All MCA Insight articles in April 2016
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Hydes lfls up 5.8% in Q1
Hydes Brewery has reported a 5.8% increase in like-for-likes sales in the first quarter of its financial year with turnover up 25%, MCA understands.
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Robinson backs HOP expansion
Martin Robinson, the chairman of CDG, has made a personal investment in HOP, the Vietnamese street concept, as it gears up for further growth
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Breakfast Group launches new concept and eyes rollout for others
The Breakfast Group is launching a new concept in Mayfair next month which will be split between an all-day brunch offer and a bar where every hour is happy hour, MCA understands
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Amazon to begin UK delivery trials
Amazon is to begin trials of its delivery service in central London next month
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Hall & Woodhouse strengthens board
Hall & Woodhouse has strengthened its board with the appointment of Dean Livesey as director of HR and learning & development.
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Supernatural eyes international expansion
Supernatural, the London-based juice bar operator, is gearing up for national and international expansion, MCA has learnt.
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True North unveils pipeline
True North Brew Co., the pub operator formerly known as Forum Café Bars, is to open a raft of new Sheffield-based venues over the next 12 months, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionDelivering change
PizzaExpress chief executive Richard Hodgson talks to Mark Wingett about facing up to a challenging trading environment; Deliveroo; choosing Firezza over Delivered; the future of Reys; and bringing some Starbucks expertise to bear in the Far East
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Bundobust eyes other northern cities
Bundobust, the Indian-street food and craft beer bar in Leeds, plans to build its estate in the north before rolling out to London, MCA understands.
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Five minutes with….. Giles Fry, Snug Bars
This week, MCA takes five minutes with Giles Fry, co-founder of Snug Bars. He talks about strengthening his head office team, why he’s not daunted by Brexit and why he wishes he’d thought of Pokemon Go
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St Austell given Investor in People award
St Austell Brewery has achieved an Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard award.
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Jolly Hog in sausage rollout
Bristol-based sausage maker The Jolly Hog is launching a restaurant concept which it hopes to roll out.
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NewsDeltic opens fourth Steinbeck & Shaw
Deltic has opened the fourth of its Steinbeck & Shaw bars, in Cardiff.
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Las Iguanas launches 25th anniversary menu
Las Iguanas, the Casual Dining Group (CDG)-owned brand have launched a ‘Carioca menu’ to celebrate 25 years of trading in the UK.
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Just Eat UK sales up 40%
Online ordering platform Just Eat has said UK orders are up 40% year-on-year, as it reported total like-for-like sales for the three months to 31 March up 41%.
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NewsGovernment: Tipping must not contribute towards NLW
The Government has set out its proposals for a statutory code on tipping.
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OpinionThere is a light that never goes out
MCA editor Mark Wingett pays tribute to Tim Bacon, the founder of Living Ventures, who sadly passed away over the weekend after a long battle with cancer. It features contributions from his erstwhile business partner Jeremy Roberts and Paul Campbell, the sector investor, who sat on the board of the New World Trading Company with Tim
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NewsTim Bacon passes away
MCA is sad to report that Tim Bacon, co-founder and chairman of the Living Ventures group, has passed away.
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Associations respond to launch of tips consultation
The ALMR and the SRA have both responded to the launch of the Government’s consultation on tips earlier today
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Levick becomes Apartment Group MD
Ben Levick, the former director of operations at TCG, has become the managing director of The Apartment Group, the North East-based hospitality group