All People articles – Page 145
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Analysis & InsightLet’s give good people the chance to shine
I listened, read and watched with interest Jamie Oliver’s comments regarding the description of young British workers as lazy compared with tougher immigrant workers. It shocked me to find out that 81% of waiters in London were born outside the UK
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News
Orchid wins award for apprenticeships
Orchid, the managed operator, has been awarded for its dedication to apprentices by winning a regional category in the National Apprentice Awards
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Bramwell builds marketing team
Bramwell Pub Company, the managed operator, has appointed former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) senior marketing manager Derek Avington to the role of head of sales and marketing
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NewsKFC launches first graduate programme
KFC is to launch its first ever Graduate programme - the ‘Operations Leadership scheme’ – this month, which will see a total of 10 successful graduates join a fast track 12-month learning and development programme that will culminate in them running a million pound business within just a year
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King steps down from M&B
Simon King has stepped down as retail director of Browns after 27 years with parent company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSteve Hill to take helm at Las Iguanas
Steve Hill, former chief executive of Wagamama, is to take over the running of Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, from co-founder Eren Ali at the start of next year, as the restaurant and bar group enters a key stage in its development
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Barclays joins BHA in sector jobs pledge
Barclays Bank has partnered with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to double the organisation’s goal of creating 60,000 new jobs in the sector by 2015
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NewsKNDL staff agree 24-hour strike action
Staff at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) are to hold a 24-hour strike from 10am on Wednesday 11 September that could disrupt drinks deliveries to almost 30,000 licensed premises, the union Unite has said today
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McDonald’s UK staff happy with zero hours contracts
McDonald’s UK’s has defended its use of zero hours contracts and said that the majority of its employees are on “flexible contracts”
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SSP UK sees improvement in retention levels
SSP UK has said that it has recruited 800 apprentices onto its apprenticeship programme this year and seen its retention levels for new employees improve by 6%
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BISL signs up leading law firm
National law firm Bond Dickinson has become a member of Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL)
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Chris Moore, chief executive of the Clink Restaurant Company, which operates restaurants in two UK prisons, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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News
Former Punch CEO joins IHG board
Ian Dyson, the former chief executive of Punch Taverns has joined Jill McDonald, the chief executive of McDonald’s UK, on the board of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
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Norman steps down at Novus
Kevin Norman has stepped down as head of acquisitions at Novus, the LGV Capital and Hutton Collins-backed operator of premium bars and restaurants
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NewsJamie: British workers are lazy
Jamie Oliver says his restaurants would close if they were forced to rely on British staff rather than European immigrants, who are “stronger” and “tougher”
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Samba Swirl appoints first ops director
Samba Swirl, the fledgling frozen yoghurt concept, has appointed its first operations director, as it looks to embark on its next stage of growth
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NatWest strengthens leisure team
NatWest has continued its commitment to the leisure sector with the addition of three new members to its specialist team based in central London
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NewsWorrall takes Spirit brand director role
Spirit Pub Company has appointed Stephen Worrall as it new brand director, M&C Report understands
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Analysis & Insight
One million apply for hospitality jobs
The number of applications for jobs in hospitality grew 17% in the second quarter of this year, with more than one million submitted, new research shows
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PizzaExpress creates head of restaurant trading role
PizzaExpress has created a new role, head of restaurant trading, which it hopes will help to further take its trading approach from a “solely central affair to put the balance back with restaurants”