All Cote articles – Page 19
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NewsCote deal on-going
Cote remains in discussions with private equity group Bridgepoint regarding a c£100m sale, despite speculation that the deal has been “parked” until later this year
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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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News
Cote secures Reigate site
Cote, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has secured a site in Reigate, Surrey, for what will become its 45th opening
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News
Honest Burgers secures two new sites
Honest Burgers, the London-based concept led by ex-Cote operations director Dorian Waite, has secured two further sites in the capital, M&C Report has learnt
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News
Cote streamlines recruitment process
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has streamlined its entire UK recruitment process through implementing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 27-28 July
Weekend press round-up, 27-28 JulyPubs and barsM&B has found its balance againIt is now almost two years since billionaire Joe Lewis moored his mega-yacht by Tower Bridge and declared he’d like to swallow pub company Mitchells & Butlers in its entirety. Lewis owned 25%, so this was serious. The proposed ...
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Analysis & InsightHere comes the sun
While the next week or so weather wise is set to be fair, what of the next six months? What are the themes we can expect to take centre court? In two respects, it will be those that have already been with us over the first part of the year and from even further back – retail and private equity.
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OpinionFlying high
What are the challenges of operating a high-end restaurant after passport control at a major airport? John Harrington went airside at London City Airport to look at City Bar & Grill, the restaurant from travel concessions operator SSP, and spoke to Martyn Barrett, operations manager at SSP Air
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Analysis & Insight
That one needs a bit longer
Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to the US Embassy to talk with the country’s franchise expert over here to discuss not only the growing focus of US burger chains on the UK, but also look at the full range of concepts looking at crossing the pond
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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
L’Entrecote to close Manchester site
Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote, the French brasserie chain, is set to close its site in Manchester, just a year after its opening.
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Analysis & Insight
Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker: full report available
An in-depth, 24-page report on the 2013 Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker, which charts the profit growth of the sector’s most successful privately owned operators, is now available to download
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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
Honest Burger expansion continues
Honest Burger has secured its third site in the capital and is believed to be in talks on a number of other units.
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Diary
Diary: Cote, JDW, La Tasca, TGI’s
This week’s Diary includes all eyes on Cote, celebrations at La Tasca, admiration for JDW, and Nando’s on Luis Suarez.Another Cote hangerWith the deals for D&D London and Drake & Morgan going through, all eyes, if they weren’t already, have again turned to the sales process for Cote. Diary believes ...
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Opinion
Capital exposure
How much would you pay for a prime central London site? Well if you are US burger chain Five Guys looking to make your UK debut, the figure is rumoured to be close to £2m for Novus Leisure’s Long Acre bar site between Covent Garden and Leicester Square.And Five Guys ...