All MCA Insight articles in April 2014 – Page 19
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NewsTRG builds concessions pipeline
The Restaurant Group is to grow its concessions estate this year, with three new openings planned for Southampton Airport
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NewsMore margin recovery to come for Spirit
Leading analyst Nicholas Batram has issued a Buy recommendation for Spirit Pub Company ahead of its H1 results on 24 April, saying he believes there’s still some more margin recovery to come in the business
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Analysis & InsightHigh streets the 'unexpected winner' of retail changes
Just 20% of high street shops affected by 27 high profile administrations since 2009 are still vacant, with the high street far outperforming retail parks and shopping centres, new research from Deloitte shows
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Westfield London wins approval for £1bn extension
Westfield has received approval on plans for a £1bn extension to its shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush
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Ramsay business partner files $10.8m lawsuit
Gordon Ramsay has been accused of running Los Angeles restaurant The Fat Cow as a ‘dictatorship’ - before shutting it down and re-opening under a different name
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Drinkaware calls on all glasses in pubs to have unit lines
Drinkaware has called on all glasses in pubs to have unit lines marked on them so drinkers can better understand how many units of alcohol they are consuming
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OpinionQuay destination
In a first of a new series of city focuses, M&C Report puts the spotlight on Bristol. It talks to local operators, some of whom have become national players, looks at others who are looking to take that step, and assesses the latest research on the area and upcoming projects
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Analysis & InsightGrowth accelerates for new dining concepts
New eating out concepts are being rolled out at a faster rate than in recent years, with 35 formats added to Horizons’ latest Ones To Watch report over the past six months
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New M restaurant venture details revealed
M, the new restaurant venture from former Gaucho managing director Martin Williams, will comprise a grill restaurant (M-Grill), a cocktail bar (M-Bar) and a mid-market restaurant (M-Raw)
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NewsJP Morgan takes positive view on UK pubs & restaurants
JPMorgan Cazenove has lifted its recommendation for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) from ‘neutral’ to ‘overweight’, saying that it is taking a more positive view on the UK pubs and restaurants sector
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NewsLa Bottega to open flagship Seven Dials site
La Bottega, the Italian caffè bar and deli brand, in which Pembroke VCT secured a stake last year, has acquired a site in Seven Dials to open a first shop under its new re-defined concept
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NewsLas Iguanas lines up Edinburgh opening
Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, which is assessing its options, is set to open its third site in Scotland, and its first in Edinburgh
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NewsLay launches new venture
Philip Lay, the former retail director at SA Brain, has launched a new business called PHL (Pubs, Hotels and Leisure) Ventures
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New sites for Lovering-backed pub company
Fireside Pubs & Restaurants, the food-led pub group backed by former Mitchells & Butlers chairman John Lovering, has grown its estate to three with the acquisition of sites in Gloucestershire and Hampshire, M&C Report has learnt
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Moorhouse's puts two on market; eyes micropubs
Moorhouse’s, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, is to sell two more of its pubs and is considering a move into ‘micropubs’, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsBrewDog runs Honest Burgers pop-ups
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has furthered its relationship with Honest Burgers by running a series of pop-up burger menus created in collaboration with the London-based burger chain at its bars
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Ex-Heineken head of property takes up new ops role
Andrew Cannons, the former head of property at Heineken UK (Stars Pubs & Bars), has become operations director at Bellrock
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Sheldon steps down from SSP
Lee Sheldon has stepped down as director of learning and development at SSP, the travel concessions operator, to launch his own multi-unit management consultancy company
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Cornerstone Inns eyes new model for expansion
Cornerstone Inns, the four-strong Cheshire-based pub operator, is to launch a new fundraising drive as it looks to grow to between 15 and 20 sites over five years using an innovative business model, M&C Report has learnt
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Turtle Bay eyes north west openings
Turtle Bay, the six-strong Caribbean restaurant chain led by Aj Jaya-Wickrema, is looking to grow a pipeline of sites in the north west, including two in Manchester