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All YO! Sushi articles – Page 14
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 September
Top story Yo! Sushi heads for cut-price Mayfair deal A recently launched investment firm has become the new frontrunner to buy Yo! Sushi in a cut-price deal worth less than £100m. Mayfair Equity Partners has replaced Inflexion as the most likely buyer of the UK’s biggest Japanese restaurant group. Sources ...
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News
Mayfair Equity moves ahead in race for YO! Sushi
Mayfair Equity Partners is believed to have jumped ahead of rival investment group Inflexion in the running to acquire YO! Sushi,
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NewsYO! FY lfls up 3.8%
YO! Sushi has reported like-for-like sales up 3.8% for the year to 30 November 2014 as it continues to drive its international expansion and drive innovation in its food offer.
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NewsInflexion takes lead in race for YO! Sushi
Inflexion Private Equity is believed to have jumped to the front of the queue to acquire YO! Sushi, in a deal which would value the group at c£100m
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NewsSoho House plans Shaftesbury Avenue opening
Soho House Group is planning to open a new restaurant on the site of the former Avalon nightclub in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue
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Gatwick restaurants offer happiness-inducing meals
Gatwick Airport is offering passengers serotonin-boosting meals to increase happiness throughout August
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OpinionBuilding 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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NewsAl 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 & InsightLittle 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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NewsMcDonald’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 & InsightManaging 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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OpinionYoung'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 & 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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NewsSoho 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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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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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 & 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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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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NewsPrivate equity groups circle YO!
Up to four investment firms have gone through to the second round of bidding to acquire YO! Sushi