All Operators articles – Page 111
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Bear Coffee aiming for 30 in five years
Bear Coffee Company is looking to add two new shops this year, as part of a plan to open 30 in five years.
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Subway taps into US trends in product development drive
Subway, the US fast food sandwich franchise, is preparing to launch a new BBQ beef ‘burnt ends’ sub in the UK and Ireland as part of a bid to exploit the trend for American Barbecue.
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Lloyd plans adventure park roll out
Entrepreneur David Lloyd is set to return to the leisure industry with the launch of a new multi-activity concept
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Auntie Anne's looking to gather momentum in 2017
Auntie Anne’s, the US pretzel franchise, is looking to gather momentum in the UK this year after a slow 2016, MCA has learnt. Max Burton, UK managing director, said the brand was opening its first UK airport site in Luton next month, which could lead to more airport opportunities. The ...
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Finlay swaps Marcus for Galvins
The Galvin Brothers have appointed Morven Finlay, formerly with Marcus Wareing and Pret, as head of HR, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sector confident about future
Hospitality SMEs are more likely to feel confident about their prospects than other sectors, new research reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
Two thirds of consumers use social media before eating out
Two thirds of consumers (66%) visit a restaurant’s social media pages before eating out.
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Wagamama debuts in Bulgaria
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital backed restaurant group, has opened its first site in Bulgaria, in the capital Sofia.
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NewsSecond Veggie Pret bound for Shoreditch
Pret a Manger has announced the opening of a second site under its Veggie format which it hopes will lead to further targeted conversions of its estate.
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Tabun Kitchen seeking £2m for growth
Tabun Kitchen, the fast casual Palestinian restaurant in Soho, is looking to raise c£2m investment to open two more central London sites by September, MCA has learnt.
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BrewDog U-turn on Lone Wolf legal warning
BrewDog has performed a U-turn on its legal warning to an independent bar – more than three weeks after MCA first revealed the move.
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Beavertown head brewer/ops director steps down
Beavertown Brewery’s director of operations and head brewer has left the group, MCA understands.
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Time Out Market London launch pushed back
The Time Out Group has reiterated its commitment to open its market concept in London, but has pushed back the likely opening date.
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Kleanthous joins Pecking Order
Barnet Football Club owner Tony Kleanthous has become a partner in rotisserie chicken concept Pecking Order.
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Wokit to launch three new sites this year
Wokit, the healthy Asian fast food restaurant based Borough Market, is planning to open three new sites this year.
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PCA confirms details of levy for pubcos
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has confirmed the details of the levy on pubcos for the financial year 2016/2017.
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Burning Night raises £4m in P2P loan campaign
Burning Night Group, the Leeds based bar operator, has raised more than £4m in a peer to peer lending campaign due to close tonight.
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GBK joins Rushden Lakes scheme
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) is set to join PizzaExpress, Wildwood and Costa at the Rushden Lake retail and leisure scheme, the Northants Telegraph reports.
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Deliveroo takes Roobox overseas
Deliveroo has launched its Roobox remote kitchen concept internationally, with an opening in Holland
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Growth companies to watch
This month Turtle Bay was unveiled as the fastest growing company in the eating and drinking out sector, according to the AlixPartners Growth Company Index, compiled in association with MCA. However, there are other operators making waves that haven’t made it on to the list for one reason or another. Mark Wingett provides a snapshot of five that are jostling for a listing.