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Harrison & Atlantic Club Partnership<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to compete with London on any level. It just happens to be one of the world\u2019s great metropolises. But when it comes to food and drink, Manchester can safely claim to be Britain\u2019s second city, writes Peter Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why the Atlantic Club is heading there from September 18 to 20, bringing a group of both UK and US operators to experience its thriving eating and drinking-out culture \u2013 and meeting the people fostering it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may not be the biggest conurbation or the most architecturally beautiful (see I\u2019ve already started an argument), but going out is in its DNA. It\u2019s the place where many upscale London restaurant brands head first when bursting out of the capital\u2019s orbit \u2013 I\u2019m thinking Hawksmoor, Dishoom, Ivy Collection \u2013 but perhaps, more importantly, it has a thriving and innovative entrepreneurial spirit of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the home of Living Ventures, the brainchild of the late Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts, that laid the foundations for much of today\u2019s growth, not least by creating a bar and restaurant hub in the Spinningfields area, which threw off national concepts like New World Trading Company and The Alchemist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today Manchester continues to evolve with new destinations, neighbourhoods and concepts opening up, driven by the likes of Roy Ellis and Neil Macleod, founders of Revolution Bars, now growing their Mission Mars business, around their iconic flagship bar, Alberts Schloss. (Yes, an Atlantic Club visit is mandatory).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there\u2019s Sacha Lord, nightclub impresario, the man behind the Parklife event and now night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, and Nick Johnson and the team that created Altrincham Market on the outskirts of the city and now running Mackie Mayor, a thriving market hall near the city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manchester also has its own resident food and drink guru in the shape of Thom Hetherington, the man behind the Northern Restaurant & Bar Show, who will be helping me to guide the Atlantic Club contingent to discover the best of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With most international brands coming to the UK heading straight for the ultra-competitive London market, why not look at Manchester instead? That\u2019s the question we\u2019ll be trying to answer \u2013 so all you US and global operators come and see for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE ATLANTIC CLUB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlantic Club is just a year old and is an exclusive network for senior executives from the out-of-home food and drink market wanting to operate, or already trading, internationally. The Club is an informal, invitation-only forum bringing together like-minded business leaders, brand-owners and entrepreneurs, restaurant and bar operators, from across the global food and drink spectrum.Its role is to help de-risk companies\u2019 international strategies, by allowing senior executives to come together to gain new insights, exchange views and experiences, understand different market conditions and new working practices, to connect with and learn from both global and local experts, and develop contacts and partnerships in a confidential environment, while experiencing new places and ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to join the club\u2019s Manchester tour or the October tour to Washington DC (more details of that shortly), please contact the club\u2019s business manager Sophie Spedding, via sophie@petermartin-online.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International design and branding consultancy Harrison, as one of the instigators of the Atlantic Club idea, has become Atlantic Club\u2019s founding business partner and headline supporter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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