All Operators articles – Page 56
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Minor eyes UK rollout for Benihana
Minor Hotels, the Thailand-based hospitality group, which acquired a stake in Japanese restaurant group Benihana earlier this year, is exploring further expansion opportunities for the brand in the UK, after strengthening its management team here, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAll Star Lanes appoints interim MD
All Star Lanes, the boutique bowling concept, has promoted Graham Cook to the role of interim managing director in the wake of Christian Rose’s departure earlier this summer.
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NewsEmpire Cinemas launching luxury cinema and cafe-bar Tivoli
Empire Cinemas, the 14-strong independent multiplex operator, has developed a new luxury cinema, café and bar concept, Tivoli, with the first site due to open in Bath.
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NewsWahaca and El Bandito launch rooftop bar
Wahaca has teamed up with Graffiti Spirits at its Liverpool city centre restaurant on a rooftop bar.
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NewsNo Time Out Market London before H2 2020
Time Out has said that if it secures planning consent for its target London site, there will not be an opening before H2 2020.
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Glendola Leisure to open second coffee shop; eyeing other opps
Glendola Leisure is to launch a second iteration of its Gordon Street Coffee concept, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBoxpark announces changes to Wembley line-up
Boxpark Wembley has confirmed it will open on 1 December, with additional operators, including Thai Express and independent pizzeria Zia Lucia, joining the line-up.
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NewsFocus on: Workers on boards
Sector leaders have given mixed reactions to proposals from the Labour party leadership to force companies to have employee representatives on their boards.
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NewsCrosstown opens eighth site
Crosstown, the artisan doughnut and speciality coffee concept, has opened its eighth store and first in the City.
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Analysis & InsightDark kitchens come into the light
MCA editor James Wallin looks at how the delivery segment and its relationship with operators has evolved and how the growth of remote kitchens and virtual brands is impacting on the wider market.
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Analysis & InsightThe virtual world becomes reality
Virtual restaurants might sound like a computergenerated fabrication – but the food they delivery is very much a physical reality, and it’s growing. As the major delivery companies start to push into restaurant brands, Finn Scott-Delany examines the lie of the land.
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NewsTossed trials vending machine
Salad chain Tossed has begun trialling a prototype vending machine format in London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
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NewsNWTC achieves 15% increase in FY revenue
New World Trading Company (NWTC) has reported a 15% rise in underlying sales for the full year to 31 March 2018, MCA has learnt.
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NewsInception Group: Selling experiences
The Inception Group has built an eclectic estate of quirky bars and restaurants across London, successfully fusing theatre and food & beverage. Co-founder Charlie Gilkes talks to MCA’s sister title, Food Spark, about how Uber has opened up the range of viable sites in the capital, his thoughts on regional expansion and his fears that hospitality will fall foul of artificial intelligence.
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NewsLiars sell Black Dogs to former managers
The Liars Group, the Manchester based bar and restaurant operator, has sold three sites, two Black Dog Ballrooms and the Dog Bowl bowling alley, to a pair of former managers.
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NewsWhat the Pitta lines up fourth site, in Brighton
Vegan kebab concept What the Pitta has lined up its fourth site, which will open in Brighton in late 2018.
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NewsVeggie Pret to open in Manchester
Pret A Manger will open its first Veggie Pret outside London, in Manchester’s Deansgaete, chief executive Clive Schlee has announced.
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NewsKERB to launch meat-free market with WeWork
KERB, the street food market operator, are opening a meat-free site at Devonshire Square.
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NewsBoparan plans Soho opening for Slim Chickens
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), operator of the Giraffe and Ed’s Diner brands, is planning an opening for Slim Chickens, the Texas fried chicken concept, in London’s Soho, MCA understands.
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NewsKongs to make Birmingham debut
Bristol-based games bar concept Kongs is to continue its expansion push with an opening in Birmingham later this year.