All Brasserie Blanc articles – Page 5
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Analysis & InsightTwo in five diners remain loyal to their favourite brands
More than a third (39%) of all diners in the UK say they are loyal to the restaurants and coffee shops they visit
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NewsBrasserie Blanc exits St Paul’s site
Brasserie Blanc, the Core Capital-backed brand, has exited its site in London’s St Paul’s
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White Brasserie expansion continues
White Brasseries has lined up a further three openings in the South East and completed the sale and leaseback of an existing site
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Brasserie Blanc re-branding continues
Brasserie Blanc, the Core Capital-backed brand, has revealed the next four sites to be refurbished at Farnham, Portsmouth, St Albans and Oxford this quarter with the whole estate due to be refurbished by the end of the year
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NewsWhite Brasserie Co rollout gathers pace
The White Brasserie Company has secured its sixth pub and is in negotiations on two more as it looks to have 10 sites open or secured by the end of July
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Brasserie Bar Co expansion fuelled by pubs code
Brasserie Bar Co chief executive Mark Derry said he thinks the pubs code will lead to greater transparency, longer leases and higher rents.
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NewsFY EBITDA up 4% at Brasserie Bar Co
Brasserie Bar Co saw restaurant EBITDA climb 4% to c£5.2m in the 12 months to 29 June 2014
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NewsBrasserie Blanc begins evolution of its estate
Brasserie Blanc has started the roll out of its new evolved design, after seeing an uplift in sales at its already refurbished restaurants
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White Brasserie grows pipeline
Brasserie Bar Co has a further four sites in the pipeline for its pub venture, White Brasserie Company, as part of plans to reach 25 sites in the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsNicholls replaces McHattie as ALMR CEO
David McHattie has stood down as chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) 16 months after starting the role, and has been replaced by Kate Nicholls, the organisation’s director of strategic affairs
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NewsZonal FY revenue expected to top £50m
Zonal, the electronic point of sale (EPOS) supplier to the hospitality and leisure sector, expects full-year turnover to grow from £41.3m to £52m in the year to 30 June 2014 as the group expands its operations and continues to innovate
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OpinionFyne dining
Liz Williams, the woman at the helm of the UK’s biggest seafood restaurant group Loch Fyne, talks discounting, the competition and chasing the grey pound
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Analysis & InsightSolving the pricing conundrum
Consumers may feel constrained by the fact that wages still haven’t overtaken inflation but, as Simon Stenning executive director at Allegra Foodservice reveals, that shouldn’t prevent operators from tweeking menu pricing to maximise spend
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co begins pubs expansion
The White Brasserie Company has secured three more sites for openings before the end of the year and appointed a new operations director to aid its expansion drive
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Analysis & InsightOperators use 'exit' food items to grow margins
Operators are continuing to offer very competitive price points for entry level dishes but are charging significantly more for their most expensive ‘exit’ food items, according to the Menu & Food Trends report from Allegra Foodservice
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OpinionQ1 trading overview
M&C Report talks to major pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the first quarter of 2014. The consensus is that Q1 was as good as or better than expected, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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Analysis & InsightCaution: Cafe-bakeries are hot
Coffee shop and cafe brands are encroaching into restaurant and pub territory in a bid to steal market share. Are they the new face of all-day dining?
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NewsEdward becomes Brasserie Bar Co chair
Ian Edward, the corporate adviser to the eating and drinking-out market, is to become the new chairman of Brasserie Bar Co, the company behind the Raymond Blanc-inspired Brasserie Blanc and White Brasserie Company
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OpinionHorses for courses, venues for menus
A three course meal at a pub now costs – on average – just £1.99 less than a three course meal at a restaurant (£18.67 vs £20.66), according to Horizons’ latest Menurama survey. Rob Willock explores the dynamic of price points in pubs versus restaurants, particularly as the lines between the two continue to blur with the rise of hybrid concepts
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co secures £13.5m of new funding
Brasserie Bar Co, the owner of the Brasserie Blanc chain and White Brasserie Company, has secured £13.5m of new funding to support the expansion of the group by at least 20 new sites over the next three years