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Richards to leave Novus
18 June, 2013
Steve Richards is stepping down as chief executive of Novus Leisure after eight years in the role - and having last year led a £100m management buy-out and refinancing at the London-based bar and restaurant business. The search is underway for his successor.
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New openings: Greene King Hungry for more, Jamie's slims down
12 June, 2013
Greene King is opening more Hungry Horses and Jamie’s Italian is opening a smaller-scale Jamie’s Trattoria brand in Richmond. There's openings too from Crussh, Wildwood, Geronimo, Prezzo, Nando's, Fullers, Rhubarb, Ossett Brewery and Milton Brewery.
May sales uplift for pub and restaurant chains
12 June, 2013
Pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales increase 1.2% in May, against the same month last year. Total sales, including the impact of new openings, were up 4.5%, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Fullers managed pubs see 7% like-for-like growth
7 June, 2013
Fullers, the Chiswick-based pub operator and brewer, saw like-for-like sales in managed pubs and hotels grow 2.1% in the year to March 30, with lfls leaping 7% in recent trading in the nine weeks to 1 June. It also announced it is opening London's Pride, the only airside pub at Heathrow's new Terminal 2 next year.
New openings: TRG spreads Coast to Coast; Cosmo goes north, Peach south
5 June, 2013
The Restaurant Group is stepping up the pace of expansion for its Coast to Coast expansion with a clutch of new openings for 2013. There's openings news too from Cosmo, Peach Pub Co, Prezzo, Frankie & Benny's, CAU and Grillshack.
Fowle and Watson line up for Future of Finance panel
20 June, 2013, Bafta, London
Industry leaders Adam Fowle and Clive Watson are joining our business leaders' panel at the 2013 Peach Future of Finance Dinner & Debate, in London, on 20 June. Ex-M&B ceo Fowle, whose business interests now include Bramwell and Bistrot Pierre among others, teams up with Watson who has just raised almost £10m to grow his City Pub Co venture.
Bramwell picks Wild Lime for high street pubs
3 June, 2013
Bramwell Pub Company is readying a major new concept for high street pubs - Wild Lime Bar and Kitchen. The first site opens in Southampton next week. It will be an all-day offer with flexibility the key, serving everything from coffee and breakfasts to late-night drinks.
New openings: Pink Shed pop-up, Debenhams, Tea Monkey, Farm House
30 May, 2013
The Pink Shed, a new pop-up private dining concept, has opened at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre. There's openings news too from Debenhams, Tea Monkey, Farm House Inns, Harvester, Marston's and Wagamama, among others.
M&B growing sales and profit in a 'tough market'
23 May, 2013
M&B, Britain's biggest restaurant and managed pub operator, saw total sales grow 2% to £991m in the 28 weeks to 13 April. Operating profit was up 5% to £145m. Like-for-likes sales were essentially flat, ahead 0.3%.
New openings: Whiteley, Coast to Coast, Poundcafe, Revere, Loungers
22 May, 2013
The Whiteley Shopping Centre near Fareham, Hampshire, is the latest retail centre to open with restaurants and cafes at its core. There's openings news too from Coast to Coast, Poundcafe, Revere, Loungers and Bumpkin.
Culture the key advantage, Jim Sullivan tells London audience
17 May, 2013
Iconic restaurant guru Jim Sullivan brought his trademark energy, enthusiasm and insight to London this week to inspire the 270 industry professionals who attended his Fundamentals Masterclass, at the IMAX theatre Waterloo.
Bacon and Neill line up for Future of Finance debate
20 June, 2013, Bafta, London
Restaurant entrepreneurs Ian Neill and Tim Bacon are joining the panel at the 2013 Peach Future of Finance Dinner & Debate, in London, on 20 June. Living Ventures boss Bacon has been raising funds for two projects, while ex-Wagamama chair Neill in now an active sector investor.
Marston's continues with new builds as like-for-likes rise 6%
16 May, 2013
Marston's, the pub retailer and brewer, saw like-for-likes sales grow 6% in its Premium & Destination managed pub division over the six weeks to 11 May. It said it expected to open at least 20 new build pubs in the current year.
New openings: Jamie opens diner, Shake Shack sets date
15 May, 2013
Jamie Oliver’s new diner has opened on Shaftesbury Avenue in London. There's openings news too this week from Shake Shack, Living Ventures, Aux Pains de Papy, Vapiano and Carluccio's.
Restaurant Group plans 30 plus new sites, as like-for-likes grow 4.5%
15 May, 2013
The Restaurant Group has reported strong trading for the first 19 weeks of the year with total sales up 11% and like-for-like ahead 4.5%. It plans to open 30 to 35 new restaurants this year.
Sales recover in April after big freeze, with London to fore
15 May, 2013
Britain’s pub and restaurant groups returned to sales growth in April after a disastrous weather-hit March. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show collective like-for-like sales edged up 0.1% against April last year, compared to the 3.0% fall seen in March.
Auction Against Hunger raises £100,000
9 May, 2013
Auction Against Hunger has raised over £100,000 for the Action Against Hunger charity via its 'live' fundraising event at Shoreditch House in London on Tuesday evening and its online bidding for prizes.
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Wild on the high street
17 June, 2013
The Bramwell Pub Company has a new brand to inject fresh life into high street pubs. Tom Holman gets the exclusive lowdown on the thinking behind itmore...
Carluccio’s turns 75
18 June, 2013
Carluccio’s has reached the milestone of 75 sites with its latest opening in Aberdeen. It has launched in the city’s Union Square development, taking a 92 cover, 3,900 square feet unit.
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- Living Ventures sets sail for Grand Pacific
- New openings: Greene King Hungry for more, Jamie's slims down
- NRN picks top US Hot Concepts
- Rhubarb aims high at 20 Fenchurch Street
- New openings: TRG spreads Coast to Coast; Cosmo goes north, Peach south
- Caring to launch Grillshack
- Wetherspoon defends motorway pub
- Bramwell picks Wild Lime for high street pubs
- New openings: Pink Shed pop-up, Debenhams, Tea Monkey, Farm House
Peach Pubs pulls out of Leicester
19 June, 2013
Peach Pub Company has quit its site in Leicester’s Highcross development. Caribbean-themed concept Turtle Bay is to take it on. more...
- Starbucks counts the calories
- Pizza Hut fires up flatbreads in States
- Sector in the clear on horsemeat
- Pizza Express gets PM approval
- Harrogate turns down Carluccio’s
- Wetherspoon claims high Scores on the Doors
- Ceviche publishes, tours
- Action Against Hunger’s Critics night pulls in £40,000
- YO! Sushi flies with drone of its own
Heaton gives Spirit campaign the X factor
18 June, 2013
Spirit Pub Company has hired Michelle Heaton, star of the music group Liberty X, to launch a new competition to reward the UK’s most inspiring children. more...
- McGuinness to push Pizza Hut brand
- McDonald's launches new iced smoothie multi-media campaign
- Nando’s scores 101 for brand work
- Domino’s drones on delivery
- La Tasca climbs TripAdvisor rankings
- Kitty promo turns on McDonald’s
- Hook Norton gives pubs the silent treatment
- Nicholson’s Ale celebrates birthday
- Tampopo gains TripAdvisor recognition
Pub tenants want statutory code
19 June, 2013
Virtually all pub tenants are in favour of formal regulation of their relationships with pub companies, according to a new survey. more...
- Drinking outlets to fall, innovation to rise
- Coffee market rises—and widens
- High streets 'must do better' say consumers
- Portas pilots failing high streets
- CBI sees ‘growing confidence’
- Young’s success reflects strength of London pub market
- April retail sales down, but show people ‘prepared to spend’
Orchid gets theatrical on training
18 June, 2013
The Orchid group of pubs and bars has used elements of theatrical performance to train up its new breed of ‘Sales Ambassadors’.more...
Spirit ‘resilient’ as sales swing in tough spring
19 June, 2013
Sales at Spirit Pub Co have underlined the weather-induced volatility of the market. The operator revealed a period of two halves at its managed division, with like for like sales negative for the six weeks to 13 April at 3.8% down, but back in positive territory at +2.6% for the next six weeks to 25 May. more...
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May sales uplift for pub and restaurant chains
12 June, 2013
Pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales increase 1.2% in May, against the same month last year. Total sales, including the impact of new openings, were up 4.5%, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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- London pubs flourishing
- Sales recover in April after big freeze, with London to fore
- Groups see like-for-likes plunge 3% in freezing March
- February delivers sales bounce-back
- Groups see like-for-like sales fall 2.4% in January
- Restrained festive cheer for pub and restaurant groups
- School break helps boost November like-for-likes 3.4%
Fast food gets gentrified
17 June, 2013
Fast food has shaken off its unhealthy and cheap image to move way upmarket, says the Observer in some analysis of eating out trends. more...
Hot concepts - the back catalogue 8
20 February, 2013
Peach Report’s latest guide to some of the newest casual concepts that are most worth a visit - from Balthazar to street food to hot pizza concepts to bring-your-own.
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Get social, get mobile, get local - Peach Marketing Seminar
22 March, 2013
Marketing teams need to harness the power of social media, make sure they rule the mobile spaces, get down and dirty on local marketing and make sure their brand is understood by their teams as well as customers. Those were among the key message from Peach’s sell-out 2013 Marketing Seminar.
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- Jim Sullivan back in the UK
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Independently minded, or just pragmatic
17 June, 2013
Why do people choose to eat in independent restaurants and pubs? There’s a body of opinion, often expressed in weekend newspaper supplements, that it’s because the public simply don’t like brands or chains—and given the choice will always seek out the indie.more...
The 10 commitments of focus
20 February, 2013
Life is short, so concentrate on making a difference: that's a good philosophy to live by, says Jim Sullivan, and it works just as well for your business as it does in the wider world
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Pulling in the promiscuous diner
17 June, 2013
Where do your customers go when they’re not with you? Their eating-out habits and your competitive challengers may not be as you imagined, david Martin discovers, after looking at the latest Peach BrandTrack datamore...
