All Operators articles – Page 104
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Opinion
Doing more than just making ends meet
Mel Flaherty visits Etc.venues managing director Alastair Stewart at his latest opening County Hall and discusses his transformation from corporate executive to entrepreneur.
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NewsWagamama continues European expansion
Wagamama has secured a site in Milan, where it hopes to open a number of sites this year, and is also aiming to add three more in Madrid in 2017, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Bank Holiday bonanza predicted
The May bank holiday could earn a £3bn for high street businesses, as Britons choose to spend the long weekend closer to home.
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News
Life Goddess considers pub for Crete offer
The Life Goddess is looking to open a new pub-restaurant this year specialising in Cretan cuisine, MCA has learnt.
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News
Boxpark Shoreditch refreshes line-up for summer
Boxpark Shoreditch has revealed new food operators for its revamped summer terrace including Coqfighter, Poptata, Nosteagia and Osteria Della Pasta.
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Hollywood Bowl food sales up 14% under new menu
Hollywood Bowl Group has said its new-style Hollywood diner menus have driven food revenues by 14.4% in refurbished venues.
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The Alchemist invest £500k in refurbs
The Alchemist, the Palatine Private Equity-backed cocktail bar and restaurant concept, is investing almost half a million pounds refurbishing Trinity Leeds and New York Street in Manchester.
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Analysis & Insight
Food to go 'key growth driver' in eating out market
Food to go (FTG) has increased its share of total eating out visits by 1.4 percentage points (pp) to 42.3% compared to last year, MCA analysis reveals.
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News
The Oystermen secure first site in Covent Garden
The Oystermen, the catering and pop-up business known for its residency at The Sampler wine merchants in South Kensington, is set to open its first permanent restaurant in Covent Garden.
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NewsBrewed + Pressed to open first UK store ahead of rollout
Brewed + Pressed, the US-based plant food, raw cold pressed juice bar and coffee shop concept is to open its first store in the UK ahead of a planned nationwide rollout, MCA has learnt.
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News
Deliveroo Editions line-up in Hove confirmed
Deliveroo has confirmed the launch of its delivery-only Editions initiative in Hove
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News
SME retailers forego £1.6bn on tech-savvy shoppers
Tech-savvy Brits are adopting and becoming increasingly reliant upon new ways to pay, but small businesses are struggling to keep up
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News
Stringer leaves We Are Bar
We Are Bar Group, formerly Kornicis, has announced the departure of chief executive Richard Stringer with immediate effect.
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City Pantry concentrating on £1bn London market
City Pantry, the business-to-business food delivery company, is concentrating on building market-share in London before attempting to realise its ambitions of becoming a global brand, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
How to tackle 2017’s ‘growth killers’
While the headwinds facing operators in 2017 are well-known, there remain ‘pockets of potential’ open to agile operators. Steve Cordiner, Investment Director at mid-market private equity firm, Livingbridge, identifies five areas where operators can seek to beat the ‘growth killers’.
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News
Wild Beer preps for £10m brewery project
Wild Beer Co, the Somerset craft brewery and operator, has acquired a shipping container to boost its presence in other parts of the UK, MCA has learnt.
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Warrens plans 50 stores in five years
Warrens, the Cornish bakery shop group, is looking to double its estate in the next five years as it ventures outside its West Country heartland for the first time.
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News
Abokado to trial weekend opening
Abokado, the healthy eating Kings Park Capital backed chain, is taking a more cautious approach to expansion than previous years, though still hopes to open four or more new sites in London in 2017.
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News
Brook leaves Foodco UK
The general manager of Foodco UK Lisa Brook, who has overseen the development of the Jamaica Blue and Muffin Break franchises, has left the business.
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News
CrepeAffaire lines up six for 2017
CrepeAffaire, the crepe franchise concept, is lining up five or six more openings this year, including Chester and Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in Ellesmere Port, MCA has learnt. Managing director Daniel Spinath said the three-four openings would be more London-centric, while the business would ramp up its UK expansion programme ...