All Turtle Bay articles – Page 8
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Analysis & InsightStreet life
Street food, and all it entails whether that is through food, marketing or location, has become an increasingly influential part of the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector. Over the next few months and years that influence is set to further grow as the category evolves with the help of a number of established players.
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News
Turtle Bay trials click & collect
Turtle Bay is trialling a new online click & collect take-out service at its Bristol site
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Analysis & InsightSector shift
From increasing M&A activity, to the fallout from the decision by Enterprise Inns to invest in pubs in partnership with “managed experts” and the growing pressure on the all-you-can-eat buffet market is coming under, the sector is set to shift over the coming six to 12 months from shadow boxing ...
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NewsTurtle Bay secures Exeter site
Turtle Bay has begun work on its 2016 openings pipeline after securing its first site in Devon
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Analysis & Insight
Operators must adopt a flexible F&B approach
Operators should be more flexible in their approach to their food and beverage offering to appeal to younger consumers who are no longer satisfied with just one element
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NewsTurtle Bay eyes cluster of London openings
Turtle Bay is in talks to open a further three sites in London “villages” by the end of the year
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Grillstock expansion gathers pace
Grillstock, the fledgling barbecue concept, has secured two new sites as it looks to begin its national rollout
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Turtle Bay lines up Derby opening
Turtle Bay, the Piper Private Equity-backed Caribbean restaurant chain, has lined up an opening in Derby for later this year
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Opinion
Operators to watch next year
While the AlixPartners Profit Tracker list is the market-watcher’s pre-eminent guide to dynamism in the sector, there are other operators making waves which haven’t made it on to the list for one reason or another. Mark Wingett provides a snapshot of four that are jostling for a listing.
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NewsBacon named Retailers’ Retailer 2015
Tim Bacon has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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NewsTurtle Bay lines up Liverpool opening
Turtle Bay, the Piper Private Equity-backed Caribbean restaurant chain, has lined up its first site in Liverpool
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News
Grillstock plans expansion
Grillstock, the fledgling barbecue concept, is understood to have lined up at least three further openings as it looks to grow its national presence
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News
Turtle Bay to roll-out tablet ordering system
Polaris, the hospitality technology supplier, is rolling out its mobile POS product to 15 Turtle Bay restaurants following a successful trial
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NewsTurtle Bay looks to strengthen openings pipeline
Turtle Bay, the Piper Private Equity-backed Caribbean restaurant chain, is closing in on its first sites in central London and in the north east
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Analysis & InsightCaught in the maul
It is not a technical term, but the word that many operators have used to some up their thoughts on the next 12 months is mental. Competition will continue to be fierce with all the on-going challenges that brings with it
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 10-11 January
A round-up of the relevant national and selected local press from the weekend
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News
Turtle Bay building expansion platform
Turtle Bay is looking to hire four operations managers as it gears up to open a further 10 sites next year
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OpinionHabit forming
As the UK economy continues to recover from the post-financial crisis recession, consumer confidence has picked up, supporting discretionary spending on leisure activities, including dining out, says Rupesh Patel of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has published new report called Come Dine With Us. Alongside this cyclical trend, structural changes in consumers’ eating habits are also reshaping the bars, restaurants and casual dining industry and are driving sector transaction activity.
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News
Piper takes stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse
Piper, the private equity backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse, the north west-based BBQ restaurant chain
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NewsTurtle Bay strengthens pipeline
Turtle Bay, the Piper Private Equity-backed Caribbean restaurant chain, has already lined up four openings for next year