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All Operators articles – Page 66
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NewsBurger King to unveil new look stores
Burger King UK, the Bridgepoint-backed chain, will unveil a new look later this year, as it plans to add 20 sites a year to its existing c500-strong estate.
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NewsCrussh expands Everyone Active partnership
Crussh, the healthy eating and juice bar group, has expanded its partnership with Everyone Active Leisure Centre Group with the opening of two new sites, including its first outside the capital.
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News'No excuse for men-only board’
“There is no excuse for having a men-only board,” according to Holly Addison, head of hospitality and consumer digital at executive recruiter Odgers Berndtson.
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NewsNewRiver acquires Barrow-in-Furness retail park
NewRiver has acquired Hollywood Retail & Leisure Park in Barrow-in-Furness, from an institutional investor, for £15.3 million.
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NewsCrust Bros to open third Editions site
Crust Bros, the artisan pizza concept, is launching a third site with Deliveroo Editions, and has switched its service style at its Waterloo restaurant, MCA has learnt.
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NewsJohnson: ‘Majority of investors have lost interest in sector’
“Nine out of 10 investors have lost all interest in the sector,” warned Luke Johnson, partner, Risk Capital Partners, at yesterday’s UKHospitality conference, Shaping the Future.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie rolls out further Sainsbury's concessions
Patisserie Valerie, the Luke Johnson-chaired concept, is rolling out concession counters to an additional 31 Sainsbury’s stores after a successful trial, bringing the total to 70.
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NewsChop'd 'ready to grow' after consolidation
Chop’d investor director Simon French told MCA the brand is in a position to grow from a consolidated platform after closing two sites and a tough 2017.
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Analysis & InsightPremium casual is the future
In order for operators to boost their profit margins, is going premium casual the answer? David Abramson, CEO of leisure property consultant Cedar Dean Group believes it could be
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No.1 The Happiness Hypothesis
Every month, former Five Guys operations and development director Marcel Khan reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight into the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
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NewsLast Days of Shoreditch to close
Last Days of Shoreditch, the Rob Star-led street food, bar and events space, is to close this summer after eight years to make way for the Art’otel Hoxton development.
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Opinion
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth
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NewsWrap it Up! lines up seven sites; diversifies off high street
Wrap it Up! the grab and go concept, has lined up seven new sites, including three in colleges, two in shopping centres and its first international opening, MCA has learnt.
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NewsZabardast lines up Bluewater site; weighs up investment options
Indian wrap company Zabardast has secured a site within Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, which would take its total to seven.
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NewsBe At One to double up in Birmingham
Be At One is stepping up its nationwide expansion programme by doubling its presence in Birmingham.
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Analysis & InsightGumbrell: ‘We need to do more to promote hospitality as a career’
With the deadline for Brexit a mere eight months away, and businesses already struggling to find the skilled labour they need, Brewhouse & Kitchen CEO Kris Gumbrell tells MCA the sector needs to do a better job of marketing its career potential and the role of apprenticeships, if it’s to fill the potential hole left by migrant workers
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NewsAbokado closes Drury Lane, lines up four new sites
Abokado, the healthy eating grab and go chain, has closed its original site, in Drury Lane, MCA has learnt.
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NewsFlight Club set to secure new funding
Flight Club, the social darts concept, is set to secure new funding as it looks to further expand its core brand and launch a new concept called Electric Shuffle, MCA understands.
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NewsIndustry team joins forces for New Orleans chicken concept
A group of industry veterans are backing the launch of a New Orleans-inspired chicken concept, Chiktopia, led by Dan Einzig, founder and chief executive of Mystery, the hospitality concept creation agency.
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NewsAllingham bids for bowling alley and bar
Steamin’ Billy Brewing director Billy Allingham is bidding to open a bowling alley in Leicester.