All Pho articles – Page 4
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NewsHonest Burgers set for Liverpool
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, has further strengthened its 2019 opening pipeline, after lining up an opening in Liverpool.
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NewsPho partners with Feed it Back
Vietnamese restaurant chain Pho has partnered with customer feedback specialists Feed it Back, in order to gather insight on the customer experience as it looks to expand the business.
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NewsPho takes on Polpo site
Pho, the Vietnamese restaurant group, has taken on the former Polpo site in Exeter, for an opening later this year, MCA understands.
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OpinionThai breaker
TriSpan’s acquisition of a significant stake in Rosa’s Thai Café should provide a timely boost to a market buffeted by the headwinds currently blowing through it. Mark Wingett discusses how this deal also welcomes a new investment player into the mix - one determined to make its own mark on the sector.
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NewsFriska secures third Manchester site; continues to eye London
Bristol-based Friska has secured its third site in Manchester as it looks to focus new openings in the north-west city this year, but is still eyeing London for future opportunities.
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NewsGiraffe launches V2.0 format in Bristol
Giraffe, the Boparan Restaurant Group concept, has launched a “version 2.0” format at its Bristol site, with a new menu and service style, MCA understands.
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NewsLeading operators set to make Welsh debuts
Leading operators including Honest Burgers and Pho are to make their debut in Cardiff next year as part of a new development in the Welsh capital.
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Lilley steps down as Koh Thai CFO
Paul Lilley has stepped down as chief financial officer of Koh Thai Tapas, the Alcuin Partners-backed chain.
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Analysis & Insight
Gender pay gap reporting: A sector overview
Gender pay gap reporting has been dominating the headlines this week. With the deadline now passed, what were the numbers reported by some of the biggest players in the eating and drinking out market? MCA takes a look
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Opinion
Perhaps they are on to something
Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements
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Pho appoints Heather as ops director
Pho has appointed Mat Heather, formerly of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as its new operations director
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Lahpet open to expansion opportunities overseas
Burmese restaurant Lahpet may look to open a couple more restaurants in London before taking the concept overseas, MCA has learnt.
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NewsDeliveroo has 'no plans to replace restaurants'
Deliveroo has denied it plans to its replace restaurants partners, after a business plan seen by MCA appears to show a long-term ambition to move into food production.
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Cosy Club set for Guildford
Loungers is set to join the line up at the new Tunsgate Quarter scheme in Guildford, with its Cosy Club brand.
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NewsPho MD believes there is “no question” delivery rates will go up
“There is no question, those rates are going to go up,” said Mark Smith, managing director at Pho, on the commission charged by delivery companies like Deliveroo and UberEats.
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NewsLV sweeps the board at Casual Dining Awards
Living Ventures, wagamama, Bistrot Pierre, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Loungers, The Alchemist, Flat Iron, GBK, and The New World Trading Co were among the winners at the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2018.
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Old Spitalfields Market announces a day of female empowerment
This International Women’s Day on Thursday 8th March, Old Spitalfields Market collaborate with Ladies of Restaurants to offer unique insight into women’s achievement in the workplace.
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NewsHOP secures fourth site, eyes evenings
HOP, the Vietnamese-style concept, has taken on a fourth site, in London Wall, MCA has learnt.
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Koh Thai and Buenos Aires Restaurants in merger
High Road Restaurants BidCo, the owner of the Koh Thai Tapas chain of Thai restaurants, yesterday announced a share merger with Buenos Aires Restaurants Holdings, owner of the Buenos Aires steakhouse chain, to form a multi-branded restaurant group.
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Analysis & InsightThe new normal
After a tumultuous year across the eating and drinking-out sector, 2018 is likely to represent the establishment of a ‘new normal’ in terms of trading conditions. AlixPartners managing director Graeme Smith talks to James Wallin about the likely winners and losers of this new era