Retailers Retailer Awards

M&C Report

M&C Report is the leading authority on the UK eating-out and drinking-out markets. It is the only publication written exclusively for the senior management tier of the industry. Published by William Reed Business Media, M&C's two main products are a real-time news service www.mcreport.com with the latest breaking stories from across the sector and a monthly journal crammed with insight, analysis and commentary.

M&C Report also produces a clutch of industry-leading events, such as the Retailers' Retailer of the Year Awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in the eating-out and drinking-out sector. These awards really matter because they are selected by the industry itself - they are based on the votes of hundreds of senior executives from the market. They are therefore a true reflection of what the market thinks.

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Barclays Commercial

Sponsors of Rising Star

Market conditions are always changing - indeed over the past year the Hospitality and Leisure sector has experienced challenging and unprecedented times. Adapting to such challenges can be tough but it is vital that companies and their banking partners react and plan for these changes and stay focused on business goals.

Now more than ever Barclays Commercial Bank is committed to working alongside its customers, offering specialist team support dealing with the specific sub-sectors in the Hospitality and Leisure sector (including hotels, food and drink, travel, professional sport and leisure operators), working in partnership with a wide range of industry leading businesses.

The Hospitality and Leisure Team in London includes 16 specialist Relationship Directors with full support from specialist banking product teams within Barclays, covering card acquiring, cash and treasury management and risk solutions such as derivatives and foreign exchange. The team at Barclays Commercial Bank is focused intently on understanding the needs and challenges faced by their clients in the rapidly evolving external environment, and therefore offering bespoke solutions with a competitive edge.

For further information about Barclays, please visit:
www.barclayscommercial.co.uk
www.barclayscommercial.com/turningthecorner

www.barclayscommercial.co.uk

Altium

 

Sponsors of Best Company

Working closely with our customers and contributing insightful advice and support has helped Altium develop a reputation for strong long-term relationships.

We listen carefully to the very specific needs of individual clients and our track record gives us confidence that this is an approach which works for them. Our reputation in the leisure sector- especially in advising pub, bar and restaurant groups - is well established. We have completed a number of transactions in the space advising companies including Capital Pub Company, Revolution, EAT, Carluccio's, La Tasca, Individual Restaurant Company, Domino's Pizza, Tragus, Prezzo, Luminar, Powerleague and Arena Leisure amongst others.

We specialise in advising both public and private small cap companies. We are able to IPO businesses as a means of raising equity funding and delivering an exit for shareholders. Our analyst team writes rated research on all the listed pub, bar and restaurant chains. We are also equally adept at advising private companies and have excellent contacts with the banks and private equity houses who lend to the leisure sector.

www.altiumcapital.com

BDO

Sponsors of Deal of the Year

BDO is recognised as the leading adviser to the restaurant and bars sector, blending sector knowledge and experience with practical advice which is aimed at making a real difference to our clients' performance.

We advise more restaurant groups in the UK than any other accounting firm and our market experts have a keen understanding of the issues in this dynamic sector; from current attitudes of debt providers to the availability of private and public equity investment; from pre-pack administrations to the most active new concepts; and from the minimum wage/tronc to the current trading challenges businesses are facing.

This industry-focused approach ensures our clients benefit from the specialist expertise and diverse skills of people that know their business, market and industry.

www.bdo.uk.com

Coca-Cola Enterprises

Sponsors of Retailers' Retailer of the Year

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is proud to sponsor the Retailers' Retailer of the Year Award at the Retailers' Retailer of the Year 2010.

Our portfolio provides retailers with leading consumer brands including ‘Coca-Cola', ‘Schweppes' ‘Appletiser', ‘Relentless', amongst others, which are supported with extensive TV, radio and marketing spend.

We at CCE recognise that soft drinks are a significant category within your business and as such are continuing to innovate and drive this category forward to the benefit of your business and also your customers.

In an increasingly competitive market, offering consumers' drinks they demand along with quality and consistent service is crucial in delivering the best customer experience and drive repeat visits.

We know that offering the nation's favourite soft drink*, ‘Coca-Cola' in the original glass icon bottle can drive sales as customers desire it in a premium package, perfectly served from their frequented retail environments.

Our sales teams provide national coverage, offering retailers a comprehensive range of soft drinks as well as advice and training on how to maximise their soft drink sales.

Please call 08457 102030 for more information on any of our products and we look forward to supporting you in the future.

*Coca-Cola is the largest Soft drinks brand in GB - Source: Nielsen Total Coverage; MAT to 26th October 2009

www.cokecce.co.uk

Brulines

Sponsors of Best Venue
Brulines Group Plc provides operational transparency to customers in the Licensed, Leisure, Vending and Petrol forecourt sectors by remotely capturing data and providing intuitive management reporting which can be acted upon to significantly improve business performance. This enables customers to improve operating profitability through a combination of cost reduction measures and revenue growth.

Brulines i-draught system is a highly advanced beer monitoring system designed specifically to provide licensed premise owners and operators with complete operational transparency of draught beer dispense performance, the results from which enable key improvement actions such as:

• Maximising yield through identifying and reducing wastage
• Minimising shrinkage through comparing timed dispense to till variance
• Tap rationalisation by identifying under utilised founts
• Reducing service costs through fewer taps and planned maintenance
• Identifying poor practices which can be improved through staff training
• Monitoring and improving Technical Service contractual performance
• Reconciling stock deliveries and dispensed volume

As well as critical areas of draught beer dispense, Brulines can also monitor post mix syrup, spirits and fridge temperatures, thus giving customers real insight into the operational performance of their business.

Brulines is also a key supplier of gaming machine monitoring and reporting technology for AWP and gaming machines in the licensed, leisure and adult gaming sectors via its Coin-Metrics and Machine Insite businesses. The information and customer support provided by each business has enabled customers to maximise the up time of their machines increasing revenue and profit.

Brulines latest acquisition, Vianet, has quickly developed into a world leader in vending machine monitoring for major international and UK brand owners and operators such as Glaxo SmithKline. The development and deployment of telemetry and cashless technology solutions has given customers complete operating transparency and enabled substantial cost reduction and product rate of sale improvements to be made resulting in increased machine and route profitability.

The overriding aim of all Brulines Group companies is to help customers increase profitability through providing operational transparency and information they can act on.

www.brulines.com/brulines/products-i-draught.aspx

Shelley Sandzer

Sponsor of Best Concept
Established in 1983, Shelley Sandzer is the UK's leading leisure property consultant.  Coverage includes all of the UK with both the agency and prfessional departments involved in Restauraants, Bars, Nightclubs, Cinema's, Casino's, Hotel's and Health Clubs.

Nick Weir, partner, heads up the Acquisiion Department throughout the whole of the UK having worked very closely with Carluccio's, Ping Pong, Tragus, Cote as well as numerous other emerging and established brands.  Nick Weir also heads up the investment department having carried out acquisition and sales of many leisure and catering investments.

Ted Schama, partner, heads up the Leasing Department which encompasses major regional shopping centres including Metro Centre, Bluewater, Leeds Trinity and Bicester Village.  Other very high profile projects include the Angel Building, Heron Tower, West India Quay as well as many others.

Duncan Lillie, partner, heads up the Professional Department with the department undertaking rent reviews, lease restructuring, rating and all other landlord and tenant matters.  There is a healthy split between major landlord instructions such as The Dominion Theature, The Gate, Newcastle, O2 Finchley Road.  The department also represents numerous restaurant groups and operators such as Nando's, Town Centre Restaurants, Tragus as well as smaller groups and individuals.

Shelley Sandzer has been awarded Best Leisure Consultants by the Leisure Property Forum and Property Week years 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

www.shelleysandzer.co.uk/

Zenith Hygiene Group

Sponsors of The Evolution Award
As the largest independent UK supplier of hygiene chemicals, we are wholly committed to the industry that we serve.

Zenith are able to provide unique bespoke solutions to include; quality product systems, advanced training programs, superior customer care and particularly relevant at this time - pricing initiatives.

Providing Quality Products and Services from our 5 UK distribution depots, Zenith can satisfy customer needs with value from the smaller to the very largest group business's.

 

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Zonal

Sponsors of Investor of the Year
Edinburgh-based Zonal Retail Data Systems Ltd is the UK's leading supplier of end-to-end EPoS solutions for the hospitality industry. Our advanced hardware and software solutions consistently deliver added value to the specialised hospitality sector. Our dynamic consultancy, support and service offering ensures maximum efficiency is gained from the solutions we provide.

We make our own hardware and write our own software, so all our solutions are fully supported by Zonal expertise. Our comprehensive product set is specifically designed for the rigours of the hospitality industry. Products such as our highly reliable Z500 terminal with no moving parts emphasise our understanding of the needs of fast moving, high pressure business.

The business success of Zonal's 30 years track record in providing technology solutions originated in the hospitality industry. This is a key strength, as it has enabled Zonal to design solutions with the industry and the end-user in mind, thereby giving customers tighter control and delivering valuable savings. Supplying 5,000 individual sites and with a 30% market share in the pub industry, Zonal is a major player within the hospitality and leisure industries, with more companies acknowledging the benefits that our systems can bring to their business each day.

Our wide and diverse customer base encompasses all aspects of the hospitality industry from the some of the largest pub companies, restaurants, leisure parks, theatres, stadia, hotels to single outlets. 15 out of the top 30 pub companies in the UK are our clients, including Greene King, JD Wetherspoon, Orchid Pubs & Dining and Fuller Smith and Turner.

http://www.zonal.co.uk/