All Opinion articles – Page 34
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OpinionTunnel vision
It’s heads down, gritted-teeth tough out there at the moment for the majority of the UK’s eating and drinking-out market, and there aren’t many signs that things are going to pick up soon. Also what next for Byron?
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Inside Track: This is the rhythm of the night
The late-night sector rarely gets a good press, but does the recent surge of interest in Revolution Bars Group show appetite for nightlife is still strong? James Wallin talks to Deltic Group’s chief executive Peter Marks on why he is betting on the success of the sector.
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OpinionWhy tenanted pubs are back in fashion
The past few weeks have seen two huge deals in the tenanted and leased pub sector – with Punch and Admiral Taverns both getting new owners. In a period of great uncertainty, why do investors feel certain of success in a segment whose death has often been exaggerated. Peter Hansen, founder of Sapient Corporate Finance.
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Measuring workplace happiness
The theory of a happy workforce being a productive one is fairly simple, but achieving this goal is far from straightforward. Here Lord Mark Price, the former managing director of Waitrose who announced he was resigning from his role as trade minister earlier this month , shares his thoughts on keeping employees engaged.
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OpinionAlchemist is going for gold
More than three years after its Palatine Private Equity-backed management buyout, The Alchemist, the Simon Potts-led cocktail and restaurant brand, finds itself as one of the sector’s success stories.
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OpinionPubs – what are they good for?
Fiona Stapley, editor of the Good Pub Guide, examines how the blurring of lines between pubs, restaurants and cafes has affected the public’s affection for this great British institution.
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OpinionAdmiral to set sail with new investors
MCA speaks to Admiral Taverns chief executive Kevin Georgel about the future of the pub company under new owners C&C Group and Proprium Capital Partners.
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Regulatory changes to digest
The introduction of the Food Standards Agency’s Regulating Our Future programme could mean big changes in the foodservice industry. Here, John Barnes takes a look at what is likely to happen
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Artisan ices that are hot hot hot
With home-made artisan ice cream the top US dessert trend for 2017, and the industry as a whole now worth $10bn, Kerstin Kühn looks at four leading players pushing boundaries with the cold stuff
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Lessons from the front line
International Market Management specialises in working with restaurant brands in setting up overseas. In the first of a series, founder Jasper Reid poses the question, why go abroad at all?
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Brexit – protecting EU workers
With the clock ticking on Britain’s exit from the EU, concerns are mounting over the impact on the nation’s hospitality sector. Rose Carey, partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, reports
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Caring in the community
While the majority of the industry has taken its foot off the expansion pedal, the Ivy Collection, the Richard Caring-backed, fledgling restaurant business, is taking the opportunity to build its estate. Executive operations director Yishay Malkov talks to Mark Wingett about what comes next, whether the group is in danger of diluting the iconic restaurant name and how involved its famous backer is
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OpinionBrew ideas on an old theme
After falling out of fashion for more than 20 years, the brewpub is back with a vengeance, and Brewhouse & Kitchen has been at the forefront of its revival. James Wallin meets co-founder Simon Bunn to discuss its evolution
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OpinionRamen retailer all souped up
Tak Tokumine sold a 40% stake in his Shoryu ramen business earlier this year and now plans to transform his Japan Centre brand into the Japanese equivalent of Eataly. Joe Lutrario reports
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OpinionDeltic Revs up to overtake Stonegate takeover
Why did Deltic go public with its rebuffed bid to merge with Revolution Bars Group, where does it leave Stonegate and what does it mean for the sector? MCA deputy editor James Wallin discusses.
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OpinionMarks’ theory on Revolution
Deltic Group chief executive Peter Marks talks to MCA about the group’s proposal to merge with Revolution Bars Group to create a 125-strong “powerhouse” late-night operator.
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Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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Inside Track: Gerry can
Three years on from its formation, Hawthorn Leisure has ambitions to consolidate the UK’s pub sector further and grow into a significant player. Chief executive Gerry Carroll tells Mark Wingett that to achieve that aim they will need to continue to think differently
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OpinionFounders Forum Focus: Albion & East
Albion & East was set up with a simple, yet ambitious goal – to create London’s best bar. As the Imbiba-backed group prepares to open its second site, James Wallin meets managing director Sarah Weir to discuss progress so far.
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Using timing and luck to your advantage
At leading executive recruitment agency, the Savannah Group’s latest quarterly Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Boardroom Lunch, partner Tim Clouting discussed with sector chairman and chief executives how to use timing and luck to your advantage, how do you become better at it and how do you bring them more firmly under your control