All Operators articles – Page 107
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Analysis & Insight
Leisure spend hits £238bn amid warnings of overheating F&B market
Leisure spend totalled £238bn in 2016, accounting for 20% of consumer spending, according to Knight Frank’s Welcome to the Leisure Dome report. The commercial property agent described food and beverage as “the trailblazer” of leisure, with new shopping centres allocating 20%+ of space to F&B and many existing schemes being ...
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Analysis & Insight
F&B market 'geographically polarized'
The eating and drinking out market is geographically polarized, with some markets over-supplied, rents unsustainable – and fall-out inevitable.
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News
Shake Shack shares recover after overnight slump
Shake Shack shares rallied at the opening of trading in New York this morning after an overnight slump in reaction to an unexpected sales decline.
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NewsBarworks team invests in Rola Wala
Indian street food concept Rola Wala has secured investment from the founders of Camden Town Brewery and Barworks group, which will fund the opening of three sites this year, MCA understands.
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Davy's considering alternative locations
James Davy, chairman of Davy’s Wine Bars, would like to bring the business back up to c35 sites, and is looking at alternative locations outside of its central London heartland.
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Oakman seeks £2.5m investment
Oakman Inns is seeking to raise £2.5m through crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd to fund the total renovation of its newly acquired Royal Foresters pub site in Berkshire.
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News
HelloFresh launches food & drink experiences
Recipe box company HelloFresh is launching a series of food and drink experiences called FreshMeets
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News
Yumchaa opens sixth teashop in Putney
Yumchaa, the speciality tea concept, has opened its sixth café and teashop on Putney High Street.
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Kuckoo staying North for growth
Kuckoo, the rock ‘n’ roll and cocktail bar concept, is looking to open more sites across the North of England and Scotland, with a target to reach 10-15 overall.
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UberEats hints at launching delivery only kitchens
Toussaint Wattinne, general manager at Uber Eats UK, said a key focus for the tech company’s success was to shift consumer behaviour away from cooking at home towards home delivery.
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Crust Bros secure site in Waterloo
Street food pizza concept Crust Bros has secured its first bricks and mortar site in Waterloo, MCA has learnt.
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Tim Bacon Foundation to host charity dinner
Tim Bacon Foundation announces 21 September date for multi restaurant Charity Dinner and Dream the Impossible Party
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News
Marston’s, Patisserie Valerie and Prezzo join the ALMR
Patisserie Valerie, Prezzo and Marston’s have become the latest companies to join the ALMR
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News
Craft Beer Co hoping for two sites this year
Craft Beer Co founder Martin Hayes has told MCA he would be disappointed if he did not open another one or two pubs this year, most likely in London.
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News
New Becker concept could be brought to UK
Rainer Becker, the restaurateur behind Zuma and Roka, could bring his new casual dining concept Inkonito to the UK after it is established in Los Angeles.
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Escape Hunt begins trading on AIM
Escape Hunt has become the first “escape room” company to list on the London Stock Exchange
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News
Just Eat UK orders up 17% in Q1
Just Eat, the online delivery platform has announced UK orders up 17% to 24 million for the first three months of its financial year, to 31 March.
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Analysis & Insight
Why good food is increasingly on the menu at hotels
Hotel restaurants are shedding their stuffy image, thanks to forward-thinking hoteliers who hope to attract food-savvy travelers with buzzy destination restaurants and casual lobby bars, says JLL Foodservice Consulting
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News
Senor Ceviche reveals Fitzrovia plans
Senor Ceviche founder Harry Edmeades has shared details of his next opening in Charlotte Street, the former Barnyard site in Fitzrovia. He told MCA the second edition of the Peruvian concept would feature a new menu with more exploration of nikkei and chifa cuisines, which came out of respective Japanese ...
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News
Boxpark plans 20 more sites
Boxpark founder Roger Wade wants to open a further 20 developments in the UK over the next five years.