All Operators articles – Page 29

  • Lina Stores
    News

    Lina Stores announces King’s Cross deli-restaurant

    2019-06-24T07:31:00Z

    Lina Stores, the White Rabbit Fund backed concept, will open a new restaurant and deli in King’s Cross.

  • Flight Club
    News

    Flight Club to launch Electric Shuffle in Canary Wharf

    2019-06-24T07:31:00Z

    Flight Club has revealed its new Electric Shuffle concept will launch in Canary Wharf by the end of the year, as it reports turnover up 32% to £9.9m in 2018.

  • albert-s-didsbury
    News

    Albert's to open in Wigan

    2019-06-21T07:54:00Z

    Elle R Leisure is opening a fourth branch of its flagship restaurant and bar concept Albert’s in Wigan.

  • Finca_ls_article_large
    Opinion

    Northern soul

    2019-06-21T07:52:00Z

    Liverpool has a hot new destination for eating out with the opening of Duke Street Food & Drink Market this week in a 100-year-old refurbished warehouse.

  • McDonald’s
    News

    McDonald’s to reduce plastic packaging

    2019-06-21T07:51:00Z

    McDonald’s plans to remove McFlurry plastic lids from September, and all single-use plastic packaging across its salad ranges from next week. Sustainably sourced 100% renewable and recyclable cardboard will replace the salad packaging. The announcement came along with news of a revamped menu with new, lighter lunch options from June ...

  • News

    Wok To Walk opening in Deansgate

    2019-06-20T07:53:00Z

    Wok To Walk, the international noodle brand, is opening a new site in Manchester’s Deansgate.

  • News

    Master Bao to open at Westfield

    2019-06-20T07:52:00Z

    Master Bao, the third bao concept from Frank Yeung, is opening in Westfield London.

  • Real Eating Company
    News

    Real Eating Co returns to Horsham

    2019-06-20T07:52:00Z

    The Real Eating Co has taken a site in Horsham’s Swan Walk shopping centre, replacing the concession it lost in the town when Steam Trading Cookshop went into administration, MCA has learnt.

  • Opinion

    Creating a buzz

    2019-06-20T07:45:00Z

    Kenny Blair, managing director of Buzzworks Holdings, which features in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2019, talks to Jo Bruce about people power, expansion plans and being a family business while still striving to value every voice. 

  • graffitispirits
    News

    Graffiti unveil chicken shop and gaming arcade concept

    2019-06-19T07:56:00Z

    Graffiti Spirits Group, the Liverpool-based operator, is launching a new concept, a gourmet fried chicken shop and hidden retro gaming arcade.

  • Adam Breeden
    News

    Eyes down for a full house

    2019-06-19T06:58:00Z

    An increasing number of operators are recognising that customers’ numbers coming up is good for the bottom line and are reigniting bingo for the 21st century. Jo Bruce talks to operators with their eyes on the ball

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    Opinion

    Dispensing with tradition

    2019-06-18T07:36:00Z

    Having shaken up the stuffy wine bar industry with its innovative sample-based concept, Vagabond is readying V2.0 for regional expansion. A year on from securing backing from Imbiba, founder Stephen Finch talks to MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany about why the concept is so tricky to mimic.

  • Graham Swankie & Paul Reynolds [2]
    News

    Stack & Still expands to Silverburn

    2019-06-17T07:29:00Z

    Stack & Still, the pancake restaurant and bar concept, will launch its second site at Silverburn, Glasgow, in July.

  • Dominic-Walsh-The-Times-MCA-Insight-Commentator
    Analysis & Insight

    Reputation and rumours

    2019-06-17T07:27:00Z

    The success rate of former CEOs at Mitchells & Butlers in getting the business to fly has been questionable, but has Phil Urban cracked it? In his latest monthly column Dominic Walsh discusses how far the operator has come over the past four years – and those PizzaExpress rumours.

  • News

    Six by Nico founder to launch new concept in Glasgow

    2019-06-14T07:28:00Z

    Six by Nico is to open its third restaurant in Scotland this summer – The Hebridean.

  • Jamie Oliver Jamie's Deli
    News

    SSP acquires the three Jamie’s sites at Gatwick Airport

    2019-06-14T07:26:00Z

    SSP will take over the operations of the three Jamie Oliver sites at Gatwick Airport after reaching an agreement with the administrators KPMG.

  • Tortilla's Putney store
    News

    Tortilla returns to expansion trail with four new sites

    2019-06-14T07:26:00Z

    Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito concept, has updated its pipeline with three forthcoming sites, in Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge.

  • News

    Kerb announces first traders for Covent Garden

    2019-06-13T07:55:00Z

    Kerb has announced the first five traders that will join its new Seven Dials Market.

  • McDonald's interior
    News

    McDonald’s trialling extension to breakfast hours

    2019-06-13T07:55:00Z

    McDonald’s is trialling the extension of its breakfast service hours, from 10.30am to 11am, with a view to rolling out the longer day-part if successful.

  • News

    Comptoir founder Kitous to launch catering company

    2019-06-13T07:55:00Z

    Founder of Comptoir Libanais Tony Kitous is to launch a catering company called Feasts of the Middle East.