All news articles – Page 134
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Newsitsu stores break £100m sales milestone
Founder and CEO Julian Metcalfe said “20 mega new sites” are set to open by 2024, serving more hot food options, while the brand has signed a new deal with Costa franchisee Scoffs to open in Exeter
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NewsRobot chef company broken up after collapse
Parts of London start-up Karakuri have been sold off to Henry Penny, a US foodservice equipment supplier to KFC and Wendy’s
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NewsInflation begins to ease
New modelling from the ONS, which strips out fluctuating products, suggests underlying price pressures are begining to fall
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NewsSubway to be acquired by Arby’s owner
Roark Capital is expected to finalise a $9.6bn deal for the sandwich chain as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal reports
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NewsKnoops: ‘This is a mass market proposition’
With ambitious plans to scale to 3,000 stores globally in the next decade, Knoops CEO William Gordon-Harris explains how the chocolate drink brand has no plans to dilute its artisanal offering through a period of rapid expansion
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NewsBrewDog Bars appoints global FD
Christoper Webb was previously at Azurri Group’s Ask Italian and Cream Group
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NewsKFC launches into retail
The fried chicken brand is launching herb and spice flavoured popcorn with Proper Snacks
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NewsJamie Oliver ‘not happy’ without a restaurant
The celebrity chef, who is opening Jamie Oliver Catherine Street in November, said it was “the right thing to do” to return to the UK restaurant scene after the collapse of Jamie’s Italian
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NewsFresh train strike dates announced
Members of the Aslef union will take action on September 1 and will be subject to an overtime ban on September 2
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NewsStar Pubs & Bars to add 100 operator managed pubs
The Heineken-owned pub company has plans to increase its Just Add Talent (JAT) business to 250 and says the model is particulary attractive in a high inflation environment
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News‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust
New trade barriers were compounded by Covid and tax changes, The Guardian reports
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NewsNew calls to freeze business rates
Analysis by UKHospitality suggests increasing business rates by inflation could increase bills for the hospitality sector by £220 million next year, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsLoungers makes MD appointment
Lucy Knowles, previously of Corney & Barrow and SSP, joins the all-day operator as managing director of its Cosy Club brand
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NewsGovernment backs pubs to open early for World Cup
Michael Gove has urged English councils to allow pubs to open early and serve alcohol for the Lionesses final on Sunday morning
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NewsJamie Oliver ‘won’t replicate’ Italian chain
The celebrity chef will steer clear of the UK casual dining sector in his new venture, according to CEO Kevin Styles
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NewsSoho House’s The Ned set for Washington D.C.
The private memebers’ club operator has teamed up with American financier Michael Milken on a project which is set to cost over $1bn by the time it opens next year.
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NewsCornish Bakery investing at ‘record levels’
The brand is shifting its focus towards quality high-street locations, and sees its hybrid bakery-coffee shop offering as meeting untapped demand in the market, founder and CEO Steve Grocutt tells MCA.
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NewsAdmiral Taverns invests over half a million in three pubs
Part of strategic capex, the Chester-based community operator has spent more than £10m upgrading its pubs throughout the first half of 2023
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NewsChestnut Group: We are zeroing in around East Anglia
The pub group sees significant growth opportunity in East Anglia and is finding new ways to monetise its distribution as it continues to expand, MD and founder Philip Turner tells MCA
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Gail’s, Miss Millie’s, SushiDog, Proove and more