All Operators articles – Page 76
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Analysis & InsightContemporary operators challenging top brands
Five Guys is leading the pack of contemporary operators challenging the established casual dining brands, the latest MCA data has shown.
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News
Crosstown Doughnuts to open all-vegan outlet
Crosstown Doughnuts is to open its seventh permanent site, and its first vegan-only outlet, in Marylebone, London next month.
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Whitbread acquires 19-strong German hotel portfolio
Whitbread has announced the acquisition of a 19-strong hotel portfolio in Germany, from Foremost Hospitality Group GmbH, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsGreggs to open first Tube outlet
Greggs is to open its “first ever Greggs shop in a London tube station”, in Westminster, next week, chief executive Roger Whiteside has revealed.
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KFC: 95% of sites now open
KFC has said 95% of its restaurants are now open – but has warned of continuing disruption to some stores and their openings due to “ongoing distribution challenges” with DHL.
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Zabardast opens sixth site
Indian wrap company Zabardast has opened its sixth site at 1 Robinson Road, Bankside in London.
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Deliveroo to create 250 new technology jobs in UK
Deliveroo announced this morning that it is to create 250 high-skilled tech jobs in London this year
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Opinion
Food hall trend steps up a gear in the US
In the US, food halls are already an established trend in the major cities, but are now starting to make major in-roads in territories across America. Kerstin Kühn investigates
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Frizzenti eyes London Fizz! bar taproom
Frizzenti, the drinks supplier and bar operator, is looking to open a tap-room style site in a railway arch in London, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLoungers: 'We were guilty about getting overexcited about new openings'
Loungers chief executive Nick Collins shares insights on not losing sight of the customer while rolling out 25 sites a year
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OpinionMitigating the fallout from supplier problems
With the recent press attention given to KFC’s supply issues, and product withdraws from Russell Hume and Fairfax Meadow, Sian Edmunds, partner, head of food and drink at law firm Burges Salmon LLP, discusses what operators can do to limit the negative impact of issues with suppliers.
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NewsPho MD believes there is “no question” delivery rates will go up
“There is no question, those rates are going to go up,” said Mark Smith, managing director at Pho, on the commission charged by delivery companies like Deliveroo and UberEats.
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NewsNWTC named 7th in Best Company to Work For list
New World Trading Company has been named the seventh best company to work for in the Sunday Times annual round-up.
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Baygo targets 10 sites
Baygo, the contemporary Caribbean grab and go concept, is looking to reach 10 sites in the next three years, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLV sweeps the board at Casual Dining Awards
Living Ventures, wagamama, Bistrot Pierre, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Loungers, The Alchemist, Flat Iron, GBK, and The New World Trading Co were among the winners at the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2018.
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NewsALMR and BHA members back UKHospitality merger
Members of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and the British Hospitality Association have backed the merger of the two trade bodies to create UKHospitality.
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Opinion
A collective voice
Today sees a crucial vote on the creation of one trade body representing the whole of hospitality. James Wallin talks to Kate Nicholls, the CEO-elect of UKHospitality, about the reasons behind the new body and why the sector needs to speak with one voice
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News
BrewDog eyes first LoneWolf bar
BrewDog’s LoneWolf spirits business is currently looking for a suitable site in central London to open its first Spirit Bar, MCA has learnt.
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LV eyes Birmingham for second Grand Pacific
Living Ventures chief executive Jeremy Roberts has told MCA that the group aims to open a second site for its Grand Pacific concept early next year, with Birmingham the likely location.
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NewsHallmark of community dining
The three new food halls due to open in London this year under Market Halls could be the next tranche of a long-mooted trend, with 16 food hall proposals in the capital alone. MCA examines the potential