All Operators articles – Page 148
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Welcome Break opens first re-branded site of 2015
Motorway service station operator Welcome Break has launched its fourth rebranded site after a £1m investment in the food court at Hopwood Park services, off the M42 in Worcestershire.
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NewsEssenden FY lfls up 6.6%
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, has reported 6% increase in like-for-like sales for the 52 week period ending 28 December 2014
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NewsCineworld retail revenue up 2.2% for 2014
Cineworld has reported food and drink revenues up 2.2% to £89.3m for the year to 1 January, on a 52 week vs 52 week basis.
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Whitbread ends 60-year relationship with EY
Whitbread has announced it is appointing a new auditor after 60 years with Ernst & Young.
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Sector scores high on Stock Exchange inspiring companies list
The London Stock Exchange’s list of 1,000 companies inspiring Britain includes 63 food and beverage operators, including Wahaca, Itsu, Meantime and Barburitto.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending hits seven-month high
Consumer spending hit a seven-month high in February as higher wage growth, falling inflation and lower petrol costs gave consumers more money to spend
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Wham Bam Tikka signs up for WestQuay
Wham Bam Tikka, the Indian street food brand, has chosen WestQuay in Southampton, for its first permanent kiosk
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BHA encourages members to speak up on reviews
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is encouraging its members to share their experiences of online consumer review sites with the government.
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Odeon cinema chain placed on the market
Terra Firma, the private equity firm led by Guy Hands, is to place its Odeon and UCI cinemas chain on the market, with an asking price of c£1bn
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Street food operators set for Euston Station
Street food operators The Rib Man and Big Apple Hot Dogs are set to be amongst the street food operators to launch units at London’s Euston Station
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NewsDomino’s FY sales up 14.6%
Domino’s Pizza Group has reported that system sales increased by 14.6% to £766.6m in 52 weeks to 28 December 2014, driven by like-for-like sales growth of 11.3% in its 724 UK mature stores
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Asda takes Walmart’s lead on food offer
Asda has taken inspiration from parent company Walmart’s in-store food offer in the US, with the launch of one of its latest next generation sites
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Operational team shake up at G1
G1 Group is shaking up its operational team, which will see the departure of directors David Tracey and James Brown
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NewsAnalyst corner: Brumby – the only constant with hospitality is change
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that change is the only constant but asks do operators signing 25-year, upward only leases have this front of mind?
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Center Parcs appoints banks to work on IPO
Blackstone has hired investment banks to oversee the potential £2.5bn stock marketing listing of Center Parcs
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Analysis & InsightShaken-up
Over the last two years Revolution Bars and chief executive Mark McQuater have helped each other restore their reputations. From a failed sales process, the company has dusted itself down and under McQuater impressively re-invented itself leading to a re-engaged consumer and an uplift in sales
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Analysis & InsightFear factor in market revival
Although a return to activity is something to be championed, Dominic Walsh is taking the positivity with a pinch of salt after spotting a few signs that not everything in the garden is rosy.
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Hard Rock Café suspends Twitter competitions after ASA ruling
Hard Rock Café UK has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) for the way the way it promoted two competitions on social media.
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Consortium acquires Italian Secrets
Italian Secrets, the corporate catering and cookery business, has been acquired by a consortium of private individuals for an undisclosed sum
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Scotmid launches food-to-go concept
Scotmid, the convenience store chain, has launched The Kitchen, its first ‘food to go’ concept, in its Ratho Station store