All Operators articles – Page 113
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NewsBea Vo looking scale up bakery and tea room Butterscotch
Bea Vo, founder of Bea’s of Bloomsbury, Stax, Boondocks and Famous Flames, wants to scale-up her new bakery and tea room concept Butterscotch after the first opens in Shepherd’s Bush this summer.
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NewsRicker's restaruant 'for the masses'
Restaurateur Will Ricker has told MCA his new modern carvery concept Stoke House will be his first high traffic venture “for the masses” and would be much easier to replicate than his other restaurant concepts.
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Sector lfls up 1.7% in February
Like-for-like sales across the Coffer Peach Business Tracker cohort grew 1.7% in February.
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Supper moves into casual dining with investment round
High-end restaurant delivery service Supper has won funding from the early investors of Camden Town Brewery and owners of The Diner and Barworks, as it diversifies into the casual dining market.
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NewsFirezza has 'big appetite' for expansion
Firezza will look to roll out its new eat-in restaurant format after establishing its first Soho due to open in April, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBavava targets 60 sites in six years
Bavava Restaurants, the operator behind Papadoms and Döner Haüs concepts, plans to open 60 sites across the UK in the next six years, MCA has learnt. Bavava founder, chairman and executive chef Sanjeev Sanghera said the target was “entirely achievable”, with option such as securing regional multisite franchise partners, or ...
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Applegreen develops Costa partnership
Applegreen, the petrol station forecourt operator, saw like-for-like growth in food and store profit of 9% for the year to 31 December.
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Analysis & Insight
Feedback facts
As consumer appetite for eating and drinking out of home continues to grow at pace, so will the feedback economy. In light of this, Danny Potter, chief executive of Ordamo, gives his top 10 tips for operators looking to embrace the power of customer feedback
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Soho Coffee lfls up 3%, eyes growth in London
Soho Coffee saw like-for-like sales grow 3% in the year to the end of January and has a pipeline of openings for 2017 targeted at central London.
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Everyman sees F&B spend rise; secures new funding
Everyman, the 54-strong cinema operator, saw food and beverage spend per head rise from £5.35 to £5.55 for the year ended 29 December.
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Coffee concept Flock to launch in Tower Hill
New coffee shop concept Flock is set to launch in Tower Hill, with plans for a further site in central London before moving to regional commuter towns.
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Shot Espresso gears up for 'massive' Nova site
Shot Espresso, the coffee shop, deli and apéritif group, is gearing up for its biggest site yet in Nova Victoria, with the possibility of two more next year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsSt Austell appoints Worrall as retail director
St Austell Brewery, the Cornwall-based brewery and pub company, has announced the appointment of Steve Worrall as retail director, as the business explores opportunities to add sites in the South West.
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Moto to invest £14m on F&B in 2017
Moto is to invest £14m this year in ramping up its F&B offer across its 58-strong estate
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Claassen playing it safe in Brexit Britain
Rob Claassen the operator of cafe, restaurant and pub collection Masseria Group, hopes to open one more café-deli site to his now three-strong collection.
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BBQ Lab relaunching as Thunderbird
Street Feast favourite BBQ Lab is relaunching as fried chicken concept Thunderbird as it prepares to scale up, MCA has learnt.
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Ben’s Canteen hits £250k crowdfunding target
Ben’s Canteen, the burger, wine and brunch concept, has hit its £250,000 crowdfunding target – to fuel growth to 10 sites in five years.
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Cineworld sees F&B sales up 9.6% in 2016
Cineworld has reported that food and drink sales grew 9.6% to £117.5m across its UK sites in the year to 31 December and now represent 23.8% of total revenues.
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NewsWagamama’s Campbell named Retailers’ Retailer
David Campbell, the driving force behind the resurgence of Wagamama, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market.
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NewsThe Coal Shed to make London debut
The Coal Shed, the upmarket steak concept based in Brighton, is to make its London debut at the One Tower Bridge development.