All news articles – Page 586
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NewsUrban Baristas secures site five
Urban Baristas, the Australian inspired speciality coffee shop group, has secured its fifth site, part of a plan to open five more over the next 12 months, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAllplants secures £7.4m funding
Allplants, a UK-based vegan meal delivery start-up, has secured £7.5m investment led by Octopus Ventures.
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NewsPaddy & Scott’s develops conference coffee shop
Paddy & Scott’s has formed a partnership with Wyboston Lakes Resort, a conference and leisure venue, as part of its strategy of expanding through partnerships.
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NewsDeliveroo expands business service
Deliveroo has extended its corporate service, ‘Deliveroo for Business’, to include hotels, events, and fruit baskets and snacks.
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NewsThe Gentlemen Baristas plan to double estate in 2019
The Gentlemen Baristas are planning to double their estate next year, to 12 sites in London, before expanding outside the capital to university towns.
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NewsDeliveroo to experiment with dynamic pricing
Deliveroo is planning to experiment with dynamic pricing, which could involve increases and decreases in the consumer pricepoint, MCA’s Restaurant Conference heard.
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NewsApplegreen sees strong food growth in H1
Applegreen, the service station retailer which is in the process of acquiring Welcome Break, has reported strong growth in food sales across its UK estate in the six months to 30 June.
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NewsTasty cancels growth funding
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has said it has “no plans to open any new sites at the current time” and has cancelled its unused £5m revolving credit facility earmarked for expansion.
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NewsUber ‘in talks to acquire Deliveroo’
Uber is in early talks to acquire Deliveroo, according to reports.
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NewsWhat the Pitta lines up fourth site, in Brighton
Vegan kebab concept What the Pitta has lined up its fourth site, which will open in Brighton in late 2018.
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NewsM&B eyes further acquisitions for Miller & Carter
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to slow down the rate of expansion for its Miller & Carter brand, now that the business has reached the 100-site mark.
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NewsJones: 'Prezzo lost its focus on hospitality'
Prezzo executive chair Karen Jones has told MCA’s Restaurant Conference about her decision to take charge of the struggling brand and mission to “make customers love it again”.
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NewseasyCoffee shifts focus to larger sites
easyCoffee is shifting its expansion strategy with a new focus on larger footprint sites with more space for eating and drinking in, MCA has learnt.
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NewsEx-Wahaca people director to joins Bill’s
Odette Schwartz, who earlier this year stepped down as people director at Wahaca, is set to join Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, as its new full-time HR director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsGaucho creditors approve CVA plan
Gaucho has received approval from the majority of its creditors for its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) plan, MCA understands.
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NewsCoco di Mama co-founder to head OYO Hotels UK arm
Jeremy Sanders, the Coco di Mama co-founder, is to head up OYO Hotels push into the UK market.
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NewsGreggs launches click-and-collect trial
Greggs has begun trialling its long-awaited click-and-collect service.
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NewsAnalysts corner: Peel Hunt on Shepherd Neame
Peel Hunt analysts Douglas Jack and Ivor Jones give their views on Shepherd Neame ahead of next week’s trading update, saying that in their view the tenanted and brewing sides of the business have the best chance of beating forecasts.
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NewsCity Pub Group expanding ahead of expectations
City Pub Group has said it is ahead of its strategy to double in size to 65-70 sites by 2021, and expects to have more than 50 pubs by mid-2019.
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NewsBusaba appoints CFO
Busaba Eathai has appointed Marc Whitehead, the former finance director at the Fat Duck group as its chief financial officer.