All Opinion articles – Page 56
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Opinion
Globe artistic director to launch restaurant venture
Dominic Dromgoole, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, is backing a new casual dining venture, Maeve’s Kitchen, which is set to launch in London’s Hackney later this year
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OpinionLiberalisation or the route to restriction?
Ten years after its introduction, Ellie Bothwell looks at how the Licensing Act 2003 has affected the pub industry
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OpinionPunch: statutory code 'breaches human rights'
Punch Taverns has labelled the Government’s plans for a statutory code for the pubco-tenant relationship a breach of its human rights
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OpinionOne good turn
Being shouted at by a woman in Burkina Faso was probably not what Simon Kossoff, chief executive of Carluccio’s, imagined would be part of running the all-day Italian café brand, but charity fundraising and its results have become an important aspect of the group’s business
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It's nothing personal
Of all things the pub industry would like Government to consider to help the sector, the abolition of personal licences is quite a long way down the list, argues Rob Willock
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OpinionProud of its past, looking to the future
Rooney Anand, chief executive of Greene King, talks brewing, brands and banking collapses with Roger Protz
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OpinionAddressing the VAT cut naysayers
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin corrects some ‘misconceptions’ and lays out the arguments for a cut in VAT for the trade
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OpinionThe investment case
At four o’clock last Wednesday morning the deal for Cote, which had been nearly a year in the making, finally got over the line. Many had questioned whether it would actually happen, with rumours of a parked process and complications over finding a chairman, but there was always a sense that this was one deal that would go through. So what next for the brand and for the leisure sector as a whole and what further opportunities are on the horizon?
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OpinionJillian MacLean’s corker of a year
When the managing director of Drake & Morgan eventually finds the time to draw breath, she’ll find that 2013 will be hard to beat. Mel Flaherty talks to Jillian MacLean
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OpinionMcDonald’s sales up 1.9% in August
McDonald’s saw its global comparable sales increase 1.9% in August, thanks to a strong performance across its European operations, which reported a 3.3% rise during the month
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OpinionSubway focuses on packaging and breakfast
Subway has announced a series of improvements to the sustainability of its packaging and operational procedures as it launches its largest national campaign this year to promote its £2 breakfast offer
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Five Guys tailors UK playlist
Five Guys has appointed music and video technology specialist, PlayNetwork, to create a unique music experience for its UK restaurants
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OpinionEvolution of Revolution
Mark McQuater, who was this year appointed chief executive of Inventive Leisure, explains his nine-point plan for evolving the Revolution bar chain
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Franco Manca eyes West End site
Franco Manca, the pizza chain led by David Page, the former chief executive of Pizza Express, and Italian chef Giuseppe Mascoli, is understood to be in talks to secure a site in London’s West End
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OpinionThe IT crowd
The opening last week of the Richard Caring-backed Grillshack, complete with apps that enable diners to order and pay for food and drinks on their smartphone, highlights that a technological dam is about to break for the UK’s eating and drinking-out industry
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Retailers take a seat at the eating-out table
Further pressure is to be placed on the UK’s traditional eating-out industry, with a number of retailers stating their intentions to ramp up their foodservice credentials and compete with established food-led operators, says Mark Wingett.
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OpinionEnd of complacency
Parts of the British restaurant scene traditionally dominated by independents are facing fresh competition from dynamic new entrants. It’s a reminder that complacency is not an option, a lesson that’s equally important for the pub trade
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OpinionRevival instinct
He’s a hands-on, bum-on, full-on operator, as Phil Mellows discovered when he met Colin Sadler, managing director of Pitcher & Piano and the Revere Pub Company
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Coherent development is key
The job of area manager and all similar roles need a comprehensive training and qualification framework to ensure top performance, says Francis Patton, a former director of Punch Taverns and senior lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University
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OpinionFrench raises Spirit TP
Leading sector analyst Simon French has “strongly reiterated” his Buy recommendation for Spirit Pub Company and raised his Target Price for the firm from 93p to 110p