All Byron articles – Page 11
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NewsBuyer found for Handmade Burger estate
The joint administrators of the ex-Handmade Burger Co business have announced that they have found an undisclosed buyer for 20 of the group’s former 29 sites
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NewsPOD founders launch new brand
POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore have joined forces with former Byron operations director, Peter Bruton, to launch new sourdough pizza brand, Three Joes, MCA understands.
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NewsByron appoints new COO
Bryon has appointed Nick Young, former chief executive of Aubaine, as its new chief operating officer
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Byron puts four sites on the market
Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed group, has placed four of its sites on the market
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NewsForesight confirms investment in Mowgli
Mowgli Street Food has confirmed it has secured £3.45m of new funding from private equity group Foresight Group
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Opinion
Inside Track: Bun fight
Too many burger chains? Too many food and drink outlets? Too many bad location decisions? Or just too many headwinds to cope with? You could probably make an argument for one, two or all of the aforementioned reasons for the sad demise of Handmade Burger Co. What is for sure is that it will have sent a further shiver down the collective spine of a sector already facing up to 12-18 months of fighting in the trenches ahead of it. Mark Wingett reports
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Deliveroo celebrates London Pride
Deliveroo is renaming itself Deloveroo to celebrate London Pride, while popular operators on the platform are putting out LGBT riffs on their greatest hits.
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Analysis & Insight
Pub restaurants missing out on social media influence
Branded restaurants are excelling at marketing themselves on social media – while pub restaurants are missing out on social media influence, MCA analysis has found.
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NewsMowgli strengthens management team
Mowgli, the Liverpool-based Indian street food restaurant, has strengthened its management team with appointment of Matthew Peck, formerly of Byron, as its new finance director.
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Analysis & Insight
Inside Track: Time to look north?
Could the north east be Britain’s best-kept secret for restaurant and pub operators? Most of the attention for new restaurant and pub openings tends to fall on London and the south east – but it is in the top right corner of England where the fastest pace of openings is to be found at the moment. CGA Peach vice president Peter Martin discusses.
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Analysis & InsightInside track: Next in line
A plethora of changes at the top across some of the UK’s leading and up-and-coming eating and drinking-out groups has thrown up questions on the role of succession planning in the sector and whether private-equity groups are increasingly questioning existing growth strategies and those they have backed to implement them in the face of a challenging trading environment. Mark Wingett gets the thoughts of leading recruitment executives.
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Analysis & InsightKeeping the Express on track
The season of changes at the top of the UK’s leading restaurant brands continued earlier this week with the abrupt departure of Richard Hodgson as chief executive of PizzaExpress. Mark Wingett examines his time at the helm of the UK’s largest casual dining brand and why the company’s future growth is increasingly dependent on its expansion plans in the Far East.
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NewsVeeno expansion continues
Veeno is to continue its roll out across the UK, with the opening of its first site in the West Midlands
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Byron appoints Saunders as head of property
Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed group, has appointed Adrian Saunders, formerly of Wagamama, as its new head of property
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Analysis & InsightCoping mechanism
With Simon Cope installed as Byron’s new managing director, does the appointment and continued search for a chief executive throw up more questions than it answers?
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NewsCope takes Byron MD role
Simon Cope, formerly of Wagamama, has joined Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed chain, as its new managing director
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Analysis & Insight
Double departure examination
The past few months have seen a number of high-profile departures at head offices across the eating-out sector. Dominic Walsh examines the legacy of two of the most prominent and surprising decisions to move on to pastures new
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NewsManders to step down as Byron CEO
Andy Manders is to step down as chief executive of Byron after less than five months in the role for “personal reasons”
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Bar Estilo & Red Peppers group marketed
The entrepreneur behind the Bar Estilo and Red Peppers concepts has appointed advisers to sell the business
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Opinion
Pecking order: Can CHIK'N become the next Nando's?
“We want to be the next Nando’s” is a refrain that is probably been heard more than we care too mention at MCA. Many concepts incorporating many styles and cuisines have stated that as their goal, but with the burger and pizza categories well served in potential contenders, is it ...