All Operators articles – Page 143
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News
Imbiba bar brands exceed targets
Imbiba Partnership’s city bar brands Darwin & Wallace and Camm & Hooper have both outperformed expectations over the past 12 months as new sites are lined up
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NewsAl Tayer reveals host of Middle East openings
Middle East hospitality group Al Tayer is launching a new premium grab and go concept to complement its franchise offerings in the area, M&C understands.
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NewsPicturehouse opens at Trocadero Centre
Picturehouse is opening a seven screen cinema with a café, bar and restaurant at the refurbished Trocadero centre in London’s Piccadilly
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Kensington Wine Rooms operator to open third site
The operator of the Kensington Wine Rooms has secured the former Raoul’s Deli site in Hammersmith for its third site, M&C understands.
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Starbucks leads US youth employment coalition
Starbucks is leading a coalition of employers in the US in a commitment to train or hire 100,000 young people who face “systemic barriers” to employment or training.
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Dry bar concept Redemption secures first site
Redemption Bar, the dry bar concept, has secured its first permanent site, M&C understands.
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Analysis & InsightLittle and large
The Azzurri Group has done a canny bit of business acquiring the fast-casual concept Coco Di Mama, while Costa has decided to follow rival Starbucks’ route in looking to enhance its food offer through a partnership with a smaller complimentary brand. Mark Wingett asks if it is time for more sector companies to seek new partnerships and add further strings to their bows.
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All Star Lanes launches ‘build your own burger’ feature
Boutique bowling company All Star Lanes has launched a new ‘build your own burger’ concept.
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NewsO'Sullivan to launch milkshake concept
Richard O’Sullivan, former owner of Millie’s Cookies and Boost Juice Bars, is launching a milk shake bar concept called The Shake Lab, M&C has learnt
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Beds & Bars and Team Margot launch Live Your Life Day
Beds & Bars has teamed up Yaser Martini’s charity Team Margot to launch the first Live Your Life Day on 30 July.
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NewsCineworld retail sales up 10.8% in H1
Cineworld has reported retail income in the UK & Ireland for the 26 weeks to 2 July was up 10.8% year-on-year.
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OpinionCloud on the horizon of sector’s sunny outlook
Against a positive backdrop of economic stability, growing demand for eating out options and increasing interest from investors, why aren’t sector like-for-likes keeping pace. Peter Hansen, founder of Sapient Corporate Finance gives his view.
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Batram: Cineworld management keen to reassure market
Batram: Cineworld keen to reassure the market post chief financial officer Philip Bowcock’s unexpected departure
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NewsH1 trading round-up
Six months into 2015, M&C’s gauges how trade has been for some of the leading players in the sector. We round-up trading at Pizza Hut, La Tasca, TCG, Deltic, Grand Union, Leon and The Koh Group among others
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Diary
Diary: GK; Drake & Morgan; Turtle Bay; and Clive Watson
In this week’s Diary we ask how many Clive Watsons it takes to complete a pub deal, have a look at the new Drake & Morgan site and find out where you can find out which city spends the most on beer.
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Hospitality firms urged to act on ‘soft skills’ shortage
Hospitality employers must do more to tackle poor staff “soft skills”, which risk creating an industry crisis by 2020.
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Analysis & InsightSet your sites on recruitment
Recruitment is routinely cited as the key challenge for operators across the sector, but to what extent are they harnessing their online presence to boost their attractiveness to job hunters? James Hacon, of Elliotts, looks at how six leading companies are tackling this challenge
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ALMR calls for Ops Manager Awards entries
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is seeking final entries for its Operations Managers Awards, with nominations closing on 31 July.
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Johnson: Culture of hospitality is changing
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said that the culture of hospitality is “changing the atmosphere and the culture of work in London”
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Humble Grape opens first wine bar
Humble Grape, the London-based wine merchant, is opening its first wine bar and shop in Battersea Rise.