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NewsPrimark 'Primarket' speciality coffee shop to debut in Glasgow
Budget fashion retailer Primark is launching a specialty coffee shop concept with foodservice company Gather & Gather, MCA understands.
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NewsBoxpark to diversify into co-working space and smaller sites
Boxpark has announced plans for two new formats, BoxOffice and BoxHall, part of a plan to launch ten new sites over the next five years.
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NewsEncore Capital to expand Mildreds to 10-15 sites
Vegetarian restaurant group Mildreds will expand to a 10-15-strong business over the next four years, a partner from new owner Encore Capital has told MCA.
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NewsDomino’s CEO quits as profits plunge and franchisee row rumbles on
Domino’s CEO David Wild has announced his retirement after revealing pre-tax profits of £30.5m, a drop of 27%, for the first half of the year. Though group sales were up 4.7% to £645.8m, he also said the “complex” ongoing row with franchisees is leading to delays in new openings and impacting on standard working practices, and that any resolution would take “some time”.
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NewsETM launches Westwood Pub and Kitchen at Westfield London
ETM opened Westwood Pub and Kitchen at Westfield London on 3 August. The sports-themed venue, which has a 130” HD video wall constantly showing sport, will open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu offers breakfast, burgers, pizza, pasta, sharing platters and sides.
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NewsJust Eat and Takeaway.com merger will create a “formidable” business
Just Eat and Takeaway.com have agreed to merge and become Just Eat Takeaway.com. The merger will create one of the world’s largest online food delivery platforms with 355 million orders worth €7.3 billion in 2018.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee lines up third Manchester site
Black Sheep Coffee is to open its third site in Manchester after acquiring the former Patisserie Valerie unit at 2-4 St Ann Street, MCA understands.
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NewsSpudulike enters administration
Spudulike has gone into administration, shutting 37 shops and putting 300 jobs at risk. The business, which also trades under Fat Jackets and is run by entrepreneur Tony Schlesinger, had tried to restructure its rents via a CVA but landlords refused the heavy cuts. Joint administrators Neil Bennett and Alex ...
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NewsHawthorn launches new partner training programme
Community pub company Hawthorn Leisure has launched a new partner training programme in order to help grow sales.
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NewsUpham completes sale and leaseback of pub collection
Upham Pub Company has completed the sale and leaseback of 14 of its individually branded pubs to CBRE Global Investors.
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NewsCalls for Manchester blueprint to set precedent
A new blueprint for Manchester’s night time economy has been welcomed by industry associations, with calls for all mayoral authorities in the UK to follow suit and adopt similar policies.
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NewsRare Restaurants ready for the next stage of growth
Rare Restaurants has built up its senior team ready for the next chapter in its growth story, chief executive Martin Williams has told MCA.
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NewsKFC sales up 19% for the year-to-date
Sales at KFC in the UK were up 17% in Q2 2019 and 19% for the year-to-date (YTD), according to the latest results announcement from parent company Yum! Brands.
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NewsFafa’s to open first UK site
International street food operator Fafa’s is to open its first UK site in London, in September.
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NewsProgress on gender pay gap reduction not enough, says PwC report
The hospitality, travel and leisure (HTL) industry may have seen a 0.4% annual fall in its average gender pay gap, but change needs to happen faster, according to a new report.
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NewsCosta extends mobile ordering service
Following a successful trial, Costa Coffee has extended its mobile ordering service to more than 500 stores.
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NewsRare Restaurants boosts its board
Rare Restaurants has appointed two new members to its board, as it looks navigate “its next ambitious chapter”.
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NewsBarons looking to grow to 15 pubs
Barons Pub Company is looking to add another five sites to its estate over the next five to 10 years, MCA’s sister title The Morning Advertiser has reported.
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NewsMcDonald’s to trial new to-go format
McDonald’s has opened a trial grab-and-go store on Fleet Street in London, under the name: McDonald’s to Go.
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NewsSushi sales up at Yo!
Yo! Has reported a 69.6% group sales hike to £152.5m for the year ending 27 November 2018. It said the figure reflected Yo!’s “strategic pivot” with the acquisitions of Bento and Taiko, while the business had been “further diversified” by its merger with SnowFox, the second largest sushi kiosk company in the US.