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News
Gail’s to double up in Oxford
Gail’s Artisan Bakery is set to open its second site in Oxford next week, the first time it has doubled up in a regional city
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News
Poll shows importance of digital shop window
Almost a third of customers check a venue’s website before visiting with almost 90% using it to check the menu.
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NewsNando’s denies IPO plans
Nando’s has moved quickly to deny a report that it was exploring the possibility of a London stock market listing
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Pizza Pilgrims to open in Shoreditch
Pizza Pilgrims is to further strengthen its presence in the capital with an opening in Shoreditch
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Yorkshire inn named UK’s top gastropub
Yorkshire pub the Star Inn, Harome, has been named the best gastropub in the country at this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.
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Analysis & Insight
Only 7% think pubs give best greeting
A personalised experience is key to how much customers enjoy visiting a restaurant, with 83% of diners considering the welcome they get to be one of the most important factors, new research has shown.
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News
Bath’s oldest pub sold for £2.9m
Taylor Walker pub, The Saracens Head – which is thought to the oldest pub in Bath – has been sold for £2.9m.
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News
ETI strengthens Bermondsey estate
Enterprise Inns is to open the 35th site under its managed Bermondsey Pub Company estate, MCA has learnt.
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News
Britvic UK revenue up 2.2% in Q1
Britvic has reported a 2.2% increase in revenue in the first quarter to 25 December, citing growth in foodservice channels and particularly Subway as a key driver.
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News
Eagle Eye redemption volumes up 81% in 2016
Eagle Eye, the digital loyalty company for the retail and hospitality sectors, saw redemption volumes in the year to 31 December rise 81% to 25.2 million.
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News
Amber takes on Pound Pubs site
Amber Taverns has secured a former Pound Pubs site as it seeks to add 12 to 14 sites to its currently 130-strong estate this year.
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News
Jones Bar Group restructures ahead of further growth
Leeds multi-site operator Jones Bar Group has undergone a restructure and is now looking to double up in some cities, MCA has learnt.
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News
Darby joins Palmer & Harvey board
Former M&B chief executive Alistair Darby has joined the board of retail wholesaler Palmer & Harvey
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News
D&D appoints Farquhar as ops director
D&D London has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Michael Farquhar as its new operations director
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News
Panmure – TRG: Kitchen-sinking or sinking kitchens?
Leading analyst Mark Irvine-Fortescue at Panmure Gordon has said additional pressure is being placed on the ‘transformation programme’ at TRG
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News
Apprenticeship levy risks “quantity over quality”
A think tank has warned that the Apprenticeship Levy risks “increasing quantity at the risk of quality”.
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NewsB.O.B.’s Lobster secures first permanent site
Street food vendor B.O.B.’s Lobster has secured its first bricks and mortar site at London Bridge and will open in the summer, MCA can reveal.
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Opinion
House of cards
Given the rapid pace of expansion over the past few years on the high street and in leisure parks of restaurant brands, many believe it is inevitable that there will be some casualties over the coming 18 months
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News
Matthew Clark/Bibendum integration ahead of schedule
Drinks retailer Conviviality has said it is ahead of schedule on the integration of Matthew Clark and Bibendum.