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All Operators articles – Page 141
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Analysis & InsightWho will blink first?
It felt like the majority of the sector was running to a standstill last year as it continued to wait to fully reap the rewards of the hard yards put in post downturn. The sobering thought is that it looks like the industry will have to provide more of the same over the next 12-18 months to stay ahead
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Christmas trading 2015 round-up
M&C talks to some of the sector’s leading operators to find out how they fared during the Christmas period. Here is a summary of their responses
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Beds & Bars eyes more franchise opportunities
Beds & Bars is planning an initial 10 franchise partnerships after its deal with Copenhagen Downtown Hostel in Denmark helped boost revenue by 36%.
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Insolvency risk growing for pubs and restaurants
As the number of players in the pub and restaurant sectors has grown, so too has the number at risk of insolvency, research supplied to M&C has shown.
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Analysis & InsightBig boys can expect strong year
Leading analyst Simon French, of Cenkos Securities, looks at how some of the sector’s biggest companies have performed during the past year, how major deals have impacted on the sector and why he would like to see a ‘merger of equals’ between TRG and M&B in 2016
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Byron and Wagamama set for Eastbourne
Byron, Wagamama, Chiquito and Frankie & Benny have all signed up to open in the Arndale Cente in Eastbourne.
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NewsOperator review of the year
We asked some of the leading lights of the eating and drinking out sector to review 2015 and also tells us what they think the biggest opportunities and challenges of 2016 are going to be
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NewsGrowth Tracker 2016 open for entries
M&C Allegra 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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Nation’s pubs host #TryJanuary options
Try January has gathered further momentum with more operators adopting the campaign
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Analysis & Insight
Going out drives consumer spending
Consumer spending increased at the fastest pace in at least four years in 2015, according to Barclaycard
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Orderella launches Apple Pay
Orderella, the mobile ordering app, has launched Apple Pay across all of its venues in the UK & Ireland
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials most loyal customer group in sector
Millennials (18-24 year olds) are the most loyal customer group for restaurants and coffee shops
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Analysis & InsightCulture clubs
Each company has a unique way of instilling company values, but as the war on talent is set to intensify over the next 12 months the strength of a company’s culture/ethos is set to increasingly define the long-term winners and losers across the sector
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Hart crowned best place to live for fifth year
The north-east Hampshire district of Hart has been crowned as the place with the best quality of life in the UK for the fifth year in a row
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Analysis & Insight
Pay gap between executives and staff demotivating
The growing gap between the pay of executives and the rest of the workforce is having a “significant” impact on staff motivation
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NewsTossed opens Fulham store
Tossed, the healthy food to go concept, has opened its 21st UK store – in Fulham Broadway Shopping Centre.
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Icebar seeks to double up in London
Icebar London is planning to open a second site in London in 2016.
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Vini Italiani plans expansion following Covent Garden opening
Italian wine retailer Vini Italiani is planning to open another three sites over the next two years following the launch of its wine cafe and store at Covent Garden.
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NewsAll Star Lanes set to report ‘substantial’ FY growth
Christian Rose, managing director of boutique bowling company All Star Lanes, has told M&C the company will report ‘substantial’ EBITDA growth this year as it prepares for expansion.
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British Street Food Awards 2015 revealed
Devon-based Seadog Foods has been named best of the best at the British Street Food Awards.