All Operators articles – Page 157
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NewsVon Westenholz steps down at All Star Lanes
Mark von Westenholz, the co-founder of All Star Lanes, the bowling and restaurant concept, has stepped down as the group’s chief executive
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Analysis & Insight
Food spend falls
The amount spent on food has fallen for the first time since record began 25 years ago, as prices continued to outstrip wage growth
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Branson launches hunt for Britain’s best food start-ups
Sir Richard Branson has launched a search through his Virgin Startup initiative to find best Britain’s up-and-coming food entrepreneurs
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Kitchenette to launch food entrepreneur programme
Kitchenette, the food business incubator, is launching a new programme for low income entrepreneurs who want to start a food business
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NewsBLINK signs Wembley Stadium deal
BLINK has signed a new three-year deal to provide additional specialist food partners, to complement the core offer within Wembley stadium
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Rollo: Consolidation opportunities for SSP
A leading analyst has said that the fragmented nature of the travel concessions industry provides consolidation opportunities for the newly listed SSP
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Analysis & InsightSolving the pricing conundrum
Consumers may feel constrained by the fact that wages still haven’t overtaken inflation but, as Simon Stenning executive director at Allegra Foodservice reveals, that shouldn’t prevent operators from tweeking menu pricing to maximise spend
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Asda could follow Tesco eating-out footsteps
Asda has hinted that it could follow in the footsteps of rival Tesco and “create new reasons” for customers to visit its large store formats
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Retail income up in Cineworld H1
Cineworld has announced that its retail revenue across its UK & Ireland estate was 0.7% higher than the previous year
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99p Stores launches evolved format
99p Stores, the high street retailer, has launched a new evolved store format complete with a bakery section and coffee to go
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Rough Trade plans UK expansion
Rough Trade, the music retailer, will open its first UK store outside of London this autumn in Nottingham
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Sector represented at Shine Awards
Women 1st has revealed the shortlist for its 2014 Shine Awards, which includes a number of representatives from the pub and restaurant sector
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Malmaison extends debt facilities
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin have refinanced and extended their existing senior debt facilities
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NewsLfls up 3.3% at SSP
SSP, the recently listed travel concessions operator, has reported like-for-like sales growth of 3.3% for the three months to 30 June
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Weetons eyes expansion
Weetons, the Yorkshire-based foodhall and café concept, is planning to expand into major cities in the north of England after receiving new investment
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Essenden to increase customer spend on food
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, is looking to increase the average customer spend on food with a range of sharing platters and snacks as well as introducing an alley-side ordering tool to make it more convenient for customers to order drinks and food, M&C Report has learnt
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BrewDog plans spirits division
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, is planning a spirits division at its Aberdeenshire brewery site, M&C Report has learnt
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OpinionRising stars needed to beat talent timebomb
The ability to attract and retain new talent is one of the eating and drinking-out industry’s most significant challenges. Many school and university leavers continue to believe that the sector is not a viable career path for them to embark on
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Q App signs four leisure operators
Q App, the mobile ordering and payments platform, has signed Pho restaurant group, takeaway group Street Kitchen, Ministry of Sound nightclub and the restaurant and nightclub group Chicago Leisure
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Picturehouse to anchor Ealing development
Picturehouse Cinemas will open its largest cinema to date at Land Securities’ new Ealing Filmworks development