All Operators articles – Page 112
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Second Cork & Bottle to open in Paddington
The Gresham Collective is to open the second iteration of its Cork & Bottle concept – in Paddington - 46 years after the original launched in Leicester Square.
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Kanada-Ya launching new concept Machiya
The team behind ramen group Kanada-Ya are to launch a new London restaurant focusing on traditional Japanese home cooking, MCA’s sister brand BigHospitality has learnt.
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Bengal Brasserie to open fifth site
The Bengal Brasserie, the independent Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant group, is opening in Leeds in April.
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'Don't waste a good crisis'
KPMG consumer specialist Matt Clark has urged operators “not to waste a good crisis”
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Analysis & Insight
Small operators struggle with financial management
A quarter of hospitality and leisure SMEs say day to day financial management is one of their biggest concerns.
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Cupp closing in on two new sites
Cupp, the bubble tea shop in a shipping container concept, is expecting to launch two new sites this year.
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Tesco cuts big beer brands in favour of craft
Tesco has cut the number of Heineken brands on its shelves in half as it continues to capitalise on the boom in craft beer.
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NewsTurtle Bay tops Growth Company Index
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has topped the list of the fastest growing companies in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
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NewsZiferblat aiming for 300 UK sites
The per pay minute café concept founded in Russia, is looking to reach 50 UK sites by 2020 and 300 by 2025.
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NewsMad Squirrel seeks £1.5m to expand tap rooms
Mad Squirrel is looking to raise £1.5m to fund the expansion of its taproom and bottle shop concept.
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Redcomb eyes Lockhouse rollout
Redcomb Pubs co-founder Dan Shotton is actively searching for central London locations for a second site of The Lockhouse, the group’s new casual dining concept, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
The price is right. Or is it?
During MCA’s Food to Go conference last month there was a lot of talk about London and ‘the regions’. This is how we have been conditioned to think about the UK and in many ways it limits us
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Huston looking at two new Pigs in 2018
Hotel du Vin founder Robin Hutson is looking to open two more The Pig sites in Sussex and Kent, which would bring the restaurant-with-rooms concept to seven, MCA has leant.
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Coggings & Co up for sale
Award winning Brighton burger restaurant Coggings & Co has been put on the market with a guide price of £180,000. Founded by Andrew Coggings, the former general manager of The Grand Hotel Brighton and operator of the Preston Park Tavern, the restaurant concept is available on a leasehold tenure. Based ...
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Analysis & InsightWalsh on TRG, Domino's and C&C
The recent travails of The Restaurant Group may make it hard to remember that this was a company that once looked like it could do no wrong. Dominic Walsh looks at how things went awry and ask if the right people are being blamed. He also discusses the market’s reaction to Domino’s recent trading update and looks at the prospects for C&C Group.
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Turkish concept for group behind The Real China
The group behind The Real China is developing its Turkish concept Turquoise, having already opened three sites, with the potential for three or four over the next year.
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NewsMorrisons, Just Eat, Bombay Bites create first supermarket takeaway
Just Eat and Morrisons have joined forces with Bombay Bites Express to launch the UK’s first takeaway operating inside a supermarket. Morrisons in the Victoria Shopping Centre, Bradford, is working with the Indian food opertaor for the initiative which will allow consumers to eat in-store at Bradford, or pick up ...
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Kungfu Chinese buffet on expansion trail
The group behind Chinese buffet chain The Real China is expanding its Pan-Asian concept Kungfu as it seeks to establish a national operator specialising in Asian cuisine.
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NewsBrewDog in talks on investment and IPO
Scottish brewer and pub operator, BrewDog, has admitted it is considering the timescale for a potential IPO and has been in discussion with investors about selling almost a third of the company.
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Homeslice in talks for more sites
Homeslice, the artisan pizza by the slice concept, is in talks to secure more sites across Greater London, MCA has leanrt.