All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 45
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NewsItsu planning 50 franchise sites in France
The Asian-inspired brand has signed a master franchise agreement with French restaurant empire Groupe Bertrand and appointed Nick Schapira as its director of international
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Analysis & Insight‘Operators need to emphasise value for money credentials’
An increasing number of consumers are aligning themselves to price-led values, according to Lumina Intelligence
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NewsGiggling Squid names new exec team
The BGF-backed Thai restaurant group has shuffled its senior team, with several internal promotions, as it continues to expand across the UK
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NewsOpenings of the week
Black Sheep Coffee, The Hush Collection and Brewers Fayre, feature in MCA’s roundup of the latest openings news this week
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NewsGiggling Squid COO departs
Rory Marthinusen stepped down as chief operating officer at the Thai restaurant chain earlier this month, MCA understands, following four years in the role
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InterviewsComptoir: ‘We have built stronger foundations for growth’
The Lebanese restaurant group is looking to add a further five sites to its estate before the end of next year, chief executive Chaker Hanna told MCA
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NewsThwaites records positive performance
The tenanted pub company returned to profit in the year to 31 March 2022 and has emerged from the pandemic in a “strong financial position”, chairman Richard Bailey said.
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NewsInglenook Inns & Taverns completes ‘significant investment’
Inglenook Inns & Taverns has acquired nine freehold pubs from Bolton-based pub company Tonge Leisure, bringing its freehold estate to 55 pubs
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Analysis & InsightLate Night Levy still a cause of concern and frustration
Almost ten years on from its introduction there are renewed calls for the levy to be abolished with a fresh approach to licensing needed in a post-Covid world.
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NewsKFC appoints new GM
KFC UK & Ireland has appointed former CMO Meg Farren as its new general manager, following the departure of Paula MacKenzie earlier this year.
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NewsPret to launch in Spain and Portugal
Pret A Manger has reached an agreement with Ibersol Group to launch Pret in Spain and Portugal as it looks to grow its international reach.
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Analysis & InsightConfidence in business prospects sees ‘noticeable dip’
Seventeen percent of respondents said they were ‘very confident’, compared to 28% in October/November 2021, according to Haysmacintyre’s latest poll.
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NewsRevolution confident of beating market expectations
Revolution Bars Group has said that following strong trading over the Jubilee Bank Holiday its board is confident of delivering adjusted EBITDA of +£10m
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Analysis & InsightInflation outpaces market growth
The UK eating out market is forecast to reach £95.2bn in value this year – a 4% increase on its 2019 value, according to the new Lumina Intelligence Eating Out Market Report 2022
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InterviewsBusaba: ‘The business is in better shape than pre-pandemic’
The Thai restaurant group is looking to grow, despite “a loop of fresh challenges”, managing director Terry Harrison has told MCA.
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NewsUKHospitality launches strategy to tackle workforce crisis
The strategy covers recruitment, skills and training, as well as hospitality’s image as a sector in which to work
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NewsBrewDog bars see revenue up 31% in 2021
The Scottish brewer and bar operator said it has been achieving “record sales” in its bars so far this year, with 30 new venues due to open in 2022
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NewsCoyote Ugly to open first London bar
The Western-themed US bar chain is to make its debut in the capital, at Camden Market, later this year.
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NewsFranco Manca and GDK targeting corporate orders
The restaurant brands have both partnered with Just Eat for Business, in order to capitalise on the return of workers to the office
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NewsChinatown gains new international concepts
Sichuan eatery Zhang Liang Malatang is to make its UK debut later this summer, on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue, alongside Hong Kong-style tea restaurant The Eight