All news articles – Page 477
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NewsKerr joins Mildreds as FD
Gordon Ramsay Group finance director David Kerr has joined Mildreds, the vegetarian restaurant group, in the same role, MCA understands.
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NewsGap in Brighton market for more refined vegan offering
Loui Blake, the vegan influencer behind Erpingham House, believes there is a gap in the Brighton market for a more refined vegan offering, he has told MCA.
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NewsInn Collection announces new Sunderland site
The Inn Collection is set to open a 40-bedroom three-storey inn on Sunderland seafront as part of a £1.5bn regeneration plan for the area. The business wants to have 20 inns by 2022, it currently has ten.
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NewsAdmiral Taverns appoints new head of property
Admiral Taverns as appointed Andrew Hallam as head of property. Hallam held previous roles at the property team at Mitchells and Butlers and Tesco, where he was responsible for property within its hospitality division.
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NewsGhost Group looking to expand Terra Terra concept
The Ghost Group is looking to expand its newly-developed Italian casual dining concept Terra Terra in the UK and overseas.
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NewsComptoir CFO to step down
Comptoir Group has announced that Mark Carrick is to step down from his role as chief financial officer.
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NewsGreggs: “We can do more”
There is a lot more that Greggs can do in terms of its coffee offer, Roger Whiteside, chief executive of the food-to-go retailer has told MCA.
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NewsJust Eat sales up but profits down
Just Eat has revealed a sales uplift of 30% in its half year results to 30 June 2019. Orders were up 21% and the business said it had gained two million customers, with 27 million customers now placing an order 8.7 times a year on average, compared to 8.1 in ...
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NewsSales up at Mitchells and Butlers
Mitchells and Butlers has said sales increased by 4.1% for the 43 weeks in the year to date, ending 27 July 2019. Over the same period it’s also opened six new sites and revamped 230 existing sites. It also said LFL sales for the ten-week period since its last announcement grew by 2.8%, a performance it said was “ahead of the market”.
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NewsUber Eats could team up with Sainsbury’s
Uber Eats has become the latest food delivery service to be linked with a supermarket after the Telegraph reported Sainsbury’s is interested in using Uber Eats to deliver small supermarket shops like bread, milk and ready meals. It also said Sainsbury’s was considering launching a series of in-store restaurants where ...
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NewsGhost Group to open first of several casual dining concepts
The Ghost Group is to open an all-day restaurant and café – the first of a group of casual dining concepts it is planning to launch.
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NewsBundobust to open Manchester restaurant and brewhouse
Bundobust, the Indian vegetarian restaurant and craft beer concept, is to open a second site in Manchester that will also be home to a large in-house brewery.
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NewsCorbin & King to close Bellanger, secure Notting Hill Gate site
The Wolseley operator Corbin & King has announced it will close its Islington French brasserie Bellanger, while it has secured a new restaurant site in Notting Hill Gate.
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NewsBill’s announces 8% like for like rise
Bill’s has said like for like sales for its whole estate are up 8%. It added sales were now “consistently ahead of the CGA Peach Tracker every Month” since late 2018.
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NewsBrunel Building opening on the cards for Daisy Green
Daisy Green has lined up an opening in the new Brunel Building at Paddington Exchange.
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NewsFarmer J lines up Broadgate opening
Farmer J has lined up an opening at 1 Finsbury Avenue, near Liverpool Street Station.
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NewsGreggs hails vegan sausage roll for ‘exceptional’ H1 trading
Greggs has delivered an “exceptional trading performance” in the first half of 2019, off the back of the popularity of its vegan sausage roll, and building on a successful end to 2018.
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NewsAnalysts give backing to Just Eat and Takeaway deal
Analysts have reacted positively to the news of the possible merger between Just Eat and Takeaway.com. Notably Cat Rock Capital, an activist investor in Just Eat which publicly called for it to merge with a competitor last February.
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NewsPuttshack to open at Intu Watford in 2020
Puttshack will open a £5m site in the Intu shopping centre in Watford in 2020. It’s also opening a new site in Intu’s lakeside shopping centre on 19 August. The openings are part of Puttshack’s plan to open a new site every 12 weeks from 2020, including a site at 1 Poultry, Bank, later this year.
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NewsPrezzo appoints David Haimes to Board
Prezzo has appointed David Haimes as non-executive Director. Haimes has spent over 20 years in the food and drink industry, including CEO of Obikà Mozzarella Bars & Restaurants and MD at brands including Yum! Brands, Itsu, Luminar Leisure and Tchibo GB.