All Operators articles – Page 86
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SSP UK lfls up 2.1% in FY
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has reported like-for-like sales growth of 2.1% in its UK operations for the year to 30 September, with revenue up 4.8% to £787.7m.
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Press London seeks £1m to expand
Press London, the cold pressed juice bar operator and wholesaler, is raising £1m investment on Crowdcube.
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Oklava founder to launch wine bar-restaurant
Oklava founder Laura Christie is launching wine shop and restaurant concept Linden Stores in Highbury Corner.
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Zing Zing explores new sub-brands
Zing Zing, which has four sites in London, is exploring a number of sub-brands, such as Bun & Bubble and ZZ Green, as well as others in development and potential acquisitions.
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Bea's of Bloomsbury eyes group acquisition
Bea’s of Bloomsbury, the patisserie, bakery and café group, is eyeing the potential acquisition of a clutch of neighbourhood bakeries as it looks to fast-track expansion, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightA whopper of an opportunity?
Mark Wingett takes a closer look at Bridgepoint’s decision to invest in resurrecting Burger King UK; what the changes at the top of Caffe Nero mean; and how this week’s expected IPO by City Pub Company has history on its side.
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East Coast Concepts eyes South for Victor's expansion
East Coast Concepts, the James Hitchin-led hospitality group, will use the launch of its restaurant concept Victor’s in Oxford as a stepping stone to expansion in the south of England, MCA has learnt.
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CDG’s Pronto named in FTSE 100 Women to Watch list
Celia Pronto of the Casual Dining Group (CDG) has been named in the Cranfield School of Management’s FTSE 2017 100 Women to Watch List. Introduced in 2009 as part of the Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report, this is the eighth edition of the list, which aims to showcase the “broad ...
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Hollywood Bowl appoints first head of marketing
Hollywood Bowl Group has announced the appointment of Liz Penney to the newly created role of head of marketing.
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Analysis & Insight
Hall monitors
While the development of new generation food halls across Europe may no longer be described as embryonic, it is most certainly still in the early stages. Cushman & Wakefield estimates there are approximately 100 food halls either already open or currently under construction in Europe’s major cities. C&W partner Thomas Rose investigates
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Vinopolis to become Borough Yards
Meyer Bergman has launched its mixed-use redevelopment of the former wine-tasting venue Vinopolis at Bankside in London
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Sainsbury’s trials pizza takeaway service
Sainsbury’s is trialing a new pizza takeaway ordering service that, if successful, could be rolled out across its stores nationwide
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Love Thy Neighbour secures new site
Love Thy Neighbour, the healthy eating restaurant concept, is opening in Chorlton.
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Deliveroo wins “workers” case
Deliveroo has won a case in the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), which has ruled that its delivery riders are self-employed
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Croydon Council approves new £1.4bn Westfield shopping centre
Plans for a new £1.4bn Westfield shopping centre in Croydon were yesterday approved by councillors
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Telepizza begins rollout
Telepizza, the Spanish delivery chain, has secured its second UK site, with six more sites lined up in Manchester and central London, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Sector spending remains resilient
Spending across the hospitality sector remained resilient in October, seeing a modest rise, as overall consumer spending fell at its fastest rate for four years
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West Brewery blames business rates for site closure
Scottish brewer and restaurant operator West has closed one of its Glasgow sites, blaming a rise in business rates.
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OpinionJust popping out for a while
You are always told to never push your luck, or as my dad used to say “don’t kick the arse out of it”, so after seven years in the privileged position of editor of MCA, it is time make sure I heed that advice and move onwards and upwards in the wider William Reed family.
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Analysis & InsightDon’t blink
Mark Wingett examines some of the recent boardroom changes and what they mean in a wider context, and looks at possible problems ahead at the St James’s Market development