All Operators articles – Page 71
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NewsJohnson: CVAs yet to impact wider market
Patisserie Holdings chairman Luke Johnson believes the recent flurry of CVAs and unit vacancies have yet to impact the wider market, but predicted “the odd bargain” over the next 12-24 months.
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Brilliant Corners to launch Hackney Wick venue
Brilliant Corners, the Dalston sushi restaurant, cocktail bar and music venue, are opening a new venue Giant Steps in Hackney Wick.
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Breeden to launch bingo concept
Hijingo!, a bingo concept developed by Adam Breeden, founder of Social Entertainment Ventures, is to launch in the UK
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NewsDeliveroo to reward staff with share pot
Deliveroo, the food delivery service, is to hand staff a £10m share pot in a move towards an eventual public listing
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Wokit to add to London estate
Wokit is to open a third site in London, as it explores further growth opportunities in the capital
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Merchant Gourmet eyes further Waitrose counters
Merchant Gourmet, the retail brand from Leathams, is hoping to explore further opportunities with Waitrose after launching a Grain & Graze counter at the supermarket’s Salisbury branch.
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Home House to launch new members club
The team behind private members club Home House are launching a new club Home Grown in Great Cumberland Place.
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Taco Bell eyes Gateshead site
Taco Bell has submitted plans for its first restaurant in North East England, on the site of the former Frankie and Benny’s in Gateshead.
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The Alchemist partners with Foodinate
The Alchemist has partnered with Foodinate, the food poverty charity, to run a ‘meal for a meal’ initiative.
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Be At One secures first Essex site
Be At One is to open its first site in Essex after securing a site in Chelmsford.
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Analysis & Insight
More questions than answers at Whitbread
Whitbread’s announcement that it would seek a demerger of Costa within two years may not have been a surprise given months of speculation but according to Dominic Walsh it has left a number of questions unanswered. He discusses the situation, as well as expressing sympathy for Luminar founder Steve Thomas’ current woes.
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Oowee Diner eyes London with Editions launch
Oowee Diner, the Bristol based dirty burger concept, is looking to use its debut in London via Deliveroo Editions to establish a wider presence in the capital including bricks and mortar, MCA has learnt.
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Haute Dolci to open second site with more lined-up
Upmarket dessert concept Haute Dolci is to open its second site, in Coventry, this weekend.
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Hollywood Bowl Group latest to scrap straws
Hollywood Bowl Group has announced that it will no longer be serving drinks with plastic straws, and will instead use biodegradable paper variants.
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easyCoffee deals will lead to 100 sites
A raft of new regional development deals signed by easyCoffee will allow the value-led concept to reach 100 sites, its chief executive Nathan Lowry has told MCA.
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NewsTravelodge partners with Itsu
Travelodge has announced a partnership with Itsu to supply its non-bar café hotels.
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NewsJunkyard Golf lines up Leeds opening
Junkyard Golf Club, the experiential bar and mini-golf concept, has lined up a fourth opening, and its first in Leeds
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Draughts confirms Leake Street Arches site
Draughts Café, the games board café concept has confirmed to MCA its second site will be in the Leake Street Arches, near Waterloo Station.
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Simit Sarayi to open in Leicester Square
Turkish bakery and tea chain Simit Sarayi has secured a site in Leicester Square, as it continues its expansion in the UK.
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Inception linked to Cinnamon Soho site
Inception Group, operator of the Mr Fogg’s concept, is understood to be in line to take on the former Cinnamon Soho site, which recently closed