All MCA Insight articles in April 2014 – Page 11
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Tiger Bills accelerates roll-out target
Tiger Bills, the casual wok-grill-cocktail concept, is accelerating its roll-out programme having secured two London sites and attracting interest from franchisees across the world, M&C Report has learnt
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Pizza Rossa finalising three London sites
Pizza Rossa, the crowd-funded fast-food concept, has revealed it is close to finalising on three sites in the City with its first pop-up outlet due to open in May and plans to operate 12 within five years
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Bea’s of Bloomsbury founder to open diner
The founder of Bea’s of Bloomsbury, the London-based café chain that was sold as part of a pre-pack administration more than a year ago, is opening a permanent diner called Stax in London’s Soho
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HSBC pledges £6bn for SMEs
HSBC has set up a £6bn lending fund for small and medium sized businesses in the UK in the form of 52 local funds as it predicts a turning point for British businesses in its latest market report titled Business of Growth
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McDonald’s to launch smartphone coupon app in Europe
McDonald’s hopes to launch a smartphone coupon app across Europe to offer deals for customers, according to Marketing Week
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NewsStonegate embarks on Britain’s Biggest Pub Crawl
Stonegate Pub Company is inviting people to take part in Britain’s biggest pub tour to raise money for children’s charity Variety taking in all 625 of Stonegate’s venues across the country
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Velo looks to expand in south east
Velo, the Brighton-based cycle café concept, is looking to extend its estate in the southeast by looking at old pubs and railway adjacent sites
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House's Rusty Nail to open this summer
Nick House, the co-founder of premium late-night venues Mahiki and Whisky Mist, has unveiled more details about his latest opening – an exclusive nightclub called Rusty Nail on Hertford Street, Mayfair
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Zizzi confirmed for Hereford
Zizzi has been confirmed for the £90m retail and leisure scheme on the redeveloped Cattle Market in Stanhope, Hereford
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Chef Simmonds to open Pavilion restaurant
Chef Adam Simmonds, previously of Michelin starred Adam Simmonds Restaurant at Danesfield House, is to open a new restaurant concept called Pavilion on Kensington High Street in west London
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Analysis & Insight
Alcohol consumption at lowest level for 20 years
Alcohol consumption in the UK fell 2.1% in 2013, according to figures released by the British Beer & Pub Association
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NewsTGI Friday's reveals new Fast Track format
TGI Friday’s UK, the Karen Forrester-led restaurant group, is to launch a new “Fast Track” format at its upcoming opening at Manchester Piccadilly station, its first site at a transport hub
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Opinion
Unveiling the sector’s star performers
Paul Hemming at Zolfo Cooper discusses the trends in this year’s Profit Tracker and looks to the future
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NewsPunch: net income grows in core estate; restructure talks continuing
Punch Taverns has reported a 1.4% rise in like-for-like net income in its core estate in the 28 weeks to 1 March, with average profit per pub up 4% across the entire estate
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McLean to launch Pistou concept
Former CAU MD Charlie McLean is to launch a new Provence-inspired venture called Pistou, M&C Report understands.
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Further M&B director joins Tesco
Sam Wignell has become the latest Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) director to leave the managed operator to join Tesco
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Analysis & InsightEd's takes top spot in Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker
Ed’s Easy Diner has taken the top spot in this year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker, which tracks companies with the fastest-growing profits within the United Kingdom’s eating and drinking-out sector, with a compound annual growth rate of 127%
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SSP appoints former Punch CEO Dyson to board
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has named former Punch Taverns chief executive Ian Dyson and Denis Hennequin, former European president and chief executive at McDonald’s Corporation, among three appointments to its board as it reportedly prepares for flotation
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NewsGondola reports 'strong performance'
Gondola Group says it has delivered “another strong performance” in the year, saying that the evolution of its Zizzi brand is “almost complete”, PizzaExpress has “strong positive momentum” and ASK Italian is “well on the way to realising its long term vision”.
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NewsFive Guys further strengthens pipeline
Five Guys has further strengthened its long-term UK opening pipeline by securing a site at the new £18m extension of Whiteleys shopping centre in Fareham.