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New openings for Brewers Fayre, Wagamama and Leon
26 July, 2010

Whitbread is to open three new Brewers Fayre restaurants - its first such openings in around five years. It joins chains including Leon, Wagamama and Franklin's Deli in expanding across the UK this week, while Cantina Laredo is the latest US chain to set up store in London

Missed this? - the best bits from elsewhere
26 July, 2010

Catch up on the pick of industry-relevant stories from other media websites, including: Fast food ads missing Ofcom targets, Britain still short on affordable good dining, Carve-up of the Food Standards Agency is wrong, Waitrose targets pubs for convenience stores, Licensing Act hits Scottish pubs, Asda ends below-cost alcohol deals and Liquor licensing moves back to Home Office - the reactions.

Hot Concepts to check out

Peach Report regularly highlights some of the newest, hottest and most interesting concepts out there in the market - with the suggestion that over the summer you and your team might like to go to see them for yourselves. Latest additions include NOW by Ping Pong, any number of burritto concepts, the Union Market food store and the test-bed YO! Sushi in Market Place, off Oxford Street.

Jim Sullivan video refresher: two great enemies of training

Catch up on video training tips from Jim Sullivan, the leading international restaurant expert - bringing a wealth of experience and commonsense to the UK market

M&B on track with sales rise
22 July, 2010

Mitchells & Butlers, the UK's biggest managed pub and restaurant operator, has reported like-for-like sales for the 42 weeks to July 17 up 1.6% with total sales ahead 2.1%. It said its retail operating margin continued to improve with third quarter margins “slightly ahead” of last year.

FSA avoids axe - but with wings cut
22 July, 2010

The Food Standards Agency has escaped the axe, the government has announced, but the industry body will lose its responsibilities for nutrition and labelling.

Britain’s best-known brands
15 July, 2010

Peach Factory research has revealed the nation’s most memorable eating and drinking out businesses. Our unique BrandTrack survey asked consumers to name, spontaneously and unprompted, all the pub, restaurant, fast food, café and sandwich stores as they could remember. Yes, McDonald’s was top of the list, but who else made the top 20? Did Nando’s, PizzaExpress and Wetherspoons make the cut? See for yourself.

Rowland to be 'guest' chair at Peach 2020
18 November, 2010, Bafta, London

YO! Sushi ceo Robin Rowland will join Peach founder Peter Martin as joint chair of this year's Peach Network 2020 conference, to be held at London's Bafta Theatre on November 18.

School break drives June sales pick-up
12 July, 2010

A heady combination of half-term holidays, the World Cup and sunny weather had their effect on the UK eating and drinking-out market in June, with the country’s top restaurant and pub groups emerging with combined like-for-like sales up +1.4% on the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

McDonald's to recruit and train London Olympics volunteers
9 July, 2010

McDonald's award-winning expertise as a people trainer has been recognized by the London 2012 Olympics organisers. The fast food giant has been chosen to help take on 70,000 volunteer Games Makers from across the UK.

Industry bodies square up on below-cost alcohol
12 July, 2010

Pub and restaurant trade bodies have joined forces to urge the Government to be bold in its measures to combat supermarkets’ sale of alcoholic drinks at below-cost prices.

Book your executive trip to Disney Institute, Orlando
18 to 22 October 2010

The National Skills Academy for Hospitality is running a bespoke, executive trip to Disney Institute HQ in Orlando this autumn. The exclusive, three and a half day training programme will be limited to just 20 places and includes behind the scenes tours in the “live laboratory” of the Disney theme parks. BOOK YOUR PLACES NOW

A long way from awareness to commitment
By David Martin and Peter Martin

Peach Factory’s new BrandTrack research casts a spotlight on current consumer attitudes to going out and in particular to branded chains. While recognition and usage of brands is growing, that isn’t necessarily translating into brand loyalty.

Will chains grasp the health challenge?
8 July, 2010

Health and the environment remain strong undercurrents in consumer decision-making despite the recession, with popular chains like McDonalds and Nando’s plugging into the themes with their latest campaigns, writes Peter Martin

Harvester back on TV - and onto the mall
8 July, 2010

M&B is going back onto TV with new ads for its Harvester and Sizzling Pub brands after the end of the World Cup. The group is also shortly to open its first Harvester pub restaurant in a retail location in Aldershot.

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Orchid begins to bloom
16 June, 2010

On the face of it Orchid looks a complicated business. It’s a 290-site pub group that runs everything from community locals to carveries to nightclubs to Thai restaurants. How does that work? more...

Baby’s Badass lightening up the LA streets
27 July, 2010

Eating should be fun, often indulgent and if you’re lucky a sensual experience too. That’s why this burger truck concept from Venice Beach, California, caught the eye. It’s called Baby’s Badass Burgers. more...

The Real Greek counts the calories as other restaurants drop plans
26 July, 2010

The Real Greek is claiming to be the first restaurant group in the country to include calorie counts across its entire menu—but other restaurants are backing away from the move. more...

YO! gets down with the kids
28 July, 2010

YO! Sushi is running a ‘flashmob’ secret gig at its new Market Place restaurant in central London this Thursday - starring DJ superstar Jaguar Skills. The Radio One regular dresses as a ninja, and will be jumping out of an A Team van and straight onto the decks. more...

Pubs help drive down under-age drinking
26 July, 2010

The numbers of school children drinking alcohol has fallen over the last few years, according to a new report—thanks in large part to pubs’ efforts to stamp out under-age drinking. more...

IRC and Orchid appoint new ops directors
19 July, 2010

The Individual Restaurant Company has appointed Danny Fox as its new operations director. more...

Carlson to invest US$100m in TGI Fridays UK business

Carlson, the privately held global hospitality and travel company, has today acquired the remaining 60% stake in TGI Friday's UK operation from AAC Capital Partners for US$50m. more...

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School break sparks June sales pick-up
12 July, 2010

A heady combination of half-term holidays, the World Cup and sunny weather had their effect on the UK eating and drinking-out market in June, with the country’s top restaurant and pub groups emerging with combined like-for-like sales up +1.4% on the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. more...

Nando’s made £23m UK loss in 2009

The UK arm of Nando’s made losses of £23m on sales of £167m in the 36 weeks to February 2009, according to documents filed at Companies House more...

Hot Concepts - go check out

Peach Report regularly highlights some of the newest, hottest and most interesting concepts out there in the market - with the suggestion that over the summer you and your team might like to go to see them for yourselves. more...

Rowland to be 'guest' chair at Peach 2020
18 November, 2010, Bafta, London

YO! Sushi ceo Robin Rowland will join Peach founder Peter Martin as joint chair of this year's Peach Network 2020 conference, to be held at London's Bafta Theatre on November 18. more...

Will chains grasp the health challenge?
8 July, 2010

Health and the environment remain strong undercurrents in consumer decision-making despite the recession, with popular chains like McDonalds and Nando’s plugging into the themes with their latest campaigns,writes Peter Martin more...

Workshop takeaways
16 June, 2010

Ten tips for success from Jim Sullivan’s 2010 Fundamentals session in London, May 2010 more...

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