All Operators articles – Page 148
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Analysis & Insight
Are you ready to take off?
Seasoned investors who were once wary of unproven concepts are now beginning to take a chance on new ideas. Here David Roberts of Olswang gives his top tips for getting the funding required to get a new concept off the ground
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News
TOBC lfls up 6%, new concept finalised
The Original Bowling Company, the Electra Partners backed firm, is to open the first new site featuring its full revised format, chief executive Steve Burns has told M&C Report.
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News
Everyman raises £20m, buys four cinemas
Cinema group Everyman has raised £20m to buy four sites from Odeon as it seeks to accelerate its rollout plan.
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NewsAll Star Lanes eyeing expansion from 2016
Christian Rose, managing director at All Star Lanes, has told M&C Report a ‘root and branch’ review of the whole business will proceed a growth strategy of adding two to three sites a year.
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News
Vue reports 15.7% increase in cinema admissions
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has reiterated his Add recommendation for Cineworld with a target price of 550p on the back of positive results from rival cinema operator Vue, which reported year-on-year admissions up 4.3% to 25m for Q1 2015 and an increase of 15.7% in the UK for March
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News
Generator confirms Rome and Amsterdam
Luxury hostel operator Generator has secured sites in Amsterdam and Rome to open by the end of 2015 as part of its ambition to have 15 locations by the end of this year following the injection of €150m from its owners Patron Capital
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Diary
Diary: Alan Yau; Pret A Manger and JDW
In this week’s Diary section, Alan Yau talks about his plans for a ‘Chinese McDonald’s’ concept, Pret CEO Clive Schlee blogs about trading in Paris and JDW gets a less than warm welcome from its new customers…
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News
Camerons considering franchise agreement for hotel
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, is considering a franchise agreement as it prepares to re-open the Crook Hotel in County Durham, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & Insight24-hour party people
The lines between pubs and restaurants have been blurring for years, followed by the ones separating them from coffee shops and cafes. Day parts are following suit as operators follow consumer trends but also take advantage of their expertise and locations to stretch their brands
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Diary
Diary: Luminar; Fuller's; Pret A Manger and McDonald's
This week’s Diary includes trading updates from the bank holiday weekend (and some truly eggs-cruciating Easter puns); reveals how David Bruce almost turned down $2.1m because he thought it was an April Fool’s joke and introduces the Head of World….
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NewsOperators on Q1 trading
Operators including Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Cote, New World Trading Company, Pho and Leon give their views on how trading has gone over the first three months of the year
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Interviews
Five minutes with... James Staughton - St Austell
M&C Report takes five minutes to talk to the managing director of St Austell Brewery James Staughton about the potential opportunities in IT systems and the joy of driving a digger
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News
North East operators merge to create £13.5m-turnover group
A family firm has merged its various businesses to create a £13.5m turnover leisure group in the North East.
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News
Domino’s launches driverless pizza delivery vehicle
Domino’s Pizza UK has today unveiled the world’s first driverless pizza delivery vehicle
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 28-29 March
Restaurants, fast food and takeaways Domino’s tech-loving boss likes humble pie with his pizzas Patrick Doyle did not pull any punches. “It sickens me,” he told the hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched his online apology. It was just after Easter 2009 and as the boss of Domino’s in ...
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News
Compass predicts revenue growth of 5.5% for H1
Contract caterer Compass has said it expects to report organic revenue growth of 5.5% when it presents its H1 results in May.
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News
Bulldog secures £4.5m funding
Bulldog Hotel Group, the coaching inns chain, has secured £4.5m from the Business Growth Fund as it seeks to double in size by 2020.
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News
NewRiver buys Blackburn retail park for £14.6m
NewRiver Retail Limited, the UK REIT specialising in the UK food and value sector, has bought Lower Audley Street Retail Park in Blackburn – home to Burger King, Chiquitos and Frankie & Benny’s - for £14.6m.
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NewsEssenden reveals ‘preliminary approach’ from Harwood
Essenden, the ten-pin bowling operator, has confirmed it has received a preliminary approach from Harwood Capital regarding a takeover.
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NewsIntertain eyes all-day trading format
John Leslie, chief executive of Walkabout operator Intertain, has told M&C Report that the company’s refurbishment programme will focus on making the sites profitable throughout the day.