All YO! Sushi articles – Page 14
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Opinion
Building a pub by hand
Ever thought about building a pub by hand? I’m sure Marston’s think about it a lot due to their new build program, but what about a new entrant to the market. Up in Manchester there is a group planning to build a pub using traditional construction crafts and crowd sourced labour. n a month, when newsflow surrounding the pub sector has been mixed, it is good to see that faith in the British pub remains
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News
Al Tayer reveals host of Middle East openings
Middle East hospitality group Al Tayer is launching a new premium grab and go concept to complement its franchise offerings in the area, M&C understands.
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Analysis & Insight
Little and large
The Azzurri Group has done a canny bit of business acquiring the fast-casual concept Coco Di Mama, while Costa has decided to follow rival Starbucks’ route in looking to enhance its food offer through a partnership with a smaller complimentary brand. Mark Wingett asks if it is time for more sector companies to seek new partnerships and add further strings to their bows.
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Diary
Diary: Pret, Deltic, Enterprise Inns and St Austell
In this week’s Diary we hear about some ‘interesting’ results from Pret’s evenings trial, look at trends in the late-night sector and get Rupert Clevely’s first impressions of the debut site he will develop with Enterprise Inns. All that and some truly awful beer and music-related puns
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News
McDonald’s and Nando’s lead on social media engagement
Nando’s, McDonald’s and Domino’s lead the way when it comes to social media engagement in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector,
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Analysis & Insight
Managing expectations
The pub market is expected to reach a value of £24.3bn by 2018. This growth will be driven mainly by managed & branded pubs, but the challenge for this sector is to manage expectations as consumers increasingly measure operators against their restaurant peer group
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Opinion
Young's at heart of M&A theory
There has been movement in the acquisitions market, talk of a flotation and likely responses to the market rent-only option (MRO) recently, and Dominic Walsh thinks there may be more on the horizon
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Analysis & Insight
Street 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
Soho House plans restaurant concept expansion
Soho House Group is planning to ramp up the expansion of its restaurant concepts over the next few years
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News
YO! Sushi to launch limited “mash-ups”
YO! Sushi is set launch its very own Japanese-inspired hotdog or J-Dog as part of a new “mash-up” range
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News
3i amongst suitors for Jamie’s stake
3i, the former backer of Giraffe, is believed to be amongst the early runner to acquire a stake in Jamie Oliver’s restaurant business
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Analysis & Insight
Sector 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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News
Booker passing on price deflation benefit
Wholesaler Booker says the benefit it is seeing from food price deflation is being passed on to customers
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News
Private equity groups circle YO!
Up to four investment firms have gone through to the second round of bidding to acquire YO! Sushi
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Analysis & Insight
Fragility of consumer spending top concern for CEOs
Confidence of consumers is a universal concern across the hospitality sector for chief executives of large and small companies who reported customers’ expectations are ever harder to fulfill
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News
Smashburger sets out UK plans
Smashburger hopes to have its first UK site open by the end of this year, as it announced that Tim Lowther would be its UK managing director
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News
Yo! Sushi launches new menu
Yo! Sushi, the Vanessa Hall-led brand, has unveiled its Spring menu.
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News
Smashburger signs UK agreement
Smashburger, the US better-burger chain, has signed an agreement with Domino’s Pizza franchisee MSG Group to launch in the UK
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News
Yo! ramps up international presence
Yo! Sushi, the Vanessa Hall-led group, is ramping up its international presence with confirmation of openings in association with travel operator SSP at Copenhagen and Oslo
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News
YO! eyes nationwide delivery rollout
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed restaurant chain, is eyeing a national rollout of a delivery service