All Operators articles – Page 247
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News
Batemans' caravan pub moves; new 'back to basics' concept
Batemans, the Lincolnshire brewer and pub operator, is looking to buy more pubs that can accommodate caravans as it secures its third managed pub that includes space for 23 static caravans, M&C Report has learnt.It comes as the company transforms three formerly closed pubs into new concepts to be run ...
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Opinion
New brands served with relish
The upmarket burger restaurant segment is going through a fresh ‘second wave’ of activity, but how will it compare to the first, asks Mel Flaherty.The downturn-defying number of new restaurant openings has been reported with wonder by the press, but even more eye-widening is the proportion of these dedicated to ...
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Flat Iron secures first standalone site
Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept from former operations advisor at Wahaca, Charlie Carroll, has secured its first standalone site in London’s Soho, M&C Report understands.The concept, which was launched as a pop-up restaurant upstairs at the Owl and Pussycat pub in Shoreditch, earlier this year, has taken on the ...
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Ponti’s reports £2.2m FY loss
Ponti’s Group, the operator of the Ponti’s Italian Kitchen and Caffe Italia brands, has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.25m for the year to 29 January 2012, which it said was due to the closure costs on exiting three restaurants and a loss arising from the liquidation of an associate ...
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Opinion
Do pubs really sell more coffee than cafes?
A recent claim that pubs are the UK’s top sellers of coffee, selling more than coffee shops, has caused astonishment in the hot-beverage trade, says Ian Boughton, the editor of the leading trade journal for the coffee shop sector.The claim, which led to such headlines as ‘UK’s pub chains are ...