All Operators articles – Page 124
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NewsKricket thinking international after three in London
Kricket may take its Indian small plates concept international sooner than expected.
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Fifth wave of coffee groups to deliver artisan concepts at scale
Branded coffee groups must provide more authentic, artisan concepts or risk losing ground, Allegra has warned.
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Consumer spending up 5.1% in November
Consumer spending grew 5.1% in November – the second highest year-on-year increase
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NewsPizzaBuzz seeking £2.3m for expansion
PizzaBuzz, the pizzeria concept developed by the Meredith Group, is looking to raise £2.3m for expansion, MCA has learnt.
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Sector celebrated in Fast Track 100
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.
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Mitch Tonk protégé doubles fish and chip restaurant
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.
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Threat to £3 meal deal
A trade body for the food to go sector has warned that 2017 could see the end of the £3 meal deal.
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NewsDiary: Greene King; Just Eat and Deliveroo
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 ...
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North Monk Brew co to triple capacity
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.
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Skinny Kitchen aims for high street status
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.
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Dough Boys Pizza reveal roll out plan
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.
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Growth Index nominations open
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.
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NewsSussex Pub Co takes seventh site
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.
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Consumer appetite for healthy and on-demand food fuels delivery spending
Consumer appetites for healthy and on-demand food is fuelling a boom in delivery spending, new research has found.
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Analysis & Insight
Hungryhouse uncovers nation’s takeaway habits
Hungryhouse.co.uk, the online food ordering platform, has revealed some of the UK’s most surprising takeaway habits
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Black Sheep Coffee steps up expansion push
Coffee roaster and café operator Black Sheep Coffee has opened its fifth site – with three more in the pipeline for the coming months.
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OpinionCome together
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.
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Solita look for new business partner
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.
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Springboard announces winners of Awards for Excellence 2016
Byron, St Austell Brewery, Greene King and Peach Pubs were among the winners of Springboard’s Awards for Excellence 2016
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Coffee shop purchases drive Network Rail Q3 sales
Network Rail has reported a 3.5% increase in total sales to £166m for July-September 2016