All Byron articles – Page 20
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OpinionAvoiding chain-gang perceptions
Mastering the art of brand differentiation helps bond customers emotionally to your product – whatever the scale of your business, argues Ian Dunstall
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NewsByron secures Bristol site
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has secured its first site in Bristol, with an opening set for October
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Equity investors focus on out of town restaurant sites
Equity investors in the leisure sector are increasingly interested in restaurants outside of London away from the high street for investment opportunities
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Sector operators collect wine & spirit awards
Scott Collins, co-founder of MeatLiquor, and Vinoteca were amongst the winners at this year’s wine & spirit awards from M&C Report’s sister title Harpers
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Analysis & InsightUK brands outperform US counterparts
The UK’s top 100 pub, restaurant and foodservice brands out-performed their US equivalents in sales growth and unit number growth in 2013, according to new research from US consultancy firm Technomic
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NewsLa Tasca further consolidates its estate
La Tasca, the Simon Wilkinson-led group, has confirmed the sale of two further units as it gears up to add up to three new acquisitions over the coming months
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NewsByron secures Leeds site
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has secured its first site in Leeds, with an opening set for the end of next month
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Analysis & Insight
Channelling the right branded offer
Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), looks at how mundane and anti-brand some of the emerging areas in London have become and says if we are not careful, gentrification will mean a “second tier of homogenisation filled with artisan coffee shops and brunch joints and very little else”
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NewsCinven places £1bn price tag on PizzaExpress
Cinven, the private equity backer of Gondola, has appointed separate advisers to oversee the £1bn sales of PizzaExpress, and sister brands Ask Italian and Zizzi, according to The Times.
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NewsByron secures first Midlands site
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has secured its first site in the Midlands, in Leicester
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Analysis & InsightTake me out
Restaurants are going toe-to-toe with established food-to-go and takeaway specialists to bring home a slice of the UK’s increasingly sophisticated takeout and delivery market
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NewsByron hits 40
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has reached the 40-site mark, after opening its latest unit in Chisiwck, London
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OpinionTo invest or not to invest...
Private equity has provided the finance for most growth concepts on the UK’s pubs and restaurants scene. So what makes a great private-equity investment? Electra Partners’ Bill Priestley gives his view
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OpinionQuay destination
In a first of a new series of city focuses, M&C Report puts the spotlight on Bristol. It talks to local operators, some of whom have become national players, looks at others who are looking to take that step, and assesses the latest research on the area and upcoming projects
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OpinionMaster of all trades
Mel Flaherty talks to Oakman Inns & Restaurants founder Peter Borg-Neal about the growth of the company and what the future holds for the award-winning business, while the man himself dismisses the notion that it is impossible to be master rather than just jack of all trades.
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Ed’s opens in Liverpool
Ed’s Easy Diner has opened its first restaurant in Liverpool on Liverpool ONE’s Lord Street
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OpinionChanging of the guard
If the average tenure for a chief executive these days in a quoted business is under five years, and for those in private businesses slightly more, then Simon Kossoff, Russel Joffe, Robin Rowland, Clive Schlee, Harvey Smyth and Andrew Page, with a combined tenure of more than 60 years (an average of 10 years each), are all due for replacement at some point soon. When it happens, who from the next generation will take over?
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NewsYO! considers its options
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led, Quilvest-backed group, has reportedly appointed advisers to explore its options, including a possible sale
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Analysis & InsightWise guys
It has been less than a year since its UK launch, but US better burger chain Five Guys has already made plenty of waves across the country’s eating-out sector
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NewsByron secures Exeter site
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, is set to open its first site in the South West, after securing a unit in Exeter