All The Alchemist articles – Page 2
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NewsThe Alchemist on ‘very sound financial footing’
While sales were down almost £30m for the year to 31 March 2021, a combination of refinancing, strong sales and additional equity has meant The Alchemist is in a solid position
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NewsThe Alchemist achieves carbon neutral status
The bar and restaurant group has calculated and offset its scope 1 and scope 2 emissions for the year, supporting verified renewable projects around the world.
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NewsThe Alchemist: ‘We are seeing a happy consumer’
As a guest on this week’s The Conversation Simon Potts managing director of The Alchemist said trade had been “fantastic” since July 19. He said unrestricted trading was bringing a return to “recognisable familiarity,” as well as the chance to improve balance sheets.
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Analysis & InsightHospitality readies itself for battle with the elements
With the hospitality sector gearing up for reopening after a long, hard winter, the last thing it needs is scores of guests not showing up for bookings. While some operators have put in place additional measures to confirm tables, the big unknown is whether people’s desire to escape their houses for a drink or a meal outside is strong enough to counter the discouraging effects of any less than clement weather.
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Analysis & InsightRoadmap ‘too little too late’ and ‘worse than the worst-case scenario’
Sector leaders have criticised the Government for once again “penalising hospitality” with its reopening strategy, forcing pubs and restaurants to wait a further three months before they can operate inside. The proposed reopening timeline has been branded “too little too late,” and “worse than the worst-case scenario” by operators from all corners of the sector, who have warned that without significant support in next week’s Budget, there will be a “devastating” fallout for businesses.
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Event NewsHospitality heroes recognised at Retailers’ Retailer Awards
To mark what has been a truly testing 12 months, this year MCA is introducing a new, unique category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, which recognises the unsung heroes of the hospitality sector.
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InterviewsHero Award: ‘There’s a level of compassion sometimes missing in finance’
As part of the new Hero Award at the Retailers’ Retailer, MCA is profiling five senior managers who have gone above and beyond in steering their business through the crisis.
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InterviewsSimon Potts: ‘There are positives to a transition period’
Alchemist CEO Simon Potts has said he would be open to a 12-week transition towards reopening, and that a period of restrictions could have its positives for operators.
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InterviewsAlchemist CEO Simon Potts: ‘Burnham is highlighting the plight of the people’
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s refusal to accept tier 3 restrictions has “highlighted the plight of the people” and emphasised the need for sufficient job support, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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InterviewsAlchemist CEO Simon Potts: Safety measures more important now than ever
As the number of consumers returning to bars and restaurants increases, strong and visible safety measures will be more important than ever, The Conversation has heard.Speaking at the event, Alchemist CEO Simon Potts said that although it is undoubtedly positive news that the Government has started encouraging consumers to return to the sector, this next wave of consumers may not be so fearless as the first.
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InterviewsAlchemist CEO Simon Potts: ‘We’ll work to turn fear of going out into fear of missing out’
“Relaxed” isn’t an emotion easily associated with members of the hospitality industry of late, but Alchemist CEO Simon Potts seems to be the exception. In fact, with consumer behaviour throughout the pandemic largely dependent on their personal proximity to a relaxed state of mind, for Potts, a pragmatic and slow-paced reopening is the obvious route to a successful recovery.
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NewsThe Alchemist: ‘People thought we were just a chavvy northern cocktail bar’
This week sees The Alchemist open its biggest and most ambitious site yet, in Canary Wharf.
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NewsAlchemist to trial grab and go offer at Canary Wharf
The Alchemist is to trial a bagel-based grab and go offer at its upcoming site in Canary Wharf, MCA can reveal.
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NewsAlchemist pushes forward with plans for international expansion
The Alchemist is well underway with its plans to expand overseas and anticipates having its first international site open by 2021, managing director Simon Potts has told MCA.
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NewsThe Alchemist invests in workforce
The Alchemist has grown turnover by 17.3% to £41m in the year to March 2019, from £34.4m in 2018.
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Alchemist strengthens board as pipeline grows
The Alchemist has promoted head of property Paul Mitchell to property director, as it builds its pipeline.
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NewsThe Alchemist launches AR cocktails
The Alchemist is this week launching a new Augmented Reality cocktail menu and app, The Conjurer.
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OpinionThe Golden Boy
In the final of our series of profiles on Retailers’ Retailer 2018 winners, James Wallin speaks to The Alchemist managing director, Simon Potts, about mastering regional expansion
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NewsThe Alchemist to double up in Birmingham
The Alchemist, the Palatine-backed bar and restaurant concept, is to double up in Birmingham, MCA understands. The Simon Potts-led group has secured the former Le Monde site in the city’s Brindley Place. It joins the existing site in Colmore Row, which opened in August 2016. With that venue showing like-for-like ...
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