All All Bar One articles – Page 2
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NewsM&B: JVs, virtual brands and surge pricing
Following yesterday’s full-year results announcement, MCA talks to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Phil Urban. He discusses performance across its suite of brands, and why he sees joint ventures as the smartest form of M&A. He also says developing a virtual brand is on the company’s road map, talks about the rollout of order at table technology and the company’s work on flexing price during busy periods.
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Analysis & InsightAll Bar One increases share of pub visits but JDW remains top
JD Wetherspoon continues to be the dominant pub brand in terms of share of visits but Farmhouse Inns tops the rankings for average customer scores, data from MCA has shown.
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NewsHOP secures flagship site at Cheesegrater
HOP, the Vietnamese inspired concept, has secured the former Bel-Air site at the Cheesegrater building for a flagship, new format restaurant and bar site, MCA has learnt.
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Shaftesbury identifies tenant for flagship Seven Dials scheme
Landlord Shaftesbury has said it has Thomas Neal’s Warehouse in Seven Dials under offer to “an innovative UK-based food-led retail concept”.
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NewsChapel Down to launch experiential gin bar in King’s Cross
Chapel Down Group is to launch an “experiential bar, restaurant and ginnery” in King’s Cross.
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Analysis & InsightNew research highlights areas of ethical improvement for restaurants
The majority of restaurants are falling behind consumer expectations when it comes to ethical standards, according to the author of a new guide by Ethical Consumer.
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Analysis & InsightSummer menu round up: tapping the veggie, vegan and wellness trends
All Bar Bar One has introduced four new vegan dishes as part of Wellness Wednesday 2-4-1, Abokado has got into poke, while PizzaExpress is hoping more veggie options will continue to drive sales growth now that a third of its pizzas are meatless.
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Analysis & InsightTwo out of three operators implement regional pricing
On average, two out of three operators surveyed in MCA’s latest Menu Tracker report vary their prices dependent on region, with JD Wetherspoon, All Bar One and O’Neill’s among the operators with the largest differentials.
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Analysis & InsightPubs show restraint on price hikes
Pubs continue to show restraint in putting up prices, the latest MCA data has shown.
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NewsM&B launches sustainable wine collection
Mitchells & Butlers has launched a sustainable range across its All Bar One estate.
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Analysis & InsightHarvester sees boost to visits following site refresh
Harvester has seen an overall boost to visits following a refresh at many of its remaining sites, according to data from MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor (Q1 2018).
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M&B H1 lfls up 1.6%
Mitchells & Butlers has this morning reported a 1.6% increase in H1 like-for-like sales, with food sales up by 1.8% and drink sales by 1.4%
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Opinion
On course to be US masters
Competitive socialising is frequently cited as the ‘next big thing’ for the eating and drinking-out sector and one of the stars of the segment is crazy golf concept, Swingers. Mel Flaherty met founders Matt Grech-Smith and Jeremy Simmonds as they look to hit overseas expansion a fair way.
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Hollinshead becomes Soho House JV MD
Graham Hollinshead, former regional director at Wagamama and operations director at All Bar One, has joined Quentin, the joint venture backed by Soho House’s shareholders as its new managing director, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightTake a bow leading operators
MCA director of insight Steve Gotham, takes a look at which brands stood out in 2017 to an increasingly demanding and promiscuous consumer base
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Tony Macaroni doubling up in Aberdeen
Tony Macaroni, the Scotland-based Italian restaurant group, is opening a new site at Aberdeen’s Marischal Square development.
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NewsJDW to ban plastic straws
JD Wetherspoon is to become the latest sector operator to stop the use of plastic straws
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M&B integrates voucher redemption into branded apps
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has started integrating Flypay’s payment platform into the functionality of all its branded apps
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Barburrito primed for more growth
Barburrito ”well-placed” to weather cost pressures with a stable estate and positive trading figures.
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Analysis & InsightCustomers scoring pubs higher
The latest data from MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor has shown customers are more likely to recommend leading pub brands than they were a year ago.