All Various Eateries articles
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InterviewsCoppa Collective: ‘We’ll look for the right opportunity without compromise’
The Coppa Club and Noci operator is on the lookout for future acquisitions after experiencing success with its evolution strategy, CEO Mark Loughborough tells MCA
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NewsCoppa Collective’s like-for-like growth ‘outpacing the benchmark’
The group described the first half of its financial year as ‘a period of good progress’ with sales up and losses narrowing
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Coppa Collective, Burger & Beyond, and more
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NewsCoppa Club outperforms the market
Trading at the group’s other brand, Noci, has been softer, with a broader Italian food offer introduced at the restaurant
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NewsBrakspear acquires three pubs from Grosvenor
The pub operator is expanding its leased and tenanted estate with the latest acquisitions, which are all based in Surrey
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NewsCoppa Collective: ‘This is not the same business it was 18 months ago’
The group, formerly known as Various Eateries, has said it is now set up to scale, with a clearer brand focus, stronger operating platform, and the capacity to grow without a meaningful increase in central costs
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InterviewsVarious Eateries: ‘We’re not hungry to become the next big pub company’
CEO Mark Loughborough speaks to MCA about branching out into the pubs-with-rooms business, plans for the core Coppa Club and Noci brands, and expanding in a considered way
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NewsVarious Eateries to rebrand as Coppa Collective as it moves into pubs with rooms
The Hugh Osmond-backed group has acquired four pubs with rooms with a fifth in the offing that will collectively form a third core operating brand alongside Coppa Club and Noci
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InterviewsVarious Eateries: ‘We’ve had an unprecedented number of opportunities come our way’
The group is exploring a number of prime sites for Coppa Club and Noci, with the conversion of its three single-site brands also on the cards as it consolidates the business, CEO Mark Loughborough told MCA.
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NewsVarious Eateries swings to positive LFL growth
The company is actively exploring new Coppa Club sites, where the opportunity is most compelling in the current market, alongside continued development of Noci
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NewsVarious Eateries appoints group MD
The Coppa Club and Noci operator has appointed Jon Falarczyk, former director of operations at Young’s, as group managing director.
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InterviewsVarious Eateries exploring ‘exciting prospects’
The restaurant, clubhouse and hotel group remains ambitious for expansion, with its Coppa Club and Noci brands where it sees “the greatest opportunity for scalable growth”, chief executive Mark Loughborough tells MCA.
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NewsVarious Eateries beats expectations with 6% revenue growth
The Coppa Club and Noci operator expects full-year revenue of £52.4m, with like-for-like sales up 4% during H2