All Operators articles – Page 59
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NewsPizzaExpress lfls down 0.7% in H1 2018
PizzaExpress’ UK & Ireland business saw like-for-like (lfl) sales drop 0.7% in the first half of the year, due to the impact of adverse weather earlier this year.
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NewsBGF invests £7.5m into Purity Brewing Co
Purity Brewing Co, one of the UK’s largest independent breweries, has received £7.5m investment from the British Growth Fund (BGF), in order to support its growth strategy.
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NewsUber Eats targets 400 virtual restaurants by year end
Uber Eats is planning to have 400 virtual restaurant brands live on its UK platform by the end of the year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsRichoux to launch £1.1m share subscription
Richoux, the Jonathan Kaye-led company, has said it intends to raise approximately £1.1m by way of a share subscription.
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Analysis & Insight
When is a good CEO not a good CEO?
With the challenges facing today’s CEOs seemingly only ever on the increase, how do senior leaders strike the balance between pleasing shareholders and private equity backers and setting the business up for long-term success, asks Tim Clouting, partner at Savannah Group.
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NewsThai Leisure Group to open new concept in Liverpool One
Thai Leisure Group is to open a new concept called Thaikhun Street Bar at the Liverpool One shopping and leisure complex in October.
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NewsCrazy Bear Group to return in Covent Garden
Crazy Bear Group, the bar, restaurant and hotel operator, is to re-open its Covent Garden site four years after pulling down the shutters, MCA understands.
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OpinionThe future’s bright, but it’s not retail
The supposed death of the high street has been a common debate over the past few years but what is being done to bring our town centres back to life, and how does F&B fit into this? Simon Stenning gives his view.
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Analysis & InsightThe meat-free bleeding burger making it onto menus
Moving Mountains meat-free B12 Burger has been gracing the tables at Maxwell’s Bar & Grill and Dirty Bones. Founder Simeon van der Molen spoke to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about launching a UK first and how easy it was to get his product into restaurants.
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NewsDarwin & Wallace announces seventh site
Independent neighbourhood bar group Darwin & Wallace has secured its seventh site, in the Dicken’s Yard development in Ealing, and has hinted of more to come in 2019.
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NewsGreene King launches compostable straw across estate
Greene King is to introduce compostable PLA straws across it estate of 1,750 pubs as part of its pledge to send zero waste to landfill by 2020.
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NewsBrewDog reports revenues up +50%; lines up Brixton site
Scottish craft beer brewer and bar operator BrewDog achieved total revenue of £78m for the first half of 2018 – up 55% on the same time last year.
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NewsPepe’s Piri Piri lines up two more
Pepe’s Piri Piri, the 75-strong chicken franchise, has lined two new sites, in Cardiff and Rosyth, MCA understands.
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NewsVaulkhard Group exits Sheffield sites to focus on north east
Vaulkhard Group has divested its two Sheffield sites, as it looks to focus on growing the business within its north east homeland, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: Chiquito
A common feature at leisure and retail parks across the UK, fast-casual Mexican chain Chiquito has underperformed the market in recent years. In response, parent company TRG has been investing in the brand’s development – so have their efforts been bearing fruit? Georgi Gyton investigates.
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NewsChop’d doubles up in Manchester with Selfridges
Chop’d, the Eddie Holmes-led salad bar chain, has strengthened its partnership with Selfridges with the opening of a new unit in the department store’s Manchester branch.
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NewsNo 18 private members club to launch in UK
Serviced office group, IWG, is to bring the Swedish private members’ club brand, No 18, to the UK, with an opening in the Battersea Power Station scheme.
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NewsIcestone Gelato announces two further openings
Icestone Gelato has announced its next two openings – in Leicester and Leeds.
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NewsDoughnut Time secures Bond Street site, aims for 10 this year
Doughnut Time, the Australian-founded premium concept, is opening its seventh site in West One, Bond Street, part of a plan to reach 10 UK sites this year, and 20 next year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMercato Metropolitano opening in Ilford
Mercato Metropolitano, the Italian food hall concept, is opening a second UK site in Ilford, MCA has learnt.