All People articles – Page 125
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NewsLongbottom named Stonegate CEO
Stonegate Pub Company has announced that Simon Longbottom, managing director of Greene King Pub Partners, is to replace Toby Smith as chief executive of the managed operator
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Todd plans to stay in sector
Former Mitchells & Butlers managing director Kevin Todd has told M&C Report that he would like to stay in the industry when he returns to the UK following his resignation as chief executive of Rosinter Restaurants, one of Russia’s largest casual restaurant chains
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NewsBoris Johnson joins pledge on hospitality jobs
London Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged his support for the hospitality industry by joining with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to reveal plans to create 7,000 new apprenticeship positions in the catering industry.
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Timothy Taylor begins new CEO search
Timothy Taylor, the West Yorkshire brewer and pub operator, has begun its search for a new chief executive to replace managing director Charles Dent
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks Jake Bishop, operations director at Loungers, the award-winning café bar operator, about his best investment, his best business decision, and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Miller’s Collection secures new MD
Rupert Reeves, former operations director at Longshot has become managing director of Miller’s Collection, the operator of top-end gastropubs
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NewsStagg steps down from B&P
Chris Stagg has stepped down as deputy managing director of The Restaurant Group’s food-led pub business Brunning & Price (B&P), M&C Report understands
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NewsFiddler named Cote chairman
Nick Fiddler, the co-founder of Strada and Cote, has been appointed the new non-executive chairman of the latter, M&C Report has learn
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant employment pressures hit pre-recession high
Employment pressures continued to grow for the restaurant industry during 2013, despite the fact that the industry’s same-store sales and traffic results were soft during the year
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NewsPub companies embrace apprenticeships
The 10 largest managed pub operators expect to employ over 9,000 apprentices during 2014, more than twice as many as last year, as Spirit announces plans to double the number of management apprenticeships over 12 months
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Ex-Wagamama property director launches consultancy business
Sharon Cawthorne, the former property director at Wagamama, has launched a specialist restaurant consultancy business called Blue Lemon Property
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Brains appoints new head of marketing
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer and leisure operator, has appointed Bruce Newman, formerly of Danone, as its new group head of marketing
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NewsReilley named Retailers’ Retailer 2014
Alex Reilley, who has overseen the impressive growth of Loungers, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Ford joins Byron board
Gerry Ford, founder and chairman of Caffè Nero, has joined the board of Byron, after his private equity group Palladin confirmed it had invested £5m in the Tom Byng-led chain
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Hallam joins Fowle at Tesco Family Dining
Andrew Hallam has become the latest Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) member of staff to join the company’s former chief executive Adam Fowle at Tesco Family Dining, M&C Report understands
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Parker appointed McDonald’s comms director
Dionne Parker has been promoted to communications director at McDonald’s UK
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Greene King and Stonegate make apprenticeship commitments
Greene King and Stonegate have announced UK-wide apprenticeship schemes to boost the skills profiles of their employees as part of National Apprenticeship Week
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NewsDarby: sector must be 'bigger, braver, bolder'
The pub industry needs to be “bigger, braver and bolder” to encourage young people to seek a career in the sector, according to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Alistair Darby
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2014 shaping up to be landmark year
A leading recruitment website has said that 2014 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the hospitality sector, with the market already showing strong signs of recovery
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TRG appoints new non-executive director
The Restaurant Group (TRG), which is currently in the process of finding a new chief executive, has announced the appointment of Sally Cowdry as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2014