All Operators articles – Page 136
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Zenith secures £13.9m funding
Zenith Hygiene Group, supplier of cleaning and hygiene products to the hospitality sector, has secured a £13.9m banking facility from Santander Corporate & Commercial.
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Debenhams added 15 F&B operators in H1
Debenhams says it added a further 15 third party branded food offers to its stores in the six months to 27 February.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending growth at lowest level for two years
Consumer spending growth slowed to just 1.6% in March, its lowest level in two years
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OpinionReady to get the Party started
Boston Tea Party, the Bristol-based café and restaurant brand, is arguably the south-west’s best-kept secret when its comes to the wider eating-out market, but managing director Sam Roberts tells Mark Wingett that may not be the case for much longer
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NewsJohnson: Piers, ping pong and partnerships
Luke Johnson has told MCA that future for Eclectic Bars Group lies in wider leisure but has insisted that the late-night side of the business is now robust.
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Everyman exchanges on Durham opening
The developers of Milburngate in Durham City have exchanged contracts with Everyman Group for a new boutique cinema
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Storey named president of the IoH
Alastair Storey, thee chairman and chief executive of WSH, is to become the new president of the Institute of Hospitality
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New pizza delivery concept launched
Love Pizza has announced plans to expand nationwide through a franchise model, after launching its first site in Manchester
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Analysis & Insight
Inside Track: Greater Manchester
The northern powerhouse is not only laying claim to the title of England’s second city, its inhabitants maintain it is catching up with London in terms of its restaurant scene, writes Stefan Chomka
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SSP signs £90m Dusseldorf airport deal
Transport concessions operator SSP has signed a seven-year deal worth £90m to open eight units and a conference centre at Düsseldorf Airport.
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Analysis & Insight
What is the true cost of the National Living Wage?
Flemming Hansen, director, Hospitality & Leisure, UK & EMEA Board Practice at PSD Group, considers the effect of the National Living Wage on the hospitality and leisure sector and says that middle brands in the hospitality and leisure sector will feel the squeez
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NewsLess than half of companies budgeting for NLW
Less than half of companies in the retail and leisure sector are budgeting in preparation for increases in the National Living Wage
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Battersea Power Station reveals more on openings
Joanne Skilton, head of leasing at Battersea Power Station has told MCA there is one restaurant opportunity remaining at the first phase of the development – Circus West.
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NewsSourced Market reveals 50 site goal
Sourced Market founder Ben O’Brien has told MCA he has plans for up to 50 of the hybrid casual dining-farmers market concept.
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Applegreen grew food sales 8.9% in 2015
Applegreen, the Ireland-based forecourt operator with a growing presence in the UK, has seen like for like growth in store and food gross profit of 8.9% for the year to 31 December.
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Great Northern reveals senior management team
The Great Northern Hotel has announced a series of senior management appointments.
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West Berkshire Brewery raises more than £1m towards £1.4m target
The West Berkshire Brewery has raised more than £1 million towards the company’s £1.4 million goal on capital raising platform Asset Match.
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Cineworld FY retail sales up 11.3% in UK
Cineworld has reported retail revenues at its UK & Ireland cinemas up 11.3% to £107.2m for the year to 31 December with food and drink now accounting for 23% of total income.
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NewsSoho House updates on pipeline
Soho House Group has given an update on its pipeline, including a timeframe for its Brighton development and announcing a full refurbishment of its original Greek Street site.
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Analysis & InsightTraining day for a new golden generation
Many of the leading lights of today’s eating and drinking out sector consider themselves the products of a golden age of training, in which the future development of the individual was considered as important as short-term gains to the business. But, has that culture of personal development filtered through to the current generation?