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RedCat appoints new group property director
David Roberts joins the Rooney Anand-chaired pub business from Stonegate, and replaces Kamran Aziz, who is entering retirement
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Joe & the Juice sees record revenue
The Danish-founded juice specialist reported a 42% rise in revenue to £276m, along with a 35% increase in same-store sales
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Ole & Steen dials up premium positioning for new summer menu
The launch has been designed with the Danish ethos Hygge, with a focus on seasonal and speciality ingredients
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Gail’s expands partnership with Waitrose
The premium bakery chain will open its first ‘store within a store’ with a 280 sq ft counter at Waitrose Canary Wharf, offering breads, baked goods, and specialty coffee
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Black Sheep Coffee, Punch Pubs, Pizza Pilgrims and Sunday in Brooklyn
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Liberation Cocktails to launch bar offer
The specialist ready-to-drink cocktail brand is launching two new bar concepts, both featuring a range of premium cocktails on tap
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Pizza GoGo reports strong sales growth
The group, which operates more than 100 stores across the Southeast, reported sales growth of more than 10% for the year to May 2023
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Roasting Plant appoints new CFO
The specialty coffee concept, which operates six sites across London, welcomes Derek Stewart as CFO as it looks to expand its footprint in the UK and abroad
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The Real Greek launches first retail range
The range launches in Tesco stores nationwide this month and includes customer favourites from the Greek-inspired concept’s restaurant menu
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Afrikana Kitchen: UK restaurant market ‘the best it’s ever been’
Managing director Matthew Wood tells MCA the chain could reach 50 sites in the next two to three years, with a focus on developing its kiosk format
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Liberation Group to launch new premium offering
Butcombe Boutique Inns aims to provide a unique, personalised, home-from-home stay in some of the UK’s most desirable locations
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Coffee and quick City lunch culture on the wane
As cost of living continues to drive significant consumer behaviour change, burger chains are benefiting as diners tighten their purse strings, while pizza chains are losing ground to their fast food rivals
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WH Smith launches own food-to-go range
Smiths Family Kitchen features 34 new products including sandwiches, wraps, burrito boxes and salads, and is pitched at “today’s travelling customer”
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Mitesh Patel joins Domino’s
Patel joins the pizza business as a non-executive director, after similar experience at Pizza Hut UK between 2018 and 2020
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Pizza Hut enters new category with cheeseburger melt
The new product, which is launching initially in America, ditches the bun and is instead wrapped in a pizza-style thin crust, which is intended to travel well and be easily hand-held
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Hospitality vacancies remain above pre-pandemic levels
Labour market stagnation shows a need to incentivise investment for businesses, according to UKHospitality chief Kate Nicholls
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Fazenda reports record £27m sales
The premium rodizio bar and grill operator saw year-on-year growth of 34.4% in 2023, and is actively looking for opportunities within London and mainland Europe
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Buns from Home lines up five new openings
The London-based bakery chain will have grown from 6 sites to over 21 in just over a year, with its next opening set for Charing Cross Road in a weeks time
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Fulham Shore revenue nears £100m
The Franco Manca and The Real Greek operator remains optimistic, with financial headroom for further expansion, after it was acquired by Toridoll in July 2023
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Revolution Bars yet to receive suitable offer
The Revolution and Peach Pubs operator continues to explore the formal sales process alongside other strategic options that would deliver a financial return to shareholders