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All the news from the UK eating and drinking out industry, from company and brand updates, to people moves and shifting consumer trends
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M&B’s Orleans Smokehouse off to ‘flying start’
Data shows that average transaction values are up significantly when compared with Harvester previously, meanwhile the new smokehouse concept is over-indexing with younger age groups
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Hush Collection shifts focus to Haché Brasserie concept
The sale of its smaller sites has allowed the group to focus on its “core activities, to repay certain shareholder loans and its overdraft facility in full, and to provide liquidity”
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Crussh returns to expansion trail
The healthy food and juice bar chain is to open new sites in London’s Kensington and Fulham, after being bought out of administration in January 2023
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Nightcap remains optimistic for future outlook
Despite revenue growth of 42%, the late night operator reported like-for-likes down 10% but expects a gradual recovery later this year as the financial outlook for its customer base improves
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Nespresso to open first on-the-go coffee shop
A new ’Nespresso bar’ concept will open near Liverpool Street station in London, after the brand closed two sit-down cafés in the capital in 2019
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Prezzo returns to profitability in 2023
In April 2023, the business took the decision to reduce it restaurant estate down to 97 sites which were profitable and capable of delivering sustainable growth
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Right place, long time: what are the secret ingredients that help a restaurant last for years?
The Sportsman, Melton’s and Prashad have thrived for two decades or longer. The Observer meets the teams behind these evergreen favourites
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McDonald’s blames global outage on third party
The chain said the global outage happened during a “configuration change” and stopped stores taking orders in the UK, Australia and Japan - amongst others
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Wetherspoon selling pints for as little as £1.99 this St Patrick’s Day
The popular pub chain has several deals for those celebrating the Irish holiday, with a traditional pint of Guinness for just £2.99
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A quarter of London’s clubs lost since Covid pandemic began
London has lost almost a quarter of its nightclubs since the pandemic started, a report has revealed
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Membership waitlist at all-time high, reports Soho House
The members club group has reported losses of $118m (£92.5m) for 2023, and said it had undertaken an independent review of its accounting practices to ”counter misleading claims”
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McDonald’s trialling bigger burgers
The fast food giant sees significant opportunity to roll out ‘more satiating’ burgers to its menu, according to CFO Ian Borden
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New operations director at Craft Union
Lucy Barker joins Stonegate’s operator-led business from her role as ops director for Punch Pubs & Co
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Big Fang Collective to launch new in-house concepts
In-house pizza joint Nothing Cheezy and gaming hub Big Fang Arcade will launch next week to enhance the offering at Golf Fang Sheffield
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Deliveroo sees ‘improving’ growth trends in UK
Founder and CEO Will Shu said the platform has expanded its selection for customers but simultaneously reduced order duration with “little wins through tech”
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, including Wagamama, HOP Vietnamese, Côte Brasserie, Harts Group and more
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Des Gunewardena to open second restaurant
The co-founder and former CEO of restaurant group D&D London has signed a deal with Canary Wharf Group to open a brand new concept later this year
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David Page awarded Lifetime Achievement
The Fulham Shore founder, who most recently spearheaded the investment and expansion of Franco Manca, was recognised at the MCA Hospitality Awards last night
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Albert’s Schloss scoops Best Concept
The Bavarian-inspired beer palace concept was one of a number of winners at the MCA Hospitality Awards last night, with Loungers, Gail’s Bakery and F1 Arcade also recognised
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Incipio Group appoints chairman
Ian Edward has served as a non-executive director for the London bar group since 2022, and was previously co-founder of Hippo Inns and a founding investor of Pizza Pilgrims