All Patisserie Valerie articles – Page 7
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NewsSector leaders pen letter to PM highlighting key issues
More than 20 chief executives and business leaders from the UK’s leading eating and drinking-out chains have penned a letter to the Prime Minister Theresa May
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Dungey steps down from Kout
Kris Dungey has stepped down as chief operating officer/head of the Kout Food Group UK, after just over a year in the role
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NewsPatisserie Holdings in talks to acquire Maison Blanc
Patisserie Holdings, the AIM-list parent company of Patisserie Valerie, is in advanced talks to acquired Maison Blanc
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Patisserie Valerie to focus on alternative routes to growth
Patisserie Holdings chief executive Paul May has told MCA that the group sees “plenty of opportunity” for further partnerships in motorway service stations and with operators such as Debenhams.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings “well positioned for acquisitions”
Luke Johnson, the chairman of Patisserie Holdings, has stressed that the company is “well placed to make acquisitions” as it revealed strong results for the year to 30 September.
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NewsJohnson joins Patisserie Valerie as MD
Adrian Johnson, who stepped down as chief executive of EAT earlier this year, has joined Patisserie Valerie, as its new managing director
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Debenhams to focus on “pain points” across f&b offers
Debenhams has said it intends to focus on tackling some of the key “pain points” for customers across the food and beverage offers within its estate.
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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Burns: Landscape shifts set to continue
Analyst Karl Burns at Investec has said that the UK’s pub & restaurant sector is going through a period of significant change, resulting in market share shift, margin pressure and higher capex requirements, putting pressure on returns.
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Shutt steps down as Philpotts MD
Sam Shutt has stepped down as managing director of Philpotts to join Debenhams
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Patisserie Valerie eyes 20-strong Ireland estate
Patisserie Valerie chief executive Paul May has said the group could build a 20-strong estate across Ireland.
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Franco Manca to launch Debenhams concession
Franco Manca has signed a partnership with Debenhams to open a concession unit at the department store operator’s Westfield White City site
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Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans
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Patisserie Valerie can ‘easily double’ in short term
Paul May, chief executive of Patisserie Holdings, has told MCA he can easily see Patisserie Valerie doubling in size in the coming years as it continues to dominate the rollout programme.
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NewsH1 EBITDA up 21.3% at Patisserie Holdings
Patisserie Holdings saw EBITDA in the six months to 31 March 2016 increase 21.3% to £10.6m, with revenue up 14.4% to £50m
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Luke Johnson to chair Gaucho & CAU
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has been appointed as non-executive chairman of the Equistone-backed Gaucho chain and its sister brand CAU
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Debenhams added 15 F&B operators in H1
Debenhams says it added a further 15 third party branded food offers to its stores in the six months to 27 February.
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NewsGBK signs for Beverley shopping centre
Gourmet Burger Kitchen is to open a unit on the Flemingate shopping centre in Beverley, East Yorkshire.
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Patisserie Holdings to open first new Baker & Spice
Patisserie Holdings is to open a site in Brighton next month under its Baker & Spice brand – its first new site since acquiring the brand in 2009 - MCA understands.
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Patisserie Valerie has potential for ‘at least’ 250 more sites
Patisserie Holdings is likely to exceed its own growth targets in the current financial year and has the potential for at least another 250 Patisserie Valeries, according to Investec.