All news articles – Page 208
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NewsPizzaExpress builds new pipeline of UK sites
The restaurant group significantly reduced its losses to £48.9m in the year to 2 January 2022, with its UK & Ireland business contributing EBITDA of £80.7m
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NewsBlank Street Coffee snaps up Over Under
The New York City-founded specialty coffee concept has acquired London-based, eight-strong coffee brand Over Under, with plans to rebrand sites underway, MCA can reveal
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NewsYummy restructures and sells ‘iconic’ site
Multi-site operator Yummy Pubs has sold lakeside site the Wiremill to brewer and pub company Hall & Woodhouse, with two of its founders leaving the business
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NewsBrewers face skyrocketing CO2 prices
Prices for liquid CO2 have reached highs of £3,000 per tonne, with some brewers seeing price rises of 2000%
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NewsZonal acquires Airship
The companies already have a successful long-term partnership with over 100 shared customers, with the deal to further integrate their product offerings
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NewsCooks Coffee Co to grow UK estate by 10%
The New Zealand-based group, which operates Esquires and Triple Two Coffee in the UK, recently announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsHostmore ups investment in digital transformation
Fridays is investing in further automation and qualitative data gathering amid its digital journey, chief technology officer Erica Livermore reveals
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NewsTortilla hints at European expansion next year
The fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain is looking to “dip its toes into potential European opportunities next year”, chief executive Richard Morris has said.
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NewsJens Hofma: ‘I am allergic to top-down management’
The Heart with Smart CEO believes a stronger business comes from giving more accountability to frontline teams
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NewsMcDonald’s: ‘The business is unrecognisable’
The fast food chain had already embarked on its journey with technology before the pandemic, but rapidly evolving consumer trends set a new pace of change, COO Gareth Pearson said
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NewsBrewDog Retail reports revenue growth
The brewer and operator’s retail division reported turnover of £36.9m, up from £25.2m in 2020 but behind pre-pandemic levels
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NewsCity Pub launches share buyback programme
The 40-strong pub group has commenced a share buyback programme, in respect of its ordinary shares of 1p each, as referenced in its interim results last month
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NewsPizza Hut strengthens leadership team
Pizza Hut UK & Europe has appointed Kate Vacovec as CFO and Pippa Brain as chief brand officer, with former MD and CFO Neil Manhas having moved to Taco Bell
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NewsBurger & Lobster achieves 40% rise in revenue
The nine-strong London restaurant group achieved EBITDA of £1.8m in the year to 2 January 2022 and said it was actively looking for new sites in the UK and overseas
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NewsUrban acquires three new venues
The Queens Head in Shoreditch, Monarchy in Camden Town and The Horseshoe in Hampstead brings Urban Pubs and Bars’ portfolio to 40
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NewsGreggs: ‘We want to keep the value price leadership’
Following its Q3 update, CEO Roisin Currie speaks about expanding Greggs’ footprint in London and maintaining its edge over competitors
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NewsFat Hippo to make London debut
The Northern-based burger concept will open its 15th restaurant and first London site in Shoreditch on 14 October, followed by a second London site next year
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NewsChopstix secures new franchise agreement
The Asian QSR concept has secured a long-term franchise agreement with Sparta Foods, with plans to open 25 stores in North Wales and the Northwest
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NewsWolseley Group appoints director of people, talent, and culture
Janene Pretorius was previously chief people officer at The Ivy Collection and HR director at Prezzo
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NewsPapa John’s bolsters ops team
Lee Reed joins as senior director of operations from KFC UK&I, where he was director of franchise operations