All Loungers articles – Page 17
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News
Le Bistrot Pierre lines up Swansea opening
Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-rated French restaurant chain, has lined up an opening in Swansea as it looks to grow its 2016 openings pipeline, M&C Report understands.
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NewsGK/Spirit deal could spark more consolidation
Should Greene King’s acquisition of Spirit Pub Company be approved by the Competition & Markets Authority next week, it is likely to create “a new league of two” in the pub sector.
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Analysis & InsightCorn Exchange leads Manchester rental levels
The Corn Exchange Manchester is the premier location for restauranteurs in the city, according to new research from Colliers International
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NewsFY lfls up 10% at Be At One
Be At One is set to establish a national presence over the next 12 months, after seeing like-for-like sales increase 10% in the year to 29 March 2015
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NewsLoungers tweaks growth targets
Nick Collins has said that the company believes there is potential to open up to 400 sites under its Lounge format and 75 Cosy Clubs across the UK
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 28-29 March
Restaurants, fast food and takeaways Domino’s tech-loving boss likes humble pie with his pizzas Patrick Doyle did not pull any punches. “It sickens me,” he told the hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched his online apology. It was just after Easter 2009 and as the boss of Domino’s in ...
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Analysis & InsightLast orders at the bar (for me)
M&C Report’s departing group editor Rob Willock reflects on the seismic changes he has witnessed in the pub sector during his time at the title - including the pubs code, the extension of the pub business into previously uninhabited day parts and ever encroaching red tape.
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OpinionThe bigger tracker picture
As with previous years’ lists, the 2015 AlixPartners Profit Tracker has thrown up some interesting nuances, showing continued, concerted growth for the more established brands and a further strong showing from traditional brewers and pub operators
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NewsBrewDog tops 2015 AlixPartners Profit Tracker
Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog came out on top in this year’s AlixPartners Profit Tracker in association with leading industry title M&C Report.
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NewsLoungers strengthens pipeline
Loungers has broken through the 50-site mark with its Lounge concept, after opening new sites in Southampton and Bishop’s Stortford
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NewsBacon named Retailers’ Retailer 2015
Tim Bacon has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Interviews
Five-minute interview: Peter Marks, Luminar
M&C Report talks to Peter Marks, chief executive of Luminar, about his top priority, the best advice he’s been given and what keeps him up at night
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Analysis & InsightFeeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
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Analysis & InsightCaught in the maul
It is not a technical term, but the word that many operators have used to some up their thoughts on the next 12 months is mental. Competition will continue to be fierce with all the on-going challenges that brings with it
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NewsLoungers sets out H1 openings
Loungers has set out its openings programme for the first half of this year, as it secures its first Cosy Club site in Birmingham
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News
Festive like-for-like sales up across the sector
Operators have told M&C Report that Christmas and New Year trading was strong for 2014 while early figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed collective like-for-like sales up 3.3% on last year.
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NewsCollins becomes Loungers MD
Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar operator, has appointed chief operating officer Nick Collins as its new managing director
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Analysis & InsightOperators' view: The year ahead
M&C Report hears from a number of leading operators, including Simon Townsend, Tim Bacon, Ian Payne and Robin Rowland, about what they believe will be the main challenges and opportunities facing their businesses and the industry as a whole in 2015
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News
Dodd to join Fuller’s
Simon Dodd, the former chief operating officer of Orchid Pub Company, is to join Fuller’s as operations director for its Premium City division
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News
Brakspear opens urban bar
A multiple operator trialling Brakspear’s first concept specifically targeting an urban demographic says he would like to work with the company to roll it out.