All POD articles – Page 2
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NewsPod eyes private equity buyer
Pod chief executive Alex Young has told MCA the group is minded to sell to a private equity buyer, after announcing to shareholders it had appointed RSM to oversee a sales process.
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NewsPod sees ‘dramatic turnaround in performance’ in 2018
Pod Food has said it saw a “dramatic turnaround in performance” last year, as forecast in last year’s accounts, with EBITDA levels improving by £1.2m, to reach a positive £0.4m figure for the year to 3 January 2019.
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NewsGrind sees early success from retail arm
Grind founder David Abrahamovitch told MCA’s Hostech conference that the successful launch of the brand’s retail arm was a natural extension of its multi-faceted offer.
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NewsPod reports lfls up 5% in 2018
Pod, the healthy grab and go concept, has reported like for like sales up 5% for the full year in 2018.
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NewsThree Joes to extend crowdfund after hitting £400k target
Three Joes, the sourdough pizza restaurant concept from POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore, and former Byron operations director, is to extend its crowdfunding campaign after hitting its £400,000 target on Crowdcube.
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Opinion
Crowdfunding round-up
The latest investment news from the crowd, including Three Joes, Breakfast Club, Pachamama and Matt Gillan.
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NewsThree Joes exceeds 80% of £400k crowdfund goal in 24 hours
Three Joes, the pizza concept from POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore, and former Byron operations director, Peter Bruton, has raised more than 80% of its £400,000 crowdfunding target with 24 hours of its launch on Crowdcube.
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NewsDoubts raised over future of Freshii in London
Doubts have been raised about the short-term future of Freshii, the health-focus, fast-casual chain, in London, after the departure of its chief executive and the closure of both its sites in the capital. The company, which operates c300 sites internationally, opened its first site in the capital in January at ...
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Analysis & Insight
Grab and go operators take market share from retailers
Coffee shops, food to go operators and bakeries are taking market share from convenience stores in food and drink to go, research from HIM reveals.
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NewsPOD appoints new head of operations
POD, the London-based grab-and-go concept, has appointed Andres Sanchez, formerly of Itsu, as its new head of operations.
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NewsItsu trials paperless receipts
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-led, food-to-go chain, is launching a trial of paperless receipts across all of its UK stores
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NewsPod back into profit
Pod, the London grab and go concept, has reported half year like-for-like sales growth of 7%.
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NewsGrindsmith to launch roastery
Grindsmith, the Manchester-based speciality coffee shop operator, is opening a coffee laboratory and roastery in Ancoats.
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Analysis & InsightSomething to stake your reputation on
A number of runners and riders are jostling for position to invest in the struggling Gaucho business, even though some kind of restructuring seems inevitable. How will the business shape up after new investment is secured? At the same time will Brains be the perfect business for Alistair Darby to remind the pub sector of his talents? And as Leon announces plans to enter another country and roll out further Tuk Shops, could it have a another game-changing deal up its sleeve? Mark Wingett looks to provide some answers.
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NewsPOD appoints Moulton as new FD
Healthy food-to-go chain POD has appointed John Moulton, formerly of Vital Ingredient, as its new finance director, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightSurvey flags up high salt content of OOH salads
Campaign group Action on Salt is calling for mandatory colour-coded nutrition labelling in restaurants and fast food outlets, following the results of its latest survey, which highlighted the high levels of salt in some bought salads.
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OpinionNew chains shaping the healthy high street
Canadian fast-casual chain Freshii launched in the UK earlier this year with ambitious plans to capitalise on the appetite for healthy eating. The expansion on these shores is being headed up by POD co-founder, Kate Skerritt, who spoke to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about where she sees the future of food.
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News
Three Joes lines up second site
Three Joes, the pizza concept launched last year by POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore, has secured its second site
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NewsPOD co-founder to head Freshii UK
POD co-founder, Kate Skerritt, has been appointed UK chief executive of health-focused fast-casual chain, Freshii, as it gears up for expansion.
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News
Pod launches paperless trial
Healthy food-to-go chain Pod has launched a three-month trial of paperless receipts.