All Toby Carvery articles – Page 7
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News
Darby: filling day parts is 'critical'
Filling in the day parts is “critical” for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and the group still has a “lot more to do” to maximise opportunities outside peak trading times, chief executive Alistair Darby told the Numis Travel & Leisure conference today
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs narrowly beating restaurants on customer service
Consumers rate leading managed pub chains higher than restaurant brands in customer service, friendliness and speed, according to the latest analysis from Allegra Foodservice
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News
M&B pledges 1,000 new apprenticeships
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has pledged it will recruit 1,000 new skills-based apprentices over the next two years, to work across its brands as part of its commitment to developing young talent
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News
Tesco grows Decks pipeline
Tesco is to rollout its new casual dining format, Decks, to three further sites across the country, after the success of its first openings under the concept
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M&B: steady progress, trading, core brands
M&C Report talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby about the steady progress the group is making, the performance of its core growth brands and changes in its leadership team, plus analyst reaction
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Analysis & Insight
Pret, Greggs and Toby rate highly for customer satisfaction
Pret A Manger, Greggs and Toby Carvery have been named among the top performing brands and organisations in the UK in terms of customer satisfaction, a new survey shows
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Opinion
Tesco set for the long stay
News earlier this month, that two M&B executives were set to join Tesco’s Family Dining vehicle led one commentator to proclaim, “oh, they are serious then!”. With underutilised and underperforming space to fill, the supermarket giant is deadly serious about becoming a significant player in the UK’s eating out sector
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News
Tesco eyes more Decks openings
Tesco is to continue the rollout of its new casual dining format, Decks, following the opening of the third site under the format in front of its Extra store in Broadstairs and after it called on consumers to let them know where they should open the brand next
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News
Sector brands dominate High St happiness list
Leading eating and drinking-out sector operators have dominated the top 10 of the latest High Street Happiness Survey, which looks into the levels of customer satisfaction being provided by the UK’s top high street brands
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Analyst corner
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks at the upcoming full-year results from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) (26 November) and says he expects solid current trading, following a disappointing Q4
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News
Tesco’s Decks to make Wales debut
Tesco is to continue the rollout of its new casual dining format, Decks, with the opening of its first site in Wales, as its Extra store in Newport
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Diary
Diary: Las Iguanas, JDW, Benito's Hat, Toby Carvery
This week’s Diary includes impressive figures from Las Iguanas, JDW plays chicken, Tim Bacon on his days behind the bar, Terry Pullen eyes more Ballrooms, InnBrighton refocuses on pubs, and you are what you eat according to Toby Carvery
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News
Tesco begins Decks rollout
Tesco is to begin the rollout of its new casual dining format, Decks, with the opening of a second site at its Extra store in Broadstairs, Kent
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Analysis & Insight
Significant growth opportunities remain
Leading analyst and sector investor Mark Brumby takes a closer look at the UK’s eating and drinking-out market. He says that any backsliding in the market is likely to be short-lived (and may indeed be over, particularly with regard to food) and that growth opportunities remain significant
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M&B to evolve Toby Carvery
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plans to update the brand image for Toby Carvery and move away from promotions for the 152-strong concept, which it has identified as one of its “expansion brands”
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Analysis & Insight
Johnson sits at the top table
It has been singled out as the market leader in the ever-growing world buffet sector, but with the backing of the Luke Johnson-led Risk Capital Partners, Red Hot World Buffet (RHWB) looks set to cement that position
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News
Analyst corner
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks ahead to the Q4 update from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), which is due at the end of September
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News
M&B to put “its shoulder behind” M&C
Alistair Darby, chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has told M&C Report that the company is ready to put its shoulder behind its steakhouse concept Miller & Carter
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News
Tesco to launch Decks format
Tesco is to launch its new casual dining format at its Extra store in the Arena Shopping Park, Coventry next month under the name Decks, which it describes as a “fresh take on eating out”, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Out-of-town take up
Casual dining is becoming an essential part of the retail experience in the UK. It is now widely acknowledged that an attractive leisure mix leads to increased dwell time, as well as an improved consumer experience, says Andrew McGregor, head of leisure at Knight Frank