All news articles – Page 550
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NewsPike & Pine to convert to Lucky Khao, Gillan departs
Mike Palmer, the restaurateur behind Brighton-based Lucky Beach Café and Redroaster coffee house, is closing high-end restaurant Pike & Pine and replacing it with Thai barbecue concept Lucky Khao.
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NewsMcQuater to take Barworks 'to next level'
Goodlife Group founder Marc Francis-Baum has told MCA the appointment of Mark McQuater as Barworks chairman will help take the bar group “to the next level”.
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Cured Bar taken on by former Lukin team
Cured Bar, the bar and diner in Liverpool Road, Islington, has been taken on by the former team behind The Lukin pub in Fitzrovia after being marketed at a guide price of £125,000.
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NewsEsquires appoints COO, eyes group acquisitions
Esquires, the Canadian coffee shop franchise, has appointed Aidan Keegan as chief operations officer, MCA has learnt.
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NewsCaffè Nero continues lfl growth momentum following year-end
Caffè Nero has continued to maintain its momentum in like-for-like (lfl) sales growth, following its year-end in May, MCA has learnt.
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NewsPCA publishes first arbitration awards
The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has started publishing details of arbitration awards on its website.
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NewsTriple Two Coffee signs franchise deal in Saudi Arabia
Triple Two Coffee, the cafe franchise, has signed a deal with Aso & Sons to launch in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings ‘set to appoint RSM as auditors’
Patisserie Holdings is set to appoint RSM as auditors, according to reports.
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NewsWilkinson joins Parkdean Resorts
Simon Wilkinson, the former chief executive of La Tasca, has joined Parkdean Resorts, overseeing the company’s retail operations.
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NewsHennessey steps down from TGI Fridays UK
TGI Fridays UK chairman Murray Hennessy has stepped from his role as part of the brand closer alignment with owner Electra Private Equity.
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NewsTrade bodies respond to immigration white paper
Trade bodies have reacted to the publication of the Government’s white paper on immigration post-Brexit.
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NewsBrick & Liquor disposes of both sites
Cocktail bar concept Brick & Liquor has sold its two sites, with the operators saying they will return in 2019 with new projects. The brand’s Tooting site, on Mitcham Road, has been taken on by cocktail bar operator Tequila Mockingbird, which will open its third site there in January. Meanwhile, ...
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NewsStar secures record tied lease for Sptialfields site
Star Pubs & Bars is understood to have set a nationwide record for a pub company tied lease at The Gun in Spitalfields.
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NewsIndustry reacts to new Government waste strategy
The Government has set out a new Resources and Waste Strategy, which could see deposits paid for disposable cups.
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NewsFormer Starbucks exec Iley joins Patisserie Valerie
Patisserie Valerie has appointed former Starbucks EMEA retail and operations vice president, Rhys Iley, to the new role of group commercial director.
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NewsAngela to head up SSP Asia
Mark Angela, chief commercial officer at SSP, is to become chief executive of the travel concessions operator’s Asia division, MCA understands.
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NewsHancock’s signs on sixth site of 2018
Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured a seventh site, with an opening due at the St James Centre in Dover early next year.
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NewsDrake & Morgan FY lfls up 1.2%
Drake & Morgan has reported like-for-like sales for the year to 25 March 2018 up 1.2%.
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NewsCarlsberg UK announces changes at the top
Carlsberg UK CEO Julian Momen is leave the business at the end of March 2019. He will hand the reigns to Tomasz Blawat, who currently heads up Carlsberg Poland.
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NewsDecember 2018
In the final MCA journal of 2018, we bring you the headline findings from our Foodservice Delivery Report and focus on two key challenges for operators – people & property. In particular, we look into the changing nature of the high street, new charity Only A Pavement Away, which helps the homeless gain employment in hospitality, and explore opinions on the apprenticeship levy. We also profile the man who put Wagamama on the map, Ian Neill, and pay tribute to his mentor, Peter Boizot.