All news articles – Page 556
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NewsDepartment of Coffee acquires Bea’s of Bloomsbury and Cafe2U
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs has acquired Bea’s of Bloomsbury, the premium tea and cake shop operator, MCA understands.
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NewsGlendola Leisure seeing robust growth, with lfls up 2% YTD
Glendola Leisure’s recent accounts filed at Companies House do not reflect the underlying performance of the business, managing director Alex Salussolia has told MCA.
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A survival guide for the modern CEO
The role of the chief executive is much sought after and comes with many positives. However, as the Savannah Group’s latest boardroom lunch discussed, there is little to prepare a newly appointed CEO for the intense mental and physical demands and isolation of the job. Tim Clouting gets the views of a variety of leaders on the challenges - and coping mechanisms - they have come across.
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NewsBig Easy gives staff flexible access to wages
Big Easy is to allow staff to access wages as they earn throughout December.
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NewsJasper Gorst lines up fourth restaurant
Restauranteur Jasper Gorst is to open his fourth restaurant, in Battersea, in January next year, called The Oak SW11.
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NewsSt Austell acquires first Dorset pub
St Austell has made its first acquisitions in Dorset, taking on two sites in Lyme Regis.
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NewsOn-trade beer sales up 0.9% in Q3
The World Cup and the summer’s hot weather helped to stem a string of quarterly falls in on-trade beer sales, the latest Beer Barometer data has shown.
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NewsCope steps down as Byron CEO
Simon Cope has stepped down as chief executive of Byron, the Three Hills Capital Partners-backed burger chain, MCA has learnt.
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NewsTamatanga to open third site, at Highcross; plans for more
Indian casual dining restaurant Tamatanga is to open a third site in Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre, and has plans to expand outside the Midlands, MCA has learnt.
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NewsPE firms circle Wasabi
A handful of private equity firms are in the running to acquire a stake in Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain.
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NewsGusto acquires retail unit to extend York site
Gusto Italian has expanded the footprint of its York restaurant, after acquiring a former retail unit next door, and has used the extra space to create a drinking area with a Peroni bar.
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NewsWBB promotes Lucas to MD
West Berkshire Brewery has appointed long-time finance director Tom Lucas to managing director.
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NewsFrontier grows to nine pubs
Frontier Pubs, the Ei Group Managed Investment joint venture with Karen Jones’ Pioneer Hospitality, is to grow to nine pubs by Christmas.
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NewsInnis & Gunn to rebrand Beer Kitchen in 2019
Innis & Gunn is to rebrand its three-strong Beer Kitchen brand next year, as part of an overhaul of its bar estate in advance of expansion, MCA has learnt.
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NewsVita Mojo secures £10m in fundraise to expand software roll-out
Technology driven healthy food to go concept Vita Mojo has secured £10m in a series A fundraising round from Investec Bank to expand its software to other operators.
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NewsMarston’s rolls out rapid EV chargers
Marston’s has unveiled a partnership with electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging network operator Engenie.
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NewsGK: Brands, dark kitchens and local decision-making
Following yesterday’s half-year results announcement from Greene King, MCA spoke to chief executive Rooney Anand. He discussed moving the Greene King pub model into food for the first time; the company’s experiments with dark kitchens; the changing patterns of consumer behaviour and why the best innovation begins at pub level
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NewsSmith & Western secures seventh site
Smith & Western, the South coast-based US-style restaurant chain, has lined up a seventh opening.
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Swindon’s North Star Village scheme secures planning
SevenCapital has secured full planning consent for a £270m leisure complex in Swindon, Wiltshire.