All Operators articles – Page 45
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NewsRROTY 2019 finalists announced
The finalists for the Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards have been announced, including multiple nominations for Stonegate, The Restaurant Group and New World Trading Company (NWTC), among others.
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MCA and AlixPartners launch Growth Company Index 2019
MCA is once again teaming up with leading advisory firm AlixPartners to identify the top 50 private firms with the fastest-growing profits in the UK eating and drinking-out sector.
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Analysis & Insight
Sounding boards out
Several high-profile corporate failures over the past few years have caused businesses to question how effectively their board operates. Flemming Hansen spoke to chairs, non-executive directors, CEOs and CFOs of businesses in the leisure, hospitality and travel sectors to get their views.
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NewsGeneration Next: KERB’s Seven Dials traders
KERB is due to open a permanent food hall at Thomas Neal’s Warehouse in Seven Dials at the end of the summer. Managing director Simon Mitchell shared his thoughts on how the market will be a great incubator for those street food traders looking for a step up to a bricks and mortar site, as well as offering something different when it comes to the market halls trend.
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NewsWrapchic to launch second brand - Bombay Streat
Wrapchic is launching a second Indian-inspired brand, Bombay Streat, with its debut opening in Lakeside intu, MCA understands.
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NewsMercato Metropolitano to open at Elephant Park
Mercato Metropolitano is to open a 17,500 sq ft retail, dining and social space, called MM Factory, at Elephant Park.
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NewsDum Dums opens first tube station sites
Dum Dum Donutterie has opened two units within underground stations – in Oxford Circus and Bond Street.
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Analysis & Insight
Opportunities despite knocks
The next 12 months will be another tough year for the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector, and the gulf between great operators and the rest will widen. However, with 2018 proving there were still opportunities to grow and secure investment, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith considers the outlook for 2019.
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NewsImbiba invests in new virtual reality concept
Imbiba has unveiled its latest investment – backing the creation of a new immersive entertainment concept from the Dream Corporation.
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NewsBubble & Squid dissolved
Bubble & Squid, the seafood shack concept form Paddy & Scott’s founder Paddy Bishopp has been dissolved, MCA has learnt.
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NewsNusa eyes delivery-only with launch in Canary Wharf
Nusa Kitchen, the Singapore soup concept, has opened a delivery-only site in Canary Wharf, a part of business it hopes to expand via B2B platforms such as Seamless and Feedr.
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NewsSushimania looks to add up to four this year
Sushimania is looking to add another three or four sites to its estate in the next 12 months, and is currently negotiating on sites in St Albans and Camden, MCA understands.
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NewsWhitbread f&b sales down 2.2% in YTD
Whitbread has delivered its first trading update since the £3.9bn sale of Costa to Coca-Cola, reporting like-for-like sales across its remaining estate down 0.6%.
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Analysis & InsightThe Dom Walsh Awards 2019
Our regular columnist hands out his annual awards to brands and operators who have made the past 12 months newsworthy – for better or for worse
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NewsFatburger confirmed for Dundee
Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express, the Fat Brands concepts, have been confirmed for a co-branded opening in Dundee.
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NewsDarwin & Wallace in positive territory despite £500k loss last year
Darwin & Wallace founder Mel Marriott has told MCA that business performance is in “firmly positive territory” despite a near £500k loss posted in its latest accounts for the year to 27 May 2018.
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Analysis & InsightHow delivery is affecting design
Tim Mutton, founder of specialist F&B design agency Blacksheep, discusses the trend for smaller sites and how the growth in delivery is impacting operators views on space and design.
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Skinny Kitchen estate yo-yos in size
The Skinny Kitchen has closed several of its sites, but opened a further London location leaving it with two UK sites and one in Ibiza.
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NewsCrosstown launches Hammersmith, eyes travel hub opportunities
Crosstown, the artisan doughnut and coffee shop concept, has opened a new small footprint unit at Hammersmith Broadway station, which could lead to further travel hub sites, MCA understands.
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The Smoke Haus down to two sites
The Smoke Haus has closed its Birmingham restaurant, taking its estate down to two sites.