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All Operators articles – Page 44
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NewsPunch Bowl Social confirms London search
Punch Bowl Social, the US experiential bar and restaurant concept, has confirmed to MCA it is searching for property in London for its first international site, for a potential four or five sites in the capital.
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NewsNumnum launches in Southwark arches
Numnum, the contemporary Chinese concept, has launched its debut bricks and mortar in Southwark after a pop-up in Brick Lane.
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DiaryVeg true barbecue
Red’s True Barbecue is not a restaurant concept that fits well into the all-pervasive vegan/vegetarian mega-trend Meat-centric American barbecue has fallen out of favour among UK consumers in an uncanny correlation with the rise of plant based food. Red’s meanwhile may have been responsible for some mischievous, not altogether complimentary ...
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NewsWeekend press round-up, 23-24 February 2019
MCA presents a round-up of this weekend’s press stories relating to the sector
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NewsYosma to be replaced by Playa Bar
Good Food Society, the high-end restaurant group, has closed its Yosma restaurant in Marylebone, and is replacing it with new concept Playa Bar, MCA understands.
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NewsTaco Bell makes senior hires amid aggressive UK expansion
Taco Bell has appointed Graham McGarvie, formerly of Yum Brands stablemate KFC, as European director of operations, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAntipodea goes into partnership with Jigsaw
Antipodea, the Australian-style all-day restaurant concept from the Wells group, is launching a collaboration with Jigsaw, with the debut café to open at the retailer’s Notting Hill shop in Westbourne Grove, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionMark’s Out of 10: Byron’s Jurassic Larks
In the first of a new regular series, Mark McCulloch – the brand and marketing guru behind Supersonic Inc – gives his take on a marketing campaign by a leading brand. Today, he takes a look at Byron’s interactive B-Rex re-launch, describing it as a “tactical jab rather than a knockout blow”, which highlights how far the brand has to go in re-discovering its position among the “Burgerati”
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Opinion
Creating culture clubs
If people are the common denominator in achieving organisational success and retaining them is the difference between relative success or failure, then operators must continually explore elements of the people puzzle that ‘they’ can control, influence and change, argues Fourth’s Karina Coen
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OpinionThe art of the Deli
Monty’s Deli, the Jewish soul food concept, has just opened its third site and is considering its next steps. Co-owner Owen Barrett brings Finn Scott-Delany up to date on the journey so far
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Curious Venues launches new games concept
Curious Venues, the Nottinghamshire based operator, has replaced its Curious Manor bar in Nottingham with a games-led bar concept Monty’s Bar and Social.
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Opinion
Diary: Punch Bowl Social
Not one to pass up gossip on a new experiential venue opening, MCA understands that US operator Punch Bowl Social is eyeing a site in the capital.
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Market Halls to shake up 'boring' shopping centres with Lakeside launch
Market Halls chief executive Andy Lewis-Pratt has told MCA he hopes new concept The Hall will shake up regional shopping centres by offering visitors a new dining experience.
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Giggling Squid eyes private equity for next stage of growth
Giggling Squid co-founder Andy Laurillard has confirmed the Thai restaurant group has appointed advisors to assess its next stage of growth, which is likely to involve finding a new private equity partner.
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Stuart Inns to be liquidated
Stuart Inns, the Suffolk-based gastropub operator, is being liquidated, MCA understands.
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Usher to return to Kickstarter to plug £100k Kala shortfall
Gary Usher is preparing to return to Kickstarter to plug a £100,000 shortfall in the budget for his new Manchester restaurant Kala.
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Firezza founder launches Estro Pizza
Firezza co-founder Ado Medjedovic has returned to the pizza restaurant industry with the launch of a new concept Estro in Tunbridge Wells, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Heads up and take in the view
MCA’s contributing editor Peter Martin gives his view on the contradictions at the heart of the eating and drinking-out sector and discusses why he thinks competition should be the sector’s lifeblood, even if it makes life more challenging for incumbents
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Analysis & Insight
Sector lfls down 1.8% in January
Both the managed pub and restaurant segments saw like-for-like sales (lfls) dip in January, with the sector overall down 1.8% year-on-year.
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Junkyard Golf lines up further London site
Junkyard Golf has lined up a further site in central London, MCA understands.