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All Operators articles – Page 77
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Freebird Burrito owner launches Taiwanese bao concept
The team behind Freebird Burrito has launched a new Asian concept Tiger & Pig, MCA understands.
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Roger Wade: 'I want Boxpark to be antidote to casual dining market'
Boxpark founder and chief executive Roger Wade has said he wants Boxpark to be “an antidote” to the traditional casual dining market.
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Lucky Voice bar sales up 20% YOY
Lucky Voice, the karaoke bar group, has announced a 20% year on year increase in sales.
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NewsWagamama & TGIs flagged up on minimum wage
Wagamama and TGI Fridays are among the latest companies named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay the legal minimum wage.
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KFC goes back to Bidvest
KFC has signed a new long-term agreement with Bidvest Logistics – its previous supplier – after problems with DHL saw it close hundreds of restaurants last month due to a lack of chicken.
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Cosy Club set for Guildford
Loungers is set to join the line up at the new Tunsgate Quarter scheme in Guildford, with its Cosy Club brand.
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Old Chang Kee to make London debut
Old Chang Kee, the 78-strong Singaporean quick service group, has secured its debut UK site in Covent Garden.
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NewsNWTC named sector’s fastest growing company
New World Trading Company, the Graphite-backed pub group, has been named the fastest growing company in the UK eating and drinking-out sector over the past year.
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Analysis & Insight
Apprenticeships most beneficial as a recruitment tool
Hospitality businesses are finding the apprenticeships are most useful as a recruitment tool, according to a new survey from People 1st.
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NewsCrosstown developing new delivery tech solution
Crosstown Doughnuts is developing an on-demand technology solution which aims to give fledgling brands direct control over their delivery business and associated consumer data, MCA has learnt.
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Brandwatch: Just Eat
Just Eat may have reported strong order growth in its full year results yesterday – up 19% in the UK, to 105 million – but the market balked at its lower forecasts for growth in 2018, largely down to planned investment in areas like its branded restaurant delivery partnerships, in a bid to fend off increasing competition. MCA explores the potential impact of its plans.
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Five Points Brewing Co to launch Crowdcube fund
Independent craft brewery The Five Points Brewing Co is to launch its first round of crowdfunding, on Crowdcube, on 9 March.
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Doughnut Time UK not affected by Australian closures
Doughnut Time, the Australian gourmet brand with three London stores, has been sold with a number of stores closing – though the UK stores are not believed to be affected.
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Vessel begins rollout with 7 new sites across UK
Vessel, the dark kitchen group, has begun its rollout across the UK, opening two sites in Leeds, two in Manchester, and three in London, in Battersea, Hammersmith and Tobacco Dock, MCA has learnt.
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Pernod Ricard launches The Loft
Pernod Ricard UK is launching The Loft, a multipurpose experiential bar and events space in Manchester. The Loft is 6,000 sq. ft, with a training bar, private event space and is now open for private hire, at old Walkabout Bar on 13 Quay Street. The venue will serve 19 brands ...
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Boxpark teams up with LWE for music programme
Boxpark Croydon has teamed up with club and event LWE for a programme of evening shows.
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Walmart moves into prepared meals
Walmart, the US based owner of Asda, is planning to compete against restaurant chains by offering prepared meals at its stores, Bloomberg reports.
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Analysis & InsightSing when you’re winning
Press coverage of the eating out sector has not made the easiest reading of late, however beyond the much-debated headwinds and the travails of selected brands, the sector remains replete with success stories. Ahead of this week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, James Wallin highlights just a few.
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Diary: Giraffe; Wahlburgers and Gordon Ramsay (again)
This week’s Diary discusses…. well… the same stuff as last week really as we bring you the grapevine’s latest on the senior team at Gordon Ramsay Group. We also discuss rumblings around Boparan and the latest US chain thought to be eyeing a UK launch.
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NewsPOD reports 8% lfl growth
POD, the healthy eating grab and go concept, has achieved like-for-like growth of 8% in the first two months of 2018, chief executive Alex Young has told MCA.