All Operators articles – Page 88
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Rise in real living wage to place further pressure on bottom line
The increase in the real living wage is good news for employees but could put more pressure on hospitality businesses
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Waleema launches in Swiss Cottage
Waleema, a new Lebanese mezze concept, has opened at Deliveroo Edition’s Swiss Cottage site.
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NewsTwisted Delivery sets out aggressive expansion
Jungle Creations, the media company behind Facebook ‘food porn’ channel Twisted, is planning to rapidly scale up its delivery only kitchen concept, MCA has learnt.
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Sano launches £500k crowdfund
Sano, the healthy eating food group, has launched a crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube to raise £500,000.
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NewsOle & Steen to launch at Oxford Westgate
Danish baker Ole & Steen has three further UK openings lined up for early 2018, including its first regional store, MCA has learnt.
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NewsIntu sees 2% rise in footfall in H2
Shopping centre landlord Intu has said football showed “encouraging strength” in the second half of the year to date, between 1 July and 2 November.
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Taco Bell UK enters delivery fray
Taco Bell has partnered with Deliveroo to offer home delivery in the UK for the first time.
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Vita Mojo secures site and HQ
Vita Mojo, the ultra-personalised food-tech restaurant, has secured a new site, HQ offices and training facility, on Gresham Street in The City of London.
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Analysis & InsightEating out down 8pp in Q3
Eating out suffered an eight percentage point (pp) decline in the third quarter as consumers continued to cut back in leisure spending, Deloitte’s Leisure Consumer Q3 2017 reveals.
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Yorkshire Meatball Co ceases trading
The Yorkshire Meatball Co, which closed it sole restaurant Harrogate in October 2016, has ceased trading after its meatball range was delisted by Morrisons.
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OYPT sold in pre-pack; Sugar Dumplin’ on market
Shopping centre champagne and cocktail bar concept Oh You Pretty Things has undergone a pre-pack sale, with sister site Sugar Dumplin’ also thought to be on the market.
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Creams launches 'steampunk' emporium format
Creams Café, the fast growing desert parlour business, has opened its first site under its new flagship emporium format, and is searching for a second in the West End, MCA has learnt.
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Takk to take units at new Manchester pop-up space
Takk, the Manchester artisan coffee shop operator, is opening a new a new espresso bar and nano brewery and bar in pop-up space Hatch.
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Canavans leave Project Pie
Susan and John Canavan, who owned the UK master franchise for San Diego pizza concept Project Pie, have resigned from the business, while the concept has closed one site and pulled out of another, MCA understands.
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All Star Lanes eyes new era of growth
Christian Rose, managing director of All Star Lanes, has told MCA he expects the group’s first new generation concept at Westfield London in March, to kickstart a new era of growth for the company.
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Muffin Break unveils new look store
Muffin Break, the Foodco UK concept, has opened a new-look store in Hemel Hempstead has a new look Muffin Break following the opening of a new store in the town’s Marlowes Shopping Centre.
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Analysis & InsightReasons to be cheerful
Reports of high profile backers looking to exit their investments in the sector, or at least limit their exposure to it, are sadly becoming more frequent. However, Mike Hinchliffe, of law firm Addleshaw Goddard, says there is still plenty of cause for optimism that private equity will continue to support the sector in various ways. He also points to lessons the industry can learn from the experiences of the retail sector in 2008.
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C&G to launch Liverpool cocktail bar
C&G Holdings, the Liverpool based group behind Meet, Tom Hall’s Tavern and Bentley, is launching a cocktail bar in the city’s Bentley Building.
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Crust Bros launches second Editions in Crouch End
Crust Bros, the street food pizza concept, has launched a new delivery-only site in Crouch End, MCA understands.
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UberEats hits 40 target ahead of time
UberEats has reached its target of going live in 40 UK cities by the end of the year two months early.