All news articles – Page 673
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NewsPrezzo FY lfls fell 8%
The Company Voluntary Proposal proposal document put forward by Prezzo has laid bare the decline in trading the company experienced during 2017
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GK hits 10,000 apprentice milestone
Greene King has so far supported a record 10,000 of its team members through apprenticeship programme.
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NewsCarluccio’s "appoints advisors"
Carluccio’s has become the latest casual dining chain to appoint advisors to assess its strategic options, according to reports this weekend.
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NewsHawthorn Leisure to review its options
Hawthorn Leisure has appointed advisors to assess its strategic options, which could include a sale of the business
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Diary: Giraffe; Wahlburgers and Gordon Ramsay (again)
This week’s Diary discusses…. well… the same stuff as last week really as we bring you the grapevine’s latest on the senior team at Gordon Ramsay Group. We also discuss rumblings around Boparan and the latest US chain thought to be eyeing a UK launch.
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CCTV to be installed in meat cutting plants
The Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland have revealed more details about their upcoming review of meat processing sites.
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NewsFounders’ Forum Focus: What the Pitta!
What the Pitta! has ambitious expansion plans, and the growing trend for flexitarianism – or eating less meat to you and me – is helping to achieve them.
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News‘London is the burger Mecca’
Shake Shack culinary director Mark Rosati talks to MCA about how he takes inspiration from London’s burger scene, building enduring sites that connect with their community, and the group’s thoughtful and considered approach to expansion
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NewsPOD reports 8% lfl growth
POD, the healthy eating grab and go concept, has achieved like-for-like growth of 8% in the first two months of 2018, chief executive Alex Young has told MCA.
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NewsLaine grows FY lfls 11%
The Laine Pub Company, the London and Sussex pub operator and brewer, saw like-for-like turnover grow 11% in the year to 30 June, to £35m.
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NewsPrezzo needed a pick up earlier
In what could be the biggest Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) the UK’s restaurant sector has experienced, Prezzo is set to shed nearly a third of its estate, including its Chimichanga brand, in a further high profile example of the issues currently impacting the industry. So how did it come to this for a business that sparked a bidding battle and sold for a price that analysts at the time said undervalued it, asks Mark Wingett
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NewsPrezzo “has bright future” beyond CVA
Prezzo chief executive Jon Hendry-Pickup has spoken exclusively to MCA about the launch of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) this morning.
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NewsRevolution eyes food step-change as part of “re-build”
Revolution Bars Group chairman Keith Edelman has told MCA that the company is still “in a rebuilding process”.
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Transition of Punch pubs to Heineken completes
Star Pubs & Bars has confirmed the make-up of its senior team as it officially takes control of 1,900 Punch pubs today.
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NewsShake Shack looking to open more sites this year
Shake Shack, the US burger brand, could a few more UK sites this year, either in London or outside, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLeelex to launch Tonica at Exmouth Market
Leelex, the Leeds-based bar and restaurant operator, is launching Spanish and Basque concept Tonica in Clerkenwell, MCA understands.
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NewsMcMullen aiming to add four larges sites to estate in 2018
McMullen is hoping to add four large sites to its 86-strong managed pub division over the next 12 months, and “more if the opportunities arise”, MCA has learnt.
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Chipotle closes burger concept site
Chipotle has closed the only site operating under its burger concept Tasty Made
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Just Eat announces plastic reduction measures
Just Eat has announced a drive to reduce excess plastic in takeaway packaging – on the same day as Deliveroo revealed similar plans.
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Eataly confirms Bishopsgate market
Eataly, the Italian market and food hall, has confirmed it will open its first UK location at 135 Bishopsgate in 2020.