All articles by Shwetali Sapte – Page 4
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Interviews
BP: Multi-mission, frictionless interactions top of mind
With increasing digitisation, longer dwell times and made-to-order food offers, BP’s forecourts are evolving, Jo Hayward tells MCA’s Food to Go conference
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News
Hush Collection shifts focus to Haché Brasserie concept
The sale of its smaller sites has allowed the group to focus on its “core activities, to repay certain shareholder loans and its overdraft facility in full, and to provide liquidity”
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Crussh returns to expansion trail
The healthy food and juice bar chain is to open new sites in London’s Kensington and Fulham, after being bought out of administration in January 2023
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Nightcap remains optimistic for future outlook
Despite revenue growth of 42%, the late night operator reported like-for-likes down 10% but expects a gradual recovery later this year as the financial outlook for its customer base improves
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Membership waitlist at all-time high, reports Soho House
The members club group has reported losses of $118m (£92.5m) for 2023, and said it had undertaken an independent review of its accounting practices to ”counter misleading claims”
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McDonald’s trialling bigger burgers
The fast food giant sees significant opportunity to roll out ‘more satiating’ burgers to its menu, according to CFO Ian Borden
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New operations director at Craft Union
Lucy Barker joins Stonegate’s operator-led business from her role as ops director for Punch Pubs & Co
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Big Fang Collective to launch new in-house concepts
In-house pizza joint Nothing Cheezy and gaming hub Big Fang Arcade will launch next week to enhance the offering at Golf Fang Sheffield
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Deliveroo sees ‘improving’ growth trends in UK
Founder and CEO Will Shu said the platform has expanded its selection for customers but simultaneously reduced order duration with “little wins through tech”
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Incipio Group appoints chairman
Ian Edward has served as a non-executive director for the London bar group since 2022, and was previously co-founder of Hippo Inns and a founding investor of Pizza Pilgrims
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Operational progress drives growth for Deliveroo
The delivery company reported a ‘resilient year of growth given macroeconomic conditions,’ with gross profit up 13% and revenue and gross transaction value up 3%
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Interviews
Taco Bell: ‘We’re still early in our growth journey’
Taco Bell is keen to expand further in the UK and sees strong appetite for the brand and for Mexican-inspired cuisine across Europe, according to general manager Ian Cranna
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sees modest growth in February
Like-for-like sales growth stood at 1.4%, up from marginal growth of 0.1% in January but continuing a slow start to the year, according to the CGA RSM tracker
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Interviews
Domino’s: ‘We’re going after a day part we haven’t done before’
CEO Andrew Rennie explans how the pizza group is focussing on expanding its lunchtime business with a £4 lunch deal
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News
Blacklock lines up regional debut in Manchester
The chophouse group will open its first restaurant outside London and seventh overall this autumn
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Wells & Co sees growth despite challenges
The pub operator reported sales of £62m in FY23, with accommodation up 25% across the group and further site acquisitions in France planned for FY24
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Domino’s UK and Ireland aims for 2000
The pizza giant reported £1.5bn in sales for FY23 and will acquire Shorecal - its largest franchisee in Ireland - as it looks to reach £2.5bn sales and the 2,000-site mark in 2033
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Pret: ‘We’re making sure we’re where our customers want us to be’
The chain has made “great progress” on its plan to double the size of the business, aided by its franchising approach, according to UK shops & franchise director Guy Meakin
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Stick’n’Sushi goes exclusive with Deliveroo
The Denmark-founded Japanese-inspired restaurant group, which was recently acquired by McWin, will make its 14 UK sites exclusively available on the delivery platform
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In pictures: The Alchemist Victoria
The cocktail bar group has partnered with DesignLSM for its new immersive venue, paying homage to cosmic alchemy and the Victorian era of scientific discovery