Sponsors and Supporters
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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 Corporate
Sponsors of Rising Star
Market conditions are always changing - indeed throughout 2010 all of us across the Hospitality and Leisure sector have experienced challenging times. Adapting to such challenges can be tough but it is important that we stay focused on our goals and committed to our values - this is what will get us through.
Now more than ever Barclays Corporate is committed to sharing its financial expertise with its clients - whether that's so they can maximise cash flow and protect against future financial risks, or by simply sharing the knowledge Barclays Corporate has developed over the years through working with thousands of businesses. Barclays Corporate wants to ensure businesses maintain momentum - making sure they understand the key drivers of performance alongside the solutions, ideas and strategies that will help them capitalise on the changing conditions.
This is supported by our relationship banking approach where dedicated relationship and industry specialist managers can provide local access to an extensive range of products and services, as well as offering business information and support.
Within the Hospitality and Leisure Team in London we have 16 specialists looking at numerous sub-sectors including Hotels; Travel; Leisure; Food and Beverages and Sports. This industry specialist knowledge and dedicated support means that our relationship managers truly understand their clients market and challenges, today and in the future, and are able to offer bespoke solutions.
Additionally, clients are offered access to the products and expertise of other businesses in the Group, particularly the investment banking solutions of Barclays Capital and the private wealth management expertise of Barclays Wealth.
For further information about Barclays Corporate, please visit our website:
www.barclayscorporate.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
Olswang
Sponsors of Best Company
Olswang is a full service leading law firm with a diverse Leisure & Retail practice, headed up by corporate partner, David Roberts.
The practice acts for the key players and influencers in the Leisure & Retail space, all of whom benefit from our connections, our specialist sector knowledge and international platform.
Calling upon Olswang's famous entrepreneurial spirit, the firm's Leisure & Retail practice acts for an impressive list of domestic and foreign clients that demand advisers that do more than just paper the deals.
In this day and age, clients want advice, they want introductions, they want ideas, they want leadership, they demand passion and they require value.
These are the core values of Olswang and have become part of the DNA of the Leisure & Retail practice.
As an indication of the quality of our practice, our deals include the acquisitions of Hard Rock Café, the Caprice Group, Mark Birley Holdings Limited, Wentworth Golf Club, Esporta Gym and Racquetball Club, Strada, Soho House Limited, Alpha Flight Catering, Searcys and the Eton Collection.
Due to our deep commitment and connections within the Leisure & Retail space, we have evolved relationships with key stakeholders in the sector, be they owners, operators, asset managers, lenders, advisers, intermediaries or private equity investors. They are all part of our circle.
We would love to come and talk to you about your business.
We love to listen and if you are looking for special service, let us dish it up for you, the Olswang way. After all, we are all in the hospitality industry aren't we?
www.olswang.com
Pernod Ricard
Sponsors of the Evolution Award
Pernod Ricard UK is part of Pernod Ricard - co-leader of the global wines and spirits industry. We are a passionate, entrepreneurial and dynamic company responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the Group's leading premium spirits, wines and champagnes in the UK.
Our priority brands in the UK market include ABSOLUT vodka, Brancott Estate wine, Campo Viejo wine, Chivas Regal Scotch whisky, G.H. Mumm champagne, Havana Club rum, Jacob's Creek wine, Jameson Irish whiskey, Malibu rum, Martell cognac and Perrier-Jouët champagne.
Premium is synonymous with everything we do at Pernod Ricard UK; from our brands to how we interact with our customers. With one of the finest collections of drinks brands in the world, we have earned ourselves a solid reputation for our unrivalled offering in premium drinks - brands that embody heritage, quality and provenance.
We see great opportunities in the UK market for premium spirits, wines and champagnes and so are delighted to be supporting the Retailer's Retailer of The Year Evolution Award. In today's fast-moving and competitive on-trade environment, it is imperative that bars, pubs and restaurants are able to effectively evolve and reposition their trading concepts in order to remain relevant to consumer demand. These outstanding finalists are playing an invaluable role in the drinks industry and we take great pride in celebrating with them.
www.pernod-ricard.com
Zonal
Sponsors of Investor of the Year
Zonal Retail Data Systems is the UK's leading supplier of end-to-end EPoS solutions for the hospitality industry, supplying over 30% of the UK managed pub sector. With advanced hardware and software solutions, Zonal has consistently delivered added value for over 30 years and their consultancy, support and service offering ensures maximum efficiency is gained from all solutions provided.
In making all their own hardware and software, Zonal's solutions are fully supported by in-house expertise. Being completely focused on the hospitality sector, all Zonal's products are specifically designed for the rigours of hospitality and retail.
In July 2010, Zonal acquired Freshnet, one of the market-leading online ordering and purchase-to-pay providers in the UK. This strategic acquisition has enhanced Zonal's product offering, particularly when used in conjunction with their powerful Aztec stock and purchasing applications. This new unified product set encompassing Aztec and Freshnet is a powerful tool for Zonal's restaurant, QSR and Pub customer base.
Supplying over 5,000 individual sites, Zonal's 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, and hotels to single outlets. Zonal supply 15 of the top 30 pub companies in the UK including Greene King, JD Wetherspoon, Orchid Pubs, Shepherd Neame, Fullers, Hall & Woodhouse, and in the wider hospitality market supply Bourne Leisure, Ambassador Theatre Group, Davys Wine Bars, Football Stadia, and numerous Restaurant operators.
Zonal have also installed over 2000 Kitchen Management systems to-date; offering integrated table management, integration with live bookings, handheld terminals, and detailed reporting to drive profits.
Zonal are proud to be sponsors of the Retailers Retailer of the Year Awards 2011, and to offer support to the UK's leading hospitality retailers.
www.zonal.co.uk
Zolfo Cooper
Sponsors of Fastest Growing Profits Company
Zolfo Cooper is a leading financial advisory firm that works with a broad range of companies, shareholders and management teams from across the eating and drinking-out spectrum.
The scope of its work includes business disposals, acquisition advisory, fundraisings and debt advisory. Recent assignments include: the successful private equity fundraisings for Be@1 with Piper Private Equity and Brasserie Blanc with Core Capital and the sale of Balls Brothers to Novus Leisure.
Zolfo Cooper, with their Leisure Advisory Partner Ian Edward, combines leading financial expertise with a deep-seated understanding of the leisure market. Its cutting-edge advisory panel - a collection of senior leisure operators with track records of success at the highest level - enables Zolfo Cooper to take an active role in working with sector companies and stakeholders to identify market opportunities to drive growth, and to address corporate challenges at an early stage.
For more information visit www.zolfocooper.eu or email Partner and Head of Hospitality and Leisure Paul Hemming: phemming@zolfocooper.eu
www.zolfocooper.com
