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All New World Trading Company articles
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NewsNWTC announces restructure
The North West operator is closing three loss-marking sites and embarking on a CVA in order to focus on its larger Botanist-branded sites
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NewsNWTC appoints new CFO
Glen Pearson joins from Urban Pubs & Bars, replacing Jim Pickworth, with the pair effectively swapping positions at their respective companies
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InterviewsNWTC sees 60-site potential for The Botanist
COO Amber Wood says the the group has a “strong pipeline for next year”, with new openings set for Brighton and Bournemouth
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NewsNWTC appoints new COO
The Botanist operator has appointed former Cosy Club MD Amber Wood as its new chief operating officer
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NewsIn pictures: NWTC launches new North Light concept
New World Trading Company has opened a North Light venue in Chester, offering all-day dining and cocktails
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Gaucho, Dishoom, The Botanist, and more
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NewsNWTC appoints people director
Karl Jolly, formerly at Nisbets and Sticks’n’Sushi, has been appointed people director for the New World Trading Company
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NewsBig Fang name NWTC COO as new CEO
Natasha Waterfield will leave her role at New World Trading Company to join Big Fang in January 2023, to lead its UK and international growth plans
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NewsNew World Trading Company introduces North Light concept
NWTC has announced a new bar and restaurant concept called North Light, due to open in Chester early next year
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NewsNew World puts smaller sites on the market
The Botanist operator said by March 2023, its estate will have grown by one-third since the start of the pandemic, as it reported revenues of £59.9m in 2022 - up 16% on 2019
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Analysis & InsightEnergy crisis: The cost of doing business
Many operators are still cushioned from the impact of rising utility bills, but some are facing the very real prospect of seismic increases. MCA spoke to operators including Heart With Smart, Oakman, New World Trading Co, McMullen and Various Eateries to find out how they are faring.
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Analysis & InsightCost of living: ‘Everyone has to take a bit of pain’
As consumers face an unparalleled squeeze to their personal finances, MCA speaks to the leaders of Amber Taverns, New World Trading Company, Vagabond Wines, Tampopo and Smoky Boys about how they’re facing up to the challenge
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NewsNWTC CEO steps down
Jesper Friis is returning to Denmark, with CFO Jim Pickworth, COO Natasha Waterfield and property director Tim McCormac managing the business for the time being
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NewsNWTC revamps The Florist with a sensory twist
The group is pressing ahead openings across its Botanist, Club House and Florist brands, with sites forthcoming in Chester, Worcester, Barnsley, Edinburgh and Durham
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NewsNWTC seeing many opportunities to build pipeline
New World Trading Company, which has been trading ’ahead of expectations’, expects to open between five and eight sites annually from 2022.
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NewsA good wage is great, but great culture is better
While a fair wage is important, a great culture and development opportunities are more important when it comes to retaining and recruiting staff, MCA’s Restaurant Conference heard.
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NewsStaffing: ‘We’re moving in the right direction, but not rapidly enough’
The shortage of staff in the hospitality industry is showing some signs of easing, but we are “nowhere where we need to be”, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls told MCA’s Restaurant Conference
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InterviewsNWTC: ‘We want to open 8-10 sites a year’
Boasting a growing list of forthcoming sites, New World Trading Company looks very much like a business that is making up for lost time.
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NewsUKHospitality pushes for official changes to self-isolation policy
There is no imminent change to the guidance on self-isolation for hospitality staff despite the huge staff shortages being caused by the ‘pingdemic’, according to UKHospitality’s director of strategic affairs Tony Sophoclides.
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NewsNWTC to debut new concept in Sheffield
New World Trading Company has confirmed it will launch new brand The Furnace in Sheffield’s Heart of the City scheme this summer.