All Opinion articles – Page 47
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OpinionExpect a turbulent but tremendous year
The results of Allegra Foodservice’s Top of Mind survey of senior industry executives has revealed the key challenges for the eating and drinking out sector in 2015, from ensuring breakfast opportunities are maximised to meeting the increasing demands of customers. Simon Stenning, executive director of Allegra Foodservice, reveals some of the key findings from the research.
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OpinionThe unceasing journey
Fuller’s may be defined by its beers, but it is its food that is increasingly attracting customers to its pubs and spurring the company to set the pace for change in an industry that is currently shaking off the shackles of financial stagnation
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Taking the hassle out of eating out
Eating out is a real social experience. It’s about being with people, whether they are family, friends or colleagues - you visit a restaurant or pub to be with people you actually want or need to spend time with. The best experience delivers so much more than food. Hopefully, the food is the highpoint of the experience
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In the Meantime, it's Miller Time
With more than 1,300 breweries in the UK, the beer sector is booming, but is this growth sustainable? Nick Miller, chief executive of Meantime Brewing Company gives James Wallin his view
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OpinionSetting a benchmark
Simon Cope, global marketing and property director at Wagamama, talks to Mark Wingett about how the group has looked back to the brand’s conception to launch its evolved format and again made “the kitchen the hero”
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OpinionUnderground movement
Greg Madigan, head of Subway UK & Ireland, talks expansion, healthy options, store evolution and hospitals with Mark Wingett.
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Opinion“Just one more thing… ”
London’s late-night sector is globally renowned but, as Columbo Group co-founder Steve Ball tells James Wallin, the authorities are not doing enough to support a sector that enriches the capital both culturally and economically
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OpinionStreet Food Focus: HotBox
Our street food spotlight this month comes from Street Feast marketing man and professional eater, Adam Layton. This month, he’s taking our tastebuds on a trip from Texas to Tower Hamlets for a slice of US barbecue in the heart of the East End.
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OpinionA voyage of discovery
Drake & Morgan founder and managing director Jillian MacLean talks to BII Business magazine about the company’s growth plans and her approach to training and recruitment.
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OpinionEvening rush: Driving US late-night occasions
Darren Tristano, of Chicago-based foodservice research firm Technomic, looks at the US late-night dining sector and what lessons UK operators can learn.
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OpinionSustainable success
At a time when Chipotle’s c1,800-strong estate is averaging nearly $2.5m of sales each, chief executive Steve Ells, its chairman and co-chief executive, highlights how the brand’s vision is really resonating with teens, millennials and Generation X
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OpinionFive stars of 2015
The market is awash with casual-dining brands, large and small, old and new. Here’s a pick of the five you really need to keep an eye on this year
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OpinionFull steam ahead
Three and a half years ago, the managed division at Fuller’s stood at a crossroads after failing to secure Capital Pub Company. It is now arguably the perfect example of how a modern pub group should be run. Mark Wingett talks to managing director Jonathon Swaine about how it reached that point.
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OpinionFord’s ‘back to basics’ drive
Experienced hospitality sector boss Graham Ford has found the fun once again in his worklife. Mel Flaherty finds out about his past, from his first job at a Tex Mex in Paris to his time at Tragus, and how Jackson & Rye, Grillshack and Limeyard are helping to reinvigorate his passion.
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OpinionPerpetuating proper cider
Thatchers has been producing cider since the early 1900s and the family-run business, now in its fourth generation, is still doing well. Mike Berry finds out more about the man at the helm.
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OpinionWinners and losers of M&C20 in 2014
Analyst Will Brumby, of Langton Capital, looks back over the past year of the M&C20 index and highlights Domino’s and Patisserie Valerie among the big winners and Punch and Enterprise among the losers
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OpinionBacking the great British pub
Ralph Findlay talks about the most powerful brand in the sector – the British pub – and why high-volume business models mean there’s always a place for innovation
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OpinionStreet food focus: Breddos Tacos
In the second of our monthly street food spotlights, Street Feast organiser Adam Layton shares his thoughts on Breddos Tacos and the changing face of Mexican street food
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Year of deregulation awaits
Graeme Cushion from licensing law specialists Poppleston Allen look at what red tape to expect in 2015.
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OpinionWhen it all comes together
Describe the UK operating sweet spot at the moment, and all-day, fast casual and healthy would undoubtedly be at the forefront. As the market narrows to focus on this segment, one concept is in the perfect position to take advantage and build on growing momentum to finally go national and even international