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All Operators articles – Page 49
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News
Half Cup eyes Barts Square
Half Cup, the all-day brunch operator, is eyeing a second site, having submitted an application to open in Barts Square in the City of London.
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NewsFive Lads looks to expand franchise operation on national scale
Fast-casual peri peri chicken concept Five Lads is looking to roll out its franchise operation throughout the UK, MCA has learnt.
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News
Loungers selects advisors
Loungers, the Lion Capital-backed operator has chosen advisors ahead of a potential IPO push.
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NewsInn Collection Group secures £10m OakNorth funding package
Alchemy-backed The Inn Collection Group has secured an additional £10m funding package from OakNorth, to support its plan to double the estate by 2022.
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NewsGeneration Next: Leggero
Gluten-free Italian restaurant business Leggero is looking to expand with a three-pronged strategy, which includes opening additional London sites.
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NewsBoo Burger eyes two more in 2019
Boo Burger, the Leicester fast food concept, is looking to open two further restaurant sites this year after trialling its offer with Deliveroo.
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NewsLoungers to open 25 sites this year
Loungers is set to open seven new sites before its year-end in April, with 25 openings planned in total for 2019.
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Analysis & Insight
Futureproofing for Generation Z
Chloe Combi, the Generation Z expert and co-founder of consultancy, Zed, looks at some of the ways in which the sector can appeal to a new breed of diners and drinkers. From playing to the tribe, tapping into a thirst for nostalgia and offering doggy bags, she explores what makes Gen Z tick.
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NewsGreggs managed lfls up 5.2% in Q4
Greggs saw like-for-like sales (lfls) grow 2.9% at its company-managed stores in the year to 29 December with total sales growing 7.2%.
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NewsSEV eyes Shoreditch site for Hijingo
Social Entertainment Ventures (SEV), the operator of Bounce and Puttshack, has lined up a site in Shoreditch for its Hijingo Bingo concept.
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NewsChristmas trading update, part 2
With January now in full swing, and many more operators having crunched the numbers, MCA takes another look at how the festive trading faired for the sector, with strong like-for-like growth reported by many. Featuring Brasserie Bar Co, Crussh, Arc inspirations and Dirty Martini
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NewsTossed sees strong lfls on back of tough trading year
Healthy-eating chain Tossed has seen strong like-for-like (lfl) sales growth for the year to date, following a tough trading period in the financial year ended 31 March 2018.
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NewsTaco Bell partners with Deliveroo in London
Taco Bell has partnered with Deliveroo across its London sites.
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NewsToridoll to bring Marugame Udon to UK
Japanese restaurant group, Toridoll Holdings, is to bring its Marugame Udon brand to the UK, after partnering with Seeds Consulting.
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NewsCookie cutter rollouts should be consigned to history
Tim Mutton, founder of specialist F&B design agency Blacksheep, discusses his concerns that rapid rollout programmes have led many brands to mimic the look and feel of competitors. He asks why the sector has not kept up with the relentless pace of innovation in other industries and argues that the successful operators will be the ones with the courage to do things differently.
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NewsGerman salad concept looking to launch in the UK
German chopped salad concept Salaid is looking to launch in the UK through a franchise operation, MCA understands.
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NewsCrussh to put vegan store to the vote
Crussh, the healthy grab and go concept, is trialling a vegan-only store in Soho, which it could convert permanently if customer demand warrants it.
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NewsChristmas trading update
Amid the blizzard of out-of-office replies this week, MCA has been able to gauge early signs of Christmas trading performance across the sector. Features D&D London, TGI Fridays, Stonegate, Hippo Inns and Coaching Inn Group
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Analysis & InsightThe changing face of the high street
As part of our Agenda series of roundtable discussions, MCA – in partnership with the Access Group – brought together property directors from across the sector at Frog by Adam Handling in Covent Garden. Led by James Wallin, here are the highlights from the day.
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NewsYO! Sushi closes Boxpark Croydon pop-up
YO! Sushi has closed its street food-inspired concept site at Boxpark Croydon, but has taken learnings from the pop-up into its restaurants, MCA has learnt.