All Loungers articles – Page 19
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NewsBacon named Retailers’ Retailer 2015
Tim Bacon has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Interviews
Five-minute interview: Peter Marks, Luminar
M&C Report talks to Peter Marks, chief executive of Luminar, about his top priority, the best advice he’s been given and what keeps him up at night
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Analysis & InsightFeeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
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Analysis & InsightCaught in the maul
It is not a technical term, but the word that many operators have used to some up their thoughts on the next 12 months is mental. Competition will continue to be fierce with all the on-going challenges that brings with it
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NewsLoungers sets out H1 openings
Loungers has set out its openings programme for the first half of this year, as it secures its first Cosy Club site in Birmingham
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Festive like-for-like sales up across the sector
Operators have told M&C Report that Christmas and New Year trading was strong for 2014 while early figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed collective like-for-like sales up 3.3% on last year.
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NewsCollins becomes Loungers MD
Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar operator, has appointed chief operating officer Nick Collins as its new managing director
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Analysis & InsightOperators' view: The year ahead
M&C Report hears from a number of leading operators, including Simon Townsend, Tim Bacon, Ian Payne and Robin Rowland, about what they believe will be the main challenges and opportunities facing their businesses and the industry as a whole in 2015
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Dodd to join Fuller’s
Simon Dodd, the former chief operating officer of Orchid Pub Company, is to join Fuller’s as operations director for its Premium City division
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Brakspear opens urban bar
A multiple operator trialling Brakspear’s first concept specifically targeting an urban demographic says he would like to work with the company to roll it out.
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NewsLoungers H1 lfls up 3.9%
Loungers saw its like-for-like sales increase by 3.9% in the 26 weeks to 26 October
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Pubs are adapting for Generation Y
Pubs are turning into casual dining venues in a bid to appeal to Generation Y, according to Geronimo Inns.
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Interviews
Ten-minute interview: Stephen Goodyear of Young's
Kate Oppenheim, the editor of BII Business magazine, talks to Young & Co chief executive, Stephen Goodyear, about premium pubs, motivating staff and his worst business mistake.
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NewsWahaca appoints regional operations director
Wahaca has given a further indication of its plans to expand outside London, with the appointment of its first regional director
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NewsRenaissance Pubs keen to add accommodation to other sites
Renaissance Pubs co-founder Tom Peake has told M&C Report that the company’s first foray into the boutique hotel market has been such a success they are considering rolling it out to other pubs.
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Piper takes stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse
Piper, the private equity backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse, the north west-based BBQ restaurant chain
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NewsWahaca lines up Manchester opening
Wahaca is to become the latest London-based operator to make its debut in Manchester
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Analysis & InsightLoungers strengthens pipeline
Loungers has strengthened its openings pipeline with almost all of the 20 sites the company intends to open next year already agreed
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OpinionComing full circle
After more than 11 years writing about the pub industry, M&C Report’s departing deputy editor John Harrington presents his valedictory on a sector that has been through the mill and come out stronger the other side
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OpinionTalent spotting
Over the next 18 months the industry is set to experience a sustained level of M&A activity, including a number of big ticket deals, but it is mining for “investment gold” at the other end of the business lifecycle that is increasingly moving to the top of the agenda for sector investors in the rush for the next big thing