in terms of trading conditions. AlixPartners managing director Graeme Smith talks to James Wallin about the likely winners and losers of this new era
-
News
Torres replaces Dawson at Taco Bell
Jorge Torres, formerly of Nestle and Coca-Cola, has replaced Nick Dawson, general manager of Taco Bell UK and Europe, MCA understands.
-
News
Dawson leaves Taco Bell UK & Europe
Nick Dawson has left his role as general manager of Taco Bell UK and Europe, MCA understands.
-
Analysis & Insight
Niche players have cutting edge
Operators facing ever-more demanding investors and mounting challenges have tended to focus on premiumisation and the strength of their brand, estate and people. However, CBRE’s Simon M Johnson warns this may no longer be enough. He suggests bolt-on acquisitions are likely to become more crucial to success with the result that fledgling brands with an edge will become more valuable.