All MCA Insight articles in April 2014 – Page 23
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Major train stations to be overhauled
Major UK train stations are to receive significant investments to provide more opportunities for food and drink operators under Network Rail’s new £38bn, five-year investment programme to update the network and facilities
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Half of pubs to show England World Cup games
The Government expects roughly half of all pubs in England and Wales to show England matches during the World Cup, as it confirms plans to relax trading hours during the tournament
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NewsPizzaExpress trials new ‘Express’ lunch menu
PizzaExpress has made the biggest ever change to its menu with a range of dishes created especially for lunchtime
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Natural Kitchen secures Canteen site
Natural Kitchen, the café, brasserie and deli concept, has secured its fourth site in London, after acquiring the Canteen in Baker Street
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NewsCabana secures first site outside London
Cabana, the fast growing Brazilian barbecue group led by Jamie Barber and David Ponte, has secured its seventh site and first outside London, at the Land Securities Trinity Centre in Leeds
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JRC to launch new premium format
JRC Global, the operator of the JRC World Buffet chain, is to launch a new premium casual dining format called Shikumen this summer, in London’s Shepherd’s Bush
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NewsLondon named world's best city for eating-out
London has been named the world’s best destination for eating-out in a poll conducted by lifestyle magazine Elite Traveler
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Growler Brewery in administration
Growler Brewery, the Essex brewer chaired by former Molson Coors managing director John Holberry, has been placed in administration, M&C Report has learnt
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CBRE: yields maintained on pub sales
Yields achieved by CBRE on pub sales have held for all but prime London corporate sites in the first quarter of 2014, according to new data from the company
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More than 50 pubs run by local communities
More than 50 pubs in the UK are now run by their local communities, research by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has revealed
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Hardknott Brewery secures first bar
Hardknott, the Cumbrian brewer, has announced plans to open its first craft beer bar
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Fat Duck to relocate to Australia for six months
Heston Blumenthal is temporarily relocating his legendary three-Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck while carrying out a six-month refurbishment of the original site in Bray
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Late Knights forms new pub JV
Late Knights, the London brewery founded by former Fuller’s manager Steve Keegan, has formed a new joint venture with a Brighton-based brewer and wholesaler to open pubs in East Sussex, M&C Report has learnt
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Greene King secures new Realpubs site for £2m-plus
Greene King is believed to have acquired the freehold of the Tulse Hill Tavern in south east London for an undisclosed sum thought to be in excess of £2m
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Analysis & Insight
Five-a-day not enough, try seven
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five currently recommended and would prolong lives, according to researchers at University College London
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Chestnut Inns doubles up
Chestnut Inns, the pub vehicle set up by former banker Philip Turner, has secured its second site, after acquiring the freehold of the Rupert Brooke pub in Grantchester
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Simon the Tanner operator to launch new bar and bottle shop
Nigel Owen, the owner and operator of The Queen’s Head in Kings Cross and Simon the Tanner in Borough, is to open his third site - a taproom, bottle shop, off-license and bar in Bethnal Green
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Buenos Aires secures Richmond Fishworks
Buenos Aires Restaurants, the steakhouse chain, has secured one of the three remaining Fishworks sites in Richmond for a further opening later this summer
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NewsDraft House reports “phenomenal” March
Draft House, the London-based craft beer concept founded by Charlie McVeigh, has reported a “phenomenal” March, with like-for-like sales for the five-week period up 19%
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