All Operators articles – Page 123

  • PizzaBuzz is seeking £2.3m
    News

    PizzaBuzz seeking £2.3m for expansion

    2016-12-06T08:42:00Z

    PizzaBuzz, the pizzeria concept developed by the Meredith Group, is looking to raise £2.3m for expansion, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Sector celebrated in Fast Track 100

    2016-12-05T07:26:35.683Z

    City Pub Company and Hotcha were both new entrants in the top 50 fastest-growing companies in the UK, according to the Sunday Times’ annual rundown.

  • News

    Mitch Tonk protégé doubles fish and chip restaurant

    2016-12-02T16:04:01.497Z

    Mitch Tonks protégé Gary Rosser is doubling this size of his award-winning Bath fish and chip restaurant and takeaway The Scallop Shell and would like open in Bristol, MCA has learnt.

  • Kenny and Keith Meekins
    News

    Diary: Greene King; Just Eat and Deliveroo

    2016-12-02T16:04:00Z

    In this week’s Diary round-up Just Eat talks robots, Deliveroo blows bubbles and Greene King celebrates the duo keeping the family in the brewer. Taste the future Imagine how you’d feel – you’re starving, your takeaway is late and someone keeps ringing your doorbell and running away before you manage ...

  • News

    Threat to £3 meal deal

    2016-12-02T16:04:00Z

    A trade body for the food to go sector has warned that 2017 could see the end of the £3 meal deal.

  • News

    North Monk Brew co to triple capacity

    2016-12-02T16:03:55.963Z

    Leeds based Northern Monk Brew Co is tripling its brewing capacity with a new facility and is open to the idea of opening company owned pubs, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Skinny Kitchen aims for high street status

    2016-12-02T08:30:00Z

    The Skinny Kitchen is looking to open up to 20 sites next year towards an ultimate goal of establishing a leading high street brand, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Dough Boys Pizza reveal roll out plan

    2016-12-01T08:40:00Z

    Dough Boys Pizza, the Leeds based slice bar, has found a second site and hopes to roll out across the North of England, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Growth Index nominations open

    2016-12-01T08:38:00Z

    MCA is once again teaming up with leading advisory firm AlixPartners to identify the top 50 private firms with the fastest-growing profits in the UK eating and drinking-out sector.

  • The new Purchases restaurant
    News

    Sussex Pub Co takes seventh site

    2016-11-30T08:36:00Z

    Sussex Pub Company owner Nick Sutherland believes his new high end ‘restaurant with rooms’ can fill the space left by Chichester’s surplus of branded restaurants.

  • News

    Consumer appetite for healthy and on-demand food fuels delivery spending

    2016-11-30T08:35:00Z

    Consumer appetites for healthy and on-demand food is fuelling a boom in delivery spending, new research has found.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Hungryhouse uncovers nation’s takeaway habits

    2016-11-29T08:28:34.787Z

    Hungryhouse.co.uk, the online food ordering platform, has revealed some of the UK’s most surprising takeaway habits

  • News

    Black Sheep Coffee steps up expansion push

    2016-11-29T08:27:00Z

    Coffee roaster and café operator Black Sheep Coffee has opened its fifth site – with three more in the pipeline for the coming months.

  • Walkabout
    Opinion

    Come together

    2016-11-28T08:29:00Z

    The UK’s eating and drinking out sector is facing an uncertain 12 months. The phrase ‘perfect storm’ is now frequently peppering conversations across the sector, as operators face an array of tax hikes, economic headwinds and the destabilisation presented by Brexit. Now - more than ever - is the time for the sector to come together with one clear message to Government. Mark Wingett shares his view that ultimately that argument should focus on one key issue - people.

  • News

    Solita look for new business partner

    2016-11-25T16:20:00Z

    Solita co-founder Franco Sotgiu would like to bring in a third business partner to help take the North East bar and restaurant group to the next phase of growth, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Ex Cote and Strada man launches Bosa

    2016-11-25T16:14:00Z

    A former Cote and Strada manager who opened dozens of restaurants has launched a Sardinian concept in North London.

  • News

    Coffee shop purchases drive Network Rail Q3 sales

    2016-11-25T16:14:00Z

    Network Rail has reported a 3.5% increase in total sales to £166m for July-September 2016

  • News

    Springboard announces winners of Awards for Excellence 2016

    2016-11-25T16:14:00Z

    Byron, St Austell Brewery, Greene King and Peach Pubs were among the winners of Springboard’s Awards for Excellence 2016

  • News

    Mamma Mia considers three more

    2016-11-25T08:29:00Z

    The operator of Oxford Italian restaurants Mamma Mia is eyeing a third site in the city as well as two in nearby satellite towns, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Calls for more support after Autumn Statement

    2016-11-24T08:25:00Z

    The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement received a muted reception from industry groups amid renewed calls to relieve the pressure on pub and restaurant operators.