All Byron articles – Page 24
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 10-11 August
Weekend Press 10-11 August Companies and markets The sun shines on pubs and Spirit rises The belated arrival of summer has offered some salvation to Britain’s beleaguered brewing and pub industry. The shares have now thrown off the shackles and, along with the rest of the stock market, are enjoying ...
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NewsCinven weighs up Gondola options
Cinven, the private equity group, has been reportedly weighing up a sale of Gondola Group, operator of the PizzaExpress, Zizzi, Ask Italian and Byron brands
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NewsPizzaExpress on track
M&C Report takes a closer look at the interim report from Gondola Holdings, and talks to Harvey Smyth about the rollout of PizzaExpress being on track
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News
Best Placed to re-start private equity talks
The London-based operator hopes to re-start conversations with private equity in one month as it looks to rollout its new burger concept further, MD Ben Stackhouse tells M&C Report
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OpinionBurger wars? I’ve seen more conflict at a bar mitzvah
The so-called burger conflict raging in London is nothing of the sort. It’s time for a new metaphor, argues Patty Pete (aka Stefan Chomka, deputy editor of M&C Report’s sister title Restaurant magazine)
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 29-30 June
Restaurants Burger battle heats up as Five Guys and Shake Shack arrive in UK A tweeted picture of George Osborne tucking into a takeaway from the upmarket chain Byron late at night while completing details of the spending review may have prompted ridicule this week, but the chancellor was bang ...
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Analysis & Insight
Biting back?
Gourmet Burger Kitchen has grown to become the UK’s biggest premium patty purveyor, but a host of new players are threatening to shake up the market
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Analysis & Insight
Nudge, then a push
The health debate has gone quiet recently, but don’t be lulled into complacency, it remains very much on the Government’s agenda, and the UK’s eating-out sector could find itself right in the firing line
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OpinionPukka future for Jamie’s Italian
He may not have Gordon Ramsay’s Michelin stars, but Jamie Oliver’s more down to earth approach to food is looking increasingly likely to turn the Essex-born chef with the boyish banter into the global phenomenon his foul-mouthed rival once dreamed of creating for himself
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News
Pesto secures North Yorks site
Pesto, the north west-based pub and restaurant chain, led by La Tasca founder Neil Gatt has secured its first site in North Yorkshire
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up 15-16 June
Financial results and company news Drinks wizard Walsh to chair caterer Compass Paul Walsh, the mastermind behind the success of Diageo, the drinks giant, is to become chairman of Compass as the extraordinary reshuffle of the FTSE 100’s leadership gathers pace. Walsh, 58, has been lined up to succeed Sir ...
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NewsByron off the market
Byron has reportedly been taken off the market after potential buyers failed to match its c£100m asking price
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Weekend Press
Weekend press roundup, 8-9 June
Roadside servicesBetting tycoon takes punt on giving lorry drivers a break from open roadThe man who built Betfred from a single bookies in Salford to a nationwide chain is taking a gamble on motorway services and plans to open truck stops nationwide over the next five years.Only a couple of ...
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OpinionDanny, the champion of the burger world
Danny Meyer, the legend behind Union Square Hospitality Group, is bringing burger joint Shake Shack to the UK. William Drew met him
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 1-2 June
Weekend Press 1-2 JuneFinancial results and company news Pub reform newswill cut tax revenuesPub companies will convert to tax-efficient trusts if Government reforms go ahead, in a move that will deprive the Treasury of tens of millions of pounds in revenue.Enterprise Inns, Britain’s biggest pub company, is planning to become ...
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News
Byron to launch canned beer
Byron, which is currently attracting private equity interest, is to launch a canned beer, called Byron Lager.
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News
Quilvest not in Byron running
Up to five private equity firms are believed to have got through to the next round of bidding for Byron.
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Opinion
Big country, small details
Mark Wingett, editor of M&C Report spends three days in Chicago and finds the service standards gap between the US and UK is closing, a greater use of technology, the growing role of craft beer, admiration for the UK’s pan-Asian operators and a number of sector leading concepts.