All news articles – Page 191
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NewsBoston Tea Party FD steps down
Julie Centracchio has stepped down as finance director at the 25-strong cafe group
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NewsGail’s turnover driven by new openings
The premium bakery chain reported turnover of £62m for the five months ended February 2022 and £100m for the entire year, a 76% rise on the prior year
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NewsStrikes could be ‘end of the road’ for businesses, warns Clive Watson
The City Pub Co chairman has slammed the barrage of rail strikes due this week as ‘mean-spirited’, This is Money reports
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NewsGail’s runs out of eggs
The upmarket chain is the latest chain to be hit by fallout from avian flu, according to The Telegraph
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NewsGreggs introduces pronoun badges for staff
The food to go retailer is the latest business to offer the option following a wave of demand from workers, The Telegraph reports
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News250,000 hospitality jobs at risk without more energy bills support
Warning thousands of businesses will ‘have no option but to hand back the keys’, The Independent reports
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NewsStrike action to shut most of UK rail network next week
Four-day walkout signals start of month of disruption as dispute drags on, the FT reports
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NewsWinter World Cup warms up pubs and bars
Sales may have been boosted but the industry loses out on estimated £197 million sales had the tournament been in the summer, The Times reports
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NewsPizzaExpress: ‘We’ve added channels to give us both resilience and growth opportunities’
At MCA’s Omnichannel Conference last week, MD Zoe Bowley discussed the brand’s evolution to a truly omnichannel business
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to make international debut
The High-end dessert café franchise is to open in Mississauga, near Toronto, in Canada later this month, and is closing in on the 50-site mark in the UK.
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NewsCoffee#1 launches click and collect
The move from The Caffè Nero Group-owned coffee shop business follows the successful rollout of delivery, with the Coffee#1 also planning to accelerate its openings programme.
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NewsRails strikes could last ‘indefinitely’
RMT boss Mick Lynch has warned that industrial action will continue unless ministers drop calls to remove guards from trains. Meanwhile the hospitality sector is forecast to lose £1.5bn in sales as a report of the rail strikes this Christmas.
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from The Wolseley Hospitality Group, The Real Greek, Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana, and more
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NewsNon-exec steps down from The Restaurant Group
Alison Digges will step down from the board, and as a member of TRG’s audit, nomination and remuneration committees, in January.
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NewsInn Collection secures further hotel
The pubs with rooms group has acquired Morecambe’s Midland Hotel as it continues its expansion on the Lancastrian coast.
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NewsSan Carlo partners with Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG)
The Italian restaurant operator is partnering with the Dubai operator to open a 312-cover Signor Sassi site in St. Regis Dubai Hotel
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NewsRetailers' Retailer Awards nominations deadline extended
Nominations for 11 of the categories are now open until Tuesday 13 December. Your votes decide the winners so please send us your nominations today.
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NewsLeon: ‘We’re using tech to amplify the experience’
Marketing director Mariam French discussed the brand’s omnichannel approach and ways of using tech at MCA’s Omnichannel Conference yesterday
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NewsUKH launches guide to recruiting over 50s
With people aged over 50 years’ old underrepresented in the sector, there is a lot of ‘untapped potential’ for employers
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NewsM&B: ‘We are very confident about the months ahead’
Uplift in its wet-led businesses, an improving recruitment landscape and solid Christmas booking levels are just some of the reasons the group is feeling positive, CEO Phil Urban has said.