All YO! Sushi articles – Page 6
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NewsFlesh & Buns 'has legs to travel'
Bone Daddies founder Ross Shonhan wants to develop the second edition of Flesh & Buns into a brand with potential for international expansion in order to diversify out of London, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Looking back to the future
How will the food and beverage sector change over five years’ time? It’s a question MCA’s Top of Mind survey has been putting to sector leaders for the past nine years. MCA’s Yemeng Hu looks at what the answers can tell us about the past, present and future.
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Opinion
YO! on attracting female talent
YO! Sushi employs around double of the number of female chefs then the national average. On International Women’s Day, YO! people and operations director Jo Childs discusses the legacy of equality at the group, and what it does to attract and retain female talent.
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Analysis & InsightSing when you’re winning
Press coverage of the eating out sector has not made the easiest reading of late, however beyond the much-debated headwinds and the travails of selected brands, the sector remains replete with success stories. Ahead of this week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, James Wallin highlights just a few.
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NewsCarluccio’s "appoints advisors"
Carluccio’s has become the latest casual dining chain to appoint advisors to assess its strategic options, according to reports this weekend.
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News
Cubbit House appoints Gualtieri as MD
Cubitt House, the London-based gastro-pub operator, has appointed Tony Gualtieri, formerly of Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers, as its new managing director, MCA understands.
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NewsCarluccio’s appoints new marketing director
Carluccio’s, the Landmark Group-backed, Mark Jones-led chain, has appointed James Backhouse as its new marketing director
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NewsBar Soba changes management team
Bar Soba has made a number of key changes to its management team, which has seen founder Brad Stevens step away from the business
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Opinion
A collective voice
Today sees a crucial vote on the creation of one trade body representing the whole of hospitality. James Wallin talks to Kate Nicholls, the CEO-elect of UKHospitality, about the reasons behind the new body and why the sector needs to speak with one voice
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NewsHallmark of community dining
The three new food halls due to open in London this year under Market Halls could be the next tranche of a long-mooted trend, with 16 food hall proposals in the capital alone. MCA examines the potential
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NewsRola Wala secures Selfridges Birmingham site
Rola Wala, the Indian street food concept backed by the founders of Barworks, has secured its fourth site, in Selfridges Birmingham, MCA has learnt.
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News
Carluccio’s strengthens Marriott relationship
Carluccio’s, the Mark Jones-led chain, is to further strengthen its relationship with Marriott Hotels
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NewsALMR and BHA confirm merger to create UKHospitality
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the British Hospitality Association (BHA) have confirmed a planned merger to create UKHospitality.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer finalists announced
The finalists show strong performances from wet-led businesses across the year represented in the shortlist.
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Opinion
The Dom Walsh Awards
The past 12 months has seen a raft of senior operators depart their roles; high-profile brands stumble on their growth plans but others discover new avenues for expansion. Dominic Walsh presents his annual awards, including deal of the year; top brand; biggest shock, his pick for hero to zero and the year’s worst rebrand
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OpinionLandmark gambles on new playmaker
As it enters its eighth year of owning Carluccio’s, the Dubai-based Landmark Group has decided to make a key substitution, bringing in Mark Jones, the outgoing chief executive of Goals Soccer Centres and former head of Mecca Bingo, in a move it hopes will steady the ship and move it towards an eventual exit.
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NewsJones to replace Wickers as Carluccio’s CEO
Mark Jones, the current chief executive of Goals Soccer Centres, is to become the new chief executive of Carluccio’s, replacing Neil Wickers
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NewsVelez joins Black Sheep Coffee
Marta Velez has left Itsu to join Black Sheep Coffee, the fast-growing brand, as its new operations director
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NewsMCA’s Big Fat Review of the Year
From Admiral’s acquisition to Zizzi’s tie-up with Sainsbury’s, we present a potted history of 2017
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Analysis & InsightDelivery presents bitter/sweet pill for operators
A new wave of delivery is rapidly transforming the dynamics of the restaurant industry, with everyone from fledgling operators to listed hospitality groups entering the fray - whether they want to or not. But has the impact been wholly positive, and is the current model sustainable for operators already battling a series of cost pressures? Finn Scott-Delany reports.