All Tortilla articles – Page 14
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OpinionTalent spotting
Over the next 18 months the industry is set to experience a sustained level of M&A activity, including a number of big ticket deals, but it is mining for “investment gold” at the other end of the business lifecycle that is increasingly moving to the top of the agenda for sector investors in the rush for the next big thing
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NewsOperators sign up for new Nottingham restaurant quarter
Handmade Burger Co, Coast 2 Coast, Tortilla and Ed’s Easy Diner have all sign up to open in the new £40m restaurant quarter at the intu Victoria Centre in Nottingham
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Tortilla secures first site in the North West
Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito chain, will open its first restaurant in the North West at Liverpool ONE, in mid-November
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NewsRegional rents on the rise
Bidding wars between restaurant operators are driving up rents on former retail units in the centre of Leeds
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NewsBLINK signs Wembley Stadium deal
BLINK has signed a new three-year deal to provide additional specialist food partners, to complement the core offer within Wembley stadium
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NewsTortilla trials breakfast offer
Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito chain, has launched a breakfast trial at its site opposite Clapham Junction
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Filling in the sandwich market
Mendocino Farms has not rushed into expanding its operation, but is now finding huge popularity in the US sandwich market
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Intu sees property value uplift
Intu, the shopping centre operator, has reported a 7.6% uplift in the like-for-like value of its properties in the six months to June, with the group seeing profits and revenues grow
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OpinionQ2 trading update
M&C Report talks to pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the second quarter of 2014, with reflections on the first six months of the calendar year. The consensus is that the strong first quarter had broadly continued in Q2, aided to some extent by the weather and sporting fixtures, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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NewsTortilla on track to break 20-site mark
Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito chain, is set to open a further seven restaurants this year, as it looks to break through the 20-site mark
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NewsRed’s readying for a step change in growth
Red’s True Barbecue is readying itself for a step change in growth by putting in place all the necessary structures and appointments needed
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Cineworld to anchor £100m Watford scheme
Intu has signed leading cinema operator Cineworld as the leisure anchor for its £100m retail and leisure development in Watford town centre
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NewsIntu names Lakeside foodcourt line up
Intu has confirmed the majority of the line-up for its new £9m foodcourt development at Lakeside, with Tortilla, Five Guys and Patisserie Valerie all asset for new openings at the scheme
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Intu reports improving environment
Shopping centre owner Intu has welcomed the improving retail environment in the UK, reporting a rise in consumer confidence leading to an increase in footfall.
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Opinion
Thinking globally, acting locally
More and more restaurant operators are adopting sustainable business practices. Kerstin Kuhn focuses on US fast-casual brand Sweetgreen
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Analysis & InsightEd's takes top spot in Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker
Ed’s Easy Diner has taken the top spot in this year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker, which tracks companies with the fastest-growing profits within the United Kingdom’s eating and drinking-out sector, with a compound annual growth rate of 127%
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Opinion
Keeping track of the flyers
This year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker highlights the fact that those high-quality operators that made the right calls during the downturn are perfectly placed to reap the benefits in any upturn in the general economy, writes Mark Wingett
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OpinionQ1 trading overview
M&C Report talks to major pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the first quarter of 2014. The consensus is that Q1 was as good as or better than expected, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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OpinionOpening the door to opportunity
As the UK economy continues to recover, Hill Campbell Partners’ Paul Campbell says this is the perfect time for restaurant entrepreneurs to make their mark
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OpinionChanging of the guard
If the average tenure for a chief executive these days in a quoted business is under five years, and for those in private businesses slightly more, then Simon Kossoff, Russel Joffe, Robin Rowland, Clive Schlee, Harvey Smyth and Andrew Page, with a combined tenure of more than 60 years (an average of 10 years each), are all due for replacement at some point soon. When it happens, who from the next generation will take over?