All Operators articles – Page 167
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Square Pie eyes national expansion
Square Pie, the chain of gourmet pie shops, plans to operate 20 sites within the next four years after securing new funding
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Analysis & Insight
Ages of corporate responsibility
Trajectory Partnership’s Michael Brennan takes a look at how businesses have changed their approach to CSR over the years
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Bill’s eyes Hammersmith
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, is thought to be eyeing a further opening in London this year in Hammersmith
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Analysis & InsightMerlin conjures up IPO thoughts
Six years ago the sector was a buzz with talk of IPOs. Tragus, Wagamama and Pret A Manager were all reported to have explored the option, but these tentative moves were dashed through the combination of adverse market conditions and investor concerns about slowing consumer spending. The second half of ...
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M&B to put “its shoulder behind” M&C
Alistair Darby, chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has told M&C Report that the company is ready to put its shoulder behind its steakhouse concept Miller & Carter
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Las Iguanas eyes Swansea opening
Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, is closing in on securing a site in Swansea
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Velo secures first site
Velo, the new cycling café concept, has secured its first site in Brighton ahead of a nationwide roll out
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Giggling Squid receiving approaches “almost daily”
Andy Laurillard, the co-founder and managing director of Giggling Restaurants, has said that the group is being approached almost daily regarding new investment
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NewsTesco to launch Decks format
Tesco is to launch its new casual dining format at its Extra store in the Arena Shopping Park, Coventry next month under the name Decks, which it describes as a “fresh take on eating out”, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsWetherspoons drags M&C20 Index higher
JD Wetherspoon was almost single-handedly responsible for dragging the M&C20 Leisure Index higher this week
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F&B operators make £2.2m water savings
Food and drink businesses have saved £2.2m by reducing their water consumption
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Beatbox Bars in administration
Beatbox Bars, the Cardiff-based bar group, has been placed into administration citing financial difficulties
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Ceviche to operate Heathrow pop-up
Ceviche is to operates a pop-up restaurant, at Heathrow Airport in partnership with Virgin Atlantic
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Fuller's mends roofs while the sun shines
Fuller, Smith & Turner has caught up on the repairs programme and trading that was disrupted by last year’s summer rain
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M&B reports 1.6% rise in Q3 lfls
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning reported a 1.6% increase in like-for-like sales in its third quarter, including a 2% rise in performance in the most recent nine weeks
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Government plans to shake up apprenticeship funding
Employers could be funded directly to purchase the apprenticeship training they want as part of proposals from the Government
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Catering income rises at Heathrow
Heathrow Airport’s catering income climbed by 5.6% to £19m in the first six months of 2013
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Analysis & InsightOut-of-town take up
Casual dining is becoming an essential part of the retail experience in the UK. It is now widely acknowledged that an attractive leisure mix leads to increased dwell time, as well as an improved consumer experience, says Andrew McGregor, head of leisure at Knight Frank
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Waney family plan fast food concept
The Waney family, which founded Zuma, Roka and Le Petite Maison, is looking to launch a new fast food concept called Stixx Yakitori
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BISL warns over negative impact of Blackpool EMRO
Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) believes the introduction of the EMRO will have a negative effect for all aspects of the leisure industry in Blackpool