All Itsu articles – Page 14
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NewsHaimes takes ops role at Chilango
David Haimes, the former managing director of Itsu and group chief executive of Obika Holdings, has joined Chilango as its new operations director
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NewsRegional rents on the rise
Bidding wars between restaurant operators are driving up rents on former retail units in the centre of Leeds
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NewsItsu strengthens head office team
Itsu has strengthened its head office team with three new appointments as it gears up for further expansion across the UK
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Bagelman
M&C Report talks to Anthony Prior, owner of Bagelman, the Brighton cafe group that has recently launched a franchise scheme, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsItsu 'could reach 500 sites'
Itsu has the potential to increase its UK estate 10-fold and reach 500 sites, founder Julian Metcalfe has told M&C Report
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NewsLeon makes senior appointments
Leon, the healthy fast food chain led by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, has expanded its head office team with a number of new appointments including Vincent assuming the role of chief executive officer
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NewsItsu sees turnover reach £60m mark
Itsu, which will open its 50 small format store tomorrow in Richmond, has said it turned over £60m and made profits of £6m EBITA in the last year
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview: Adrian Johnson, EAT
M&C Report talks to Adrian Johnson, chief executive of EAT, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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OpinionShopping around for the right mix
Shopping nowadays is as much ‘experience-based’ as it is ‘needs-based’. While online offers the best value and convenience, shopping centres will always have the upper hand from an experiential point of view. At least for the time being argues Richard O’Sullivan, the co-founder and CEO of Boost Juice Bars UK, who previously co-founded the 100-plus retail chain, Millie’s Cookies
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Lewis and De Carvalho family top sector rich list
Joe Lewis and the De Carvalho family were the top representatives from the eating and drinking-out sectors in a new rich list of the UK’s food and drink industry
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That’s Vapore secures debut UK site
That’s Vapore, the Italian fresh food concept, has secured its first UK site in central London
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NewsItsu begins regional rollout
Itsu, the company set up by Pret a Manger founder Julian Metcalfe and led by Gerard Loughran, has secured a further regional site in Brighton
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NewsOperators to make airport debuts at Stansted
Coast to Coast, Itsu, Harris + Hoole and high-profile chef James Martin are all set to open their first airport sites after securing units at Stansted, as part of the transport hub’s £80m terminal upgrade
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NewsFriday five-minute intervew: Tony Kitous
M&C Report talks to Tony Kitous, founder of Levant, Pasha, Kenza, and Comptoir Libanais restaurants, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsMetcalfe and Wolsey become OBEs
Julian Metcalfe, the co-founder of sandwich chain Pret A Manger, and Bill Wolsey, managing director of Northern Ireland-based hospitality firm Beannchor, have become OBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
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NewsItsu to break through 50-site mark
Itsu will break through the 50-site mark over the next week, with three new openings in London
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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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Japanese Canteen targets 'untapped areas'
Japanese Canteen, the London-based restaurant concept, will target “untapped areas” of the capital for future openings and could expand out of the city, M&C Report has learnt
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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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News
Operators secure Brunswick openings
A number of operators, including Itsu, have secured units at the Brunswick shopping centre in Bloomsbury