All Operators articles – Page 118
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Analysis & Insight
UK business mood is “steady as she goes”
A mood of ‘steady as she goes’ is the prevailing headwind from UK businesses as 2017 begins
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News
F&B operators could recover millions in credit card fees
Restaurant and pub operators could recover credit card fees totalling millions of pounds following court victory by Sainsbury’s over MasterCard.
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NewsNusr-et to launch in London
The viral internet star butcher behind Turkish grill house group Nusr-et is opening sites in London and New York in the next few months.
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NewsThe Diner agrees on Reading and Oxford
The Diner, the US style concept led by Marc Francis-Baum, is closing in on new sites in Reading and Oxford after agreeing head of terms, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBarworks plots three for 2017
Barworks managing director Marc Francis-Baum hopes to open three pubs in 2017 with a major new opening planned for Hackney.
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News
Coach House Inns acquires Worcestershire site
Coach House Inns, the Clark Group-backed operator, has secured the Manor Arms in Abberley, Worcestershire.
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News
Kout confirms Little Chef talks
Kout Food Group has confirmed it is in talks with more than one corporation looking to take on the Little Chef.
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News
Hollywood Bowl completes first major refurb since IPO
Listed-leisure operator, the Hollywood Bowl Group, has completed its first major refurb since its IPO.
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NewsNWTC staff raise £43k for Barnardo’s
The Botanist bar group has raised £43,594 for Barnardo’s as the children’s charity celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Botanist, part of New World Trading Company, also pledged 1,500 hours of staff time towards Barnardo’s projects and initiatives to celebrate the milestone. Charity challenges included the National Three Peaks Challenge and ...
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News
Time Out Market FY revenue up 110%
Time Out Group has said trading remained “positive” in the second half of the year to 31 December with full-year revenue anticipated to be ahead of expectations.
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News
Honest Coffees eyes move into retail stores
Honest Coffees, the Devon based wholesaler and coffee machine supplier, is planning to move into retail stores with the opening of one or two shops and roastery.
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News
Kained to open "Victorian style boozer" in Glasgow
Kained Holdings, the Scotland based bar and restaurant operator, is opening a new Victorian style pub in a site is has been chasing for 10 years, MCA has learnt.
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News
2017 be a year of cannibalisation & significant pressures
The next 12 months will lead to some cannibalisation within the sector, a greater focus on total sales levels
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OpinionM&A activity – 2016 a year in review
2016 was another eventful year in the restaurant and bars sector. Despite some strong headwinds, a steady flow of deal activity has continued over the last 12 months. BDO M&A specialists Tom Barnard and Eleanor Moulsdale take a look at the deals that shaped 2016 and who will be the movers and shakers over the next 12 months.
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NewsZing Zing secures third site
Chinese takeaway brand Zing Zing has announced the opening of its third store in Kensal Rise with a fourth expected later this year. The new site allows the business to widen its delivery radius and is the next phase in its ambition to open 30 sites across London by 2020. ...
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NewsHotcha to open two stores a month from H2
Hotcha is to ramp up its expansion in the second half of this year with the aim of adding two stores a month going forward, MCA has learnt.
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NewsDHP on the hunt for more venues to transform
DHP Family, the live music venue operator, is on the look-out for more sites to expand its portfolio, as it prepares to relaunch two iconic London venues.
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NewsCardiff has highest proportion of coffee shops to pubs
Cardiff has the highest proportion of coffee shops compared to pubs in the UK, new research shows.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2017 finalists announced
The finalists for this year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed
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Analysis & InsightThinking the unthinkable
After a spate of terrorist attacks in public places across Europe in the past year, it is more important than ever before that operators are prepared for the worst. John O’Hara of Finch Insurance discusses the steps all operators should be taking to think the unthinkable