All Honest Burgers articles – Page 5
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Analysis & InsightBah headwinds
After a year of changes at the top and problems on the bottom line, it is easy to forget that there are operators who continue to fire on all cylinders. James Wallin looks at the companies for whom 2017 wasn’t an annus horribilis and what they are getting right, as well as discussing why we should all make a New Year’s resolution to ban the phrase ‘headwinds’.
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NewsHonest promotes Mann to joint MD
Honest Burgers has promoted Gary Mann, its chief financial officer, to the position of joint managing director
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Comptoir lines up double opening
Comptoir Group, the listed operator of Comptoir Libanais and Shawa, has lined up two further openings for its core brand for 2018
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Analysis & InsightBurger market set to grow 5.9% per year
The UK branded burger market is set to grow at a rate of c5.9% a year to reach a value of £4bn by 2020, outperforming the wider restaurant market, the latest MCA analysis has shown.
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Honest Burgers set for Royal Festival Hall
Honest Burgers is set to open a further flagship site in the capital, after securing a unit next to Royal Festival Hall
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Polu Poke secures debut site
Polu Poke, the new concept from Celia Farrar, the founder of London’s first poke eatery – Eat Poke, has secured its first standalone site in the City
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Operators lined up for London Bridge station development
Operators including Pizza Pilgrims and Tonkotsu are believed to have been lined up to take space at the redevelopment of London Bridge train station
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Analysis & Insight
Smaller brands expanding faster than bigger names
Small casual dining brands are expanding six times faster than bigger names in the sector, according to the latest Market Growth Monitor
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OpinionTunnel vision
It’s heads down, gritted-teeth tough out there at the moment for the majority of the UK’s eating and drinking-out market, and there aren’t many signs that things are going to pick up soon. Also what next for Byron?
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NewsHonest Burgers set for Ealing
Honest Burgers has lined up a further opening in the capital before the end of the year, in Ealing
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New poke concept set to launch
Polu Poke, a new concept from Celia Farrar, the founder of London’s first poke eatery – Eat Poke, is set to launch in London later this autumn
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NewsHonest: 2018 set to be a significant year
Phil Eeles and Tom Barton, co-founders of Honest Burgers, have told MCA that 2018 is set to be a significant year for the company
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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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Honest Burgers eyes for transport hub debut
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed, fast-growing group, is set to make its transport hub debut
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Honest Burgers eyes pub concept
Honest Burgers is exploring the opportunity of launching its concept into pubs
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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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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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Honest: Cambridge opening gives us confidence on regions
Honest Burgers is looking at further openings in the regions after the success of its first site outside London, in Cambridge
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NewsChick ‘n’ Sours to launch new concept CHIK’N
The founders of Chick ‘n’ Sours are to launch a new fast-casual fried chicken concept called CHIK’N
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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 ...