All Opinion articles – Page 42
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OpinionGym buddies
With the opening of the vast German Gymnasium in King’s Cross as well as a revamp of a number of its most recognisable sites, D&D London has smartened up its act, says Stefan Chomka
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OpinionPolpo moves into pole position
A firm favourite of the London’s restaurant scene, Polpo has taken its first steps outside of the capital with a launch in Brighton. Mark Wingett talks to managing director Luke Bishop about taking the concept on the expansion trail
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The grill seeker
In the face of competition, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, the original better burger concept could have become the forgotten man of the sector. But chief executive Alasdair Murdoch and his team have refreshed the company and are ready to push on. Mark Wingett reports
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OpinionAdmiral's strong moral compass
Admiral Taverns chief executive Kevin Georgel addressed the Tenanted Pub Company Summit earlier this month. He described his theme for the keynote speech as “we are where we are, surely it is time to reconcile our differences – but before we do so I would just like to get a few things off my chest”. Here is an edited transcript of his speech:
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OpinionUnpicking Punch's new model
Punch Taverns this morning unveiled a number of new ways in which it is working with licensees, including the creation of a Retail Contracts division. M&C speaks exclusively to the head of that division, Andy Crump, to examine details of how Punch has added a new twist to the operator agreement with its profit-based incentives and reveal the location of its first managed pub.
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OpinionWho is winning the battle for consumer loyalty?
Consumers taking part in this month’s M&C Allegra Foodservice’s research programme, the Eating Out Panel, have rated Côte top for both quality and freshness. The results also show pubs and fast food operators challenging the restaurant sector in a number of areas. M&C director of insight, Steve Gotham, explains what the responses can tell us about the eating out market.
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OpinionIt’s a manchise world
As more details emerge of how the pubs code will work in practice, pubcos are already responding with an increased focus on alternative agreements. From emerging companies to traditional family brewers, turnover related agreements or ‘manchises’ are becoming a key weapon in winning the war on talent. But with labour cost as the key concern for the operator, does the introduction of the National Living Wage present a barrier to success?
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Seven cores strategies behind Starbucks growth
Starbucks founder and chief executive Howard Schultz talks about the core strategies that are guiding its growth strategy, including its approach to the in-store experience to its groundbreaking digital approach.
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Pubs code: ‘Our proposals aim to strike a balance for both sides’
With the first draft of the pubs code revealed, business minister Anna Soubry sets how the code aims to work in practice.
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Riding high at Fuller’s
Winner of the marketing category of M&C Allegra Report’s Rising Stars initiative, Lucy Rider was appointed as Fuller’s content and community executive in 2013, since when she has set about transforming the company’s presence on social media and introduced a best practice approach.
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A new slice of life
Raphael Miolane became chief executive of Pizza Hut’s delivery arm at the start of the year. He talks to James Wallin about how to breathe new life into a high-street staple, the company’s fledgling Express format and how technology has become the company’s first port of call for the customer.
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OpinionForging new partnerships
Matching up landmark hotels with leading food and drink specialists is a growing – and beneficial – trend, argues Jonathan Segal, founder and CEO of global hospitality company, The ONE Group
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OpinionSector snapshot: What next for SAB InBev?
The prospect of the world’s first megabrewer inched closer to reality yesterday with the board of SABMiller provisionally accepting a £68bn takeover bid from AB InBev. The combined might of the Budweiser and Peroni producers would see them supply one in every three beers drunk across the world. But how will it change the brewing landscape in the UK and are we likely to see more M&A activity across this sector?
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OpinionThe infinite options at Piada
Taking its influence from Chipotle and a road trip to Italy, Piada Italian Street Food is a brand making big waves in the US fast-casual sector. Kerstin Kühn caught up with co-founder Chris Doody
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OpinionView from the next generation
Mark Selby, co-founder of Wahaca; Graham Hall, managing director of CAU; Jamie Barber, co-founder of Cabana and Scott Munro, co-founder of Red’s True Barbecue discussed staffing, property, expansion and the lessons they have learnt so far at this week’s M&C Allegra 2015 Restaurant Conference
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Meating the year’s challenges
Despite things not always going exactly to plan, MEATliquor’s Scott Collins tells Mark Wingett why some hindrances have turned out to be serendipitous
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Hispanic consumers flex their muscles
The booming Hispanic population in the US is leading to transformative changes across the foodservice-industry landscape. Can restaurants keep pace? Darren Tristano reports
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OpinionLickin’ KFC back into shape
Year after year the public taste for KFC saw sales climb ever upwards, until in 2013 a storm of factors reversed that process. Ruth Williams hears how a new marketing approach set about the task of rebuilding the brand
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OpinionTelling the natural story of food
Street Kitchen’s Mark Jankel was always frustrated with a lack of information about where produce came from. He tells Ruth Williams how that changed when he started his own business
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OpinionMRO: Meltdown or Real Opportunity?
The introduction of the pubs code, and crucially the Market Rent Only (MRO) option, represents the biggest shake-up of the leased and tenanted pub sector in a decade. But, as the Government begins to search for a suitable candidate for the £130k-a-year pubs code adjudicator, how is the sector preparing for the reality of legislation? James Wallin talks to industry experts to ask if MRO will stand for Meltdown or Real Opportunity.