All Operators articles – Page 41
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OpinionPret: 'They've got so much credit in the bank'
Pret A Manger was voted most of admired brand by its peers in MCA’s Top of Mind for a tenth year in a row. Finn Scott-Delany finds out what makes it so appreciated by its peers.
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NewsPat Val management team axed by backers
A source close to the ousted management team at Patisserie Valerie has said the decision came “like a bolt out of the blue” as the team prepared to take the business forward.
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Analysis & InsightPersonalising the experience
As McDonald’s nears the completion of its Experience the Future store programme, the operator is increasingly looking for opportunities to boost the level of personalisation in its restaurants. Jason Clark, SVP, chief operations officer, McDonald’s UK & Ireland talks to MCA deputy editor Georgi Gyton about touchscreen kiosks, the opportunities for coffee, and the potential to expand its network of delivery partners.
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NewsReilley: IPO is ‘logical next step’
Loungers chairman Alex Reilley has described an IPO as a “really logical next step” for the c145-strong café-bar operator.
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News
Bubble Magik opens third site
Bubble Magik, the bubble tea shop concept, has opened its third suite, in Selfridges London.
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NewsPapa John’s reports fourth quarter revenue decline for UK
Papa John’s International has reported a revenue decrease of approximately $700,000 (£528,000) for the UK for the fourth quarter of 2018, in its latest trading update.
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NewsBistro Qui? appoints administrators; interest in remaining three sites
Liverpool-based operator Bistro Qui? has gone into administration, with its three remaining sites currently trading while a buyer is sought.
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OpinionThe Golden Boy
In the final of our series of profiles on Retailers’ Retailer 2018 winners, James Wallin speaks to The Alchemist managing director, Simon Potts, about mastering regional expansion
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NewsPunch Bowl Social confirms London search
Punch Bowl Social, the US experiential bar and restaurant concept, has confirmed to MCA it is searching for property in London for its first international site, for a potential four or five sites in the capital.
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NewsNumnum launches in Southwark arches
Numnum, the contemporary Chinese concept, has launched its debut bricks and mortar in Southwark after a pop-up in Brick Lane.
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DiaryVeg true barbecue
Red’s True Barbecue is not a restaurant concept that fits well into the all-pervasive vegan/vegetarian mega-trend Meat-centric American barbecue has fallen out of favour among UK consumers in an uncanny correlation with the rise of plant based food. Red’s meanwhile may have been responsible for some mischievous, not altogether complimentary ...
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NewsWeekend press round-up, 23-24 February 2019
MCA presents a round-up of this weekend’s press stories relating to the sector
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NewsYosma to be replaced by Playa Bar
Good Food Society, the high-end restaurant group, has closed its Yosma restaurant in Marylebone, and is replacing it with new concept Playa Bar, MCA understands.
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NewsTaco Bell makes senior hires amid aggressive UK expansion
Taco Bell has appointed Graham McGarvie, formerly of Yum Brands stablemate KFC, as European director of operations, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAntipodea goes into partnership with Jigsaw
Antipodea, the Australian-style all-day restaurant concept from the Wells group, is launching a collaboration with Jigsaw, with the debut café to open at the retailer’s Notting Hill shop in Westbourne Grove, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionMark’s Out of 10: Byron’s Jurassic Larks
In the first of a new regular series, Mark McCulloch – the brand and marketing guru behind Supersonic Inc – gives his take on a marketing campaign by a leading brand. Today, he takes a look at Byron’s interactive B-Rex re-launch, describing it as a “tactical jab rather than a knockout blow”, which highlights how far the brand has to go in re-discovering its position among the “Burgerati”
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Opinion
Creating culture clubs
If people are the common denominator in achieving organisational success and retaining them is the difference between relative success or failure, then operators must continually explore elements of the people puzzle that ‘they’ can control, influence and change, argues Fourth’s Karina Coen
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OpinionThe art of the Deli
Monty’s Deli, the Jewish soul food concept, has just opened its third site and is considering its next steps. Co-owner Owen Barrett brings Finn Scott-Delany up to date on the journey so far
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News
Curious Venues launches new games concept
Curious Venues, the Nottinghamshire based operator, has replaced its Curious Manor bar in Nottingham with a games-led bar concept Monty’s Bar and Social.
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Opinion
Diary: Punch Bowl Social
Not one to pass up gossip on a new experiential venue opening, MCA understands that US operator Punch Bowl Social is eyeing a site in the capital.