All Operators articles – Page 76
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Analysis & InsightPrices up for 55% of same-line dishes
The price of same-line dishes have increased in more than half (55%) of cases, compared to the same period last year, according to MCA’s autumn/winter 2017 Menu Tracker, as operators look to boost margins.
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Analysis & InsightDiversity in the workplace makes good business sense
Tea Colaianni, chair of the Women in Hospitality working group shares her views on why gender diversity in the workplace is an important goal to strive for.
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News
Casual dining 'scared of experiential industry'
The causal dining industry is scared of emerging experiential concepts, despite the latter being the focus of major investment, All Star Lanes managing director Christian Rose has argued.
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NewsZabardast to open flagship Waterloo outlet
Indian wrap company Zabardast is due to open a flagship shop at Waterloo, by Easter, with another site in the pipeline for Q2 of 2018, MCA has learnt. Founder Neelofar Khan told MCA that the family business wanted to expand organically. “We have a huge amount of opportunities but we ...
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Analysis & InsightContemporary operators challenging top brands
Five Guys is leading the pack of contemporary operators challenging the established casual dining brands, the latest MCA data has shown.
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Crosstown Doughnuts to open all-vegan outlet
Crosstown Doughnuts is to open its seventh permanent site, and its first vegan-only outlet, in Marylebone, London next month.
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News
Whitbread acquires 19-strong German hotel portfolio
Whitbread has announced the acquisition of a 19-strong hotel portfolio in Germany, from Foremost Hospitality Group GmbH, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsGreggs to open first Tube outlet
Greggs is to open its “first ever Greggs shop in a London tube station”, in Westminster, next week, chief executive Roger Whiteside has revealed.
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KFC: 95% of sites now open
KFC has said 95% of its restaurants are now open – but has warned of continuing disruption to some stores and their openings due to “ongoing distribution challenges” with DHL.
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Zabardast opens sixth site
Indian wrap company Zabardast has opened its sixth site at 1 Robinson Road, Bankside in London.
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Deliveroo to create 250 new technology jobs in UK
Deliveroo announced this morning that it is to create 250 high-skilled tech jobs in London this year
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Opinion
Food hall trend steps up a gear in the US
In the US, food halls are already an established trend in the major cities, but are now starting to make major in-roads in territories across America. Kerstin Kühn investigates
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News
Frizzenti eyes London Fizz! bar taproom
Frizzenti, the drinks supplier and bar operator, is looking to open a tap-room style site in a railway arch in London, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLoungers: 'We were guilty about getting overexcited about new openings'
Loungers chief executive Nick Collins shares insights on not losing sight of the customer while rolling out 25 sites a year
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OpinionMitigating the fallout from supplier problems
With the recent press attention given to KFC’s supply issues, and product withdraws from Russell Hume and Fairfax Meadow, Sian Edmunds, partner, head of food and drink at law firm Burges Salmon LLP, discusses what operators can do to limit the negative impact of issues with suppliers.
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NewsPho MD believes there is “no question” delivery rates will go up
“There is no question, those rates are going to go up,” said Mark Smith, managing director at Pho, on the commission charged by delivery companies like Deliveroo and UberEats.
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NewsNWTC named 7th in Best Company to Work For list
New World Trading Company has been named the seventh best company to work for in the Sunday Times annual round-up.
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Baygo targets 10 sites
Baygo, the contemporary Caribbean grab and go concept, is looking to reach 10 sites in the next three years, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLV sweeps the board at Casual Dining Awards
Living Ventures, wagamama, Bistrot Pierre, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Loungers, The Alchemist, Flat Iron, GBK, and The New World Trading Co were among the winners at the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2018.
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NewsALMR and BHA members back UKHospitality merger
Members of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and the British Hospitality Association have backed the merger of the two trade bodies to create UKHospitality.