All Operators articles – Page 145
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NewsH1 trading round-up
Six months into 2015, M&C’s gauges how trade has been for some of the leading players in the sector. We round-up trading at Pizza Hut, La Tasca, TCG, Deltic, Grand Union, Leon and The Koh Group among others
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Diary
Diary: GK; Drake & Morgan; Turtle Bay; and Clive Watson
In this week’s Diary we ask how many Clive Watsons it takes to complete a pub deal, have a look at the new Drake & Morgan site and find out where you can find out which city spends the most on beer.
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Hospitality firms urged to act on ‘soft skills’ shortage
Hospitality employers must do more to tackle poor staff “soft skills”, which risk creating an industry crisis by 2020.
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Analysis & InsightSet your sites on recruitment
Recruitment is routinely cited as the key challenge for operators across the sector, but to what extent are they harnessing their online presence to boost their attractiveness to job hunters? James Hacon, of Elliotts, looks at how six leading companies are tackling this challenge
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ALMR calls for Ops Manager Awards entries
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is seeking final entries for its Operations Managers Awards, with nominations closing on 31 July.
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Johnson: Culture of hospitality is changing
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said that the culture of hospitality is “changing the atmosphere and the culture of work in London”
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Humble Grape opens first wine bar
Humble Grape, the London-based wine merchant, is opening its first wine bar and shop in Battersea Rise.
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Analysis & InsightThe hopes and fears facing our industry
As we stand at the midpoint of 2015, it now seems timely to reflect on the ‘Hopes and Fears’ facing our industry and what we might expect to see in the latter half of the year, writes Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen
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Essenden agrees to £40m takeover by Harwood
Ten-pin bowling operator Essenden is to be taken over by Harwood Capital in a £40.1m.
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Diary
Diary: Pret, Deltic, Enterprise Inns and St Austell
In this week’s Diary we hear about some ‘interesting’ results from Pret’s evenings trial, look at trends in the late-night sector and get Rupert Clevely’s first impressions of the debut site he will develop with Enterprise Inns. All that and some truly awful beer and music-related puns
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Camm & Hooper lines up third site
Camm & Hooper, the Imbiba Partnership-backed events-focused vehicle, has lined up a third opening in London’s Bishopsgate
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Tesco closes FARM concession
Tesco has ended its trial partnership with the In FARM We Trust food concept, just eight weeks after launching the venture
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Fuller’s appoints new head of wine
Former Waverley TBS wine director Neil Bruce has joined brewery and pub chain Fuller’s as its head of wine, replacing wine and purchasing director Mark Dally
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Everyman adds five cinema sites
Cinema group Everyman has acquired four London cinemas from Odeon and exchanged on a site in Stratford
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Barrio Bars secures two new sites, eyes UK expansion
Barrio Bars has secured sites for a new opening in Brixton and a second outlet in Soho, with plans to open two to three new bars a year going forward, M&C has learnt.
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Diary
Diary: PizzaExpress; BrewDog; Heineken and McMullen
This week’s Diary reveals more about PizzaExpress’ fledgling delivery arm; finds out what BrewDog’s American revolution will look like and finds out who is in the frame to be the new BBPA chair
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News
O2 Academy operator buys Brighton Hippodrome
Academy Music Group, the owner of the O2 Academy Brixton and the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, has bought Brighton’s Hippodrome.
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Analysis & InsightChoices have to be fair across both genders
There’s been an industry conundrum for some time about how to broaden beer’s demographic (from predominantly male) to a more balanced audience of men and women
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Nam Long to open basement cocktail bar
Chelsea bar & restaurant Nam Long Le Shaker has launched a separate basement cocktail bar.
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Wine merchant launches Clapham bar
Wine merchant Divine Cellars is to launch its first wine bar today in Clapham.