All YO! Sushi articles – Page 4
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News
BV Restaurant Group launches experiential concept Rebound
BV Restaurant Group has transformed its PizzaStorm site in Wandsworth into a new concept called Rebound.
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Analysis & InsightBig no longer beautiful among casual restaurant brands?
Are the days of restaurant brands growing to 100+ sites really over? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, takes a look at what can be learnt from the chains that have already surpassed this milestone and who has the potential to be the next centurion of casual dining.
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NewsWeekend press round-up 9-10 March 2019
Tortilla exploring options The restaurant chain Tortilla has been placed on the block by its backers, including the private equity firm Quilvest. The Mexican food chain, which is opening its 37th UK site this week, has appointed advisers from Spayne Lindsay. Sunday Times HSBC chokes on ...
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OpinionA marriage of convenience
Sarah Fox, the former head of restaurants for Hammerson, looks at how the role of F&B in retail has changed over the years and how it has impacted on the relationship between tenants and landlords.
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NewsConcept watch: YO! Dinner, YO! Way
MCA examines YO! Sushi’s new DNA dining concept which embraces the trend for personalisation.
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Analysis & Insight
Where is the next saturation point?
With the number of food to go outlets in the UK set to reach almost 150,000 this year, is the segment approaching a saturation point? And if so, what can the channel learn from the oversupply issues faced by the pub sector and, more recently, casual dining? James Wallin discusses with leading operators, as well as with MCA’s contributing editor, Peter Martin
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NewsYO! Sushi eyes 700 kiosks with Tesco
Richard Hodgson, the chief executive of YO! Sushi told MCA’s Food To Go Conference this week that he has identified 700 Tesco stores where the group could open a kiosk. The brand launched the partnership in October last year at two stores - Sunbury-on-Thames Extra and Bournemouth Extra – and ...
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NewsRROTY 2019 finalists announced
The finalists for the Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards have been announced, including multiple nominations for Stonegate, The Restaurant Group and New World Trading Company (NWTC), among others.
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Opinion
Changing through the gears
On the back of securing investment from private equity group TriSpan, Mark Wingett speaks to Thunderbird Fried Chicken founder Matt Harris, new chief executive Marcel Khan, and property director Kieran Sherlock about what that means for the business, and looks at what it means for the wider better chicken category, which could be set to take off after several false starts.
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NewsTriSpan backs Thunderbird Fried Chicken rollout
Private equity firm TriSpan has made its second UK investment, backing the rollout of street food star Thunderbird Fried Chicken, MCA has learnt.
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NewsGrosvenor Pubs takes Loch Fyne site for second opening
Grosvenor Pubs, the Downing-backed vehicle led by former Busaba Eathai chief executive Jason Myers, has taken on the Loch Fyne site in Egham, Surrey, MCA understands.
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NewsYO! Sushi closes Boxpark Croydon pop-up
YO! Sushi has closed its street food-inspired concept site at Boxpark Croydon, but has taken learnings from the pop-up into its restaurants, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Futureproofing food-to-go
With a high value and soaring growth rates, food-to-go has been an attractive avenue for suppliers, retailers and foodservice operators alike. However, as competition intensifies, growth is tailing off. Alice Dolling unpicks what MCA and HIM research tells us about this ever-evolving market
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Analysis & InsightYO! Sushi best regarded for healthy eating
YO! Sushi is the best regarded restaurant brand in terms of its healthy eating options, MCA research finds.
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OpinionPizza pioneer
The inventor of the UK’s casual dining industry, an inspiration to a generation of restaurant entrepreneurs and the founder of what today is the country’s biggest restaurant brand, PizzaExpress, Peter Boizot, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 89, can lay claim to all of those descriptions and more. Here was a life, truly well lived, and one that shaped the industry as we know it, arguably more than most. Mark Wingett talks to those he inspired and worked with, including Ian Neill, Luke Johnson, Hugh Osmond and Harvey Smyth.
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NewsMango Tree targets 25 UK sites
Mango Tree, the international South East Asian restaurant group, is targeting 20-25 sites in the UK over the next five years, MCA has learnt.
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NewsTeixeira joins Gourmet Gulf as CEO
Joe Teixeira, the former Boparan Restaurants chief executive and Loch Fyne managing director, has joined Dubai-based Gourmet Gulf.
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NewsMango Tree appoints Vickers to roll out new Kitchen format
Mango Tree, the international Thai restaurant group, has appointed Alison Vickers to spearhead its expansion in the UK and Europe under new format Mango Tree Kitchen.
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NewsYO! places Kensington site on the market
YO! Sushi, the Mayfair-backed, Richard Hodgson-led group, has placed its restaurant on Kensington High Street on the market.
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Analysis & InsightNeeds must
The Casual Dining Group (CDG) and Wasabi were both featured in the press over the weekend, linked with the need to make necessary changes to their businesses. One is taking a proactive approach to bring landlords to the table to discuss issues it faces with rental levels at a handful of sites, while the other claims it is looking for an injection of capital to support its next phase of growth. But, is one being more realistic with itself and the impact of the current harsh trading environment than the other, asks Mark Wingett.