All MCA Insight articles in April 2014 – Page 5
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NewsHeineken Q1 UK volumes fall
Heineken saw UK volumes fall in the first quarter of 2014 largely due to the timing of Easter and “unfavourable weather conditions early in the quarter”
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Zaks eyes nationwide franchise pipeline
Zaks, the Norfolk-based American diner which is part of Blue Sky Leisure group, is planning to grow its franchise network to two this year and up to four next year with the concept going nationwide
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Chopstix continues nationwide roll-out
Chopstix, the noodle bar operated by the Oodle Noodle group, is opening six new sites in shopping centres and one roadside location in the coming months
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Côte and JW Lees MDs shortlisted for EY business awards
Senior figures at restaurant group Côte, Manchester-based brewer JW Lees and Zonal Retail Data Systems have been named among the regional finalists in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme
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NewsByron hits 40
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has reached the 40-site mark, after opening its latest unit in Chisiwck, London
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Star begins £1.8m World Cup refurb programme
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has begun a £1.8m programme to prepare 100 of its pubs for the football World Cup
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‘Largest’ Costa Coffee to open on M6
Costa Coffee is opening its largest outlet, by volume of sales, at Roadchef’s Norton Canes service station on the M6 that anticipates weekly sales in excess of £100k
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TCG online presence boosts pubs' sales
TCG, the operator of 69 pubs, has reported a rise in online bookings after driving up its website traffic by 1500% as part of a three-month project to boost the website’s visibility in search engines
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Orchid online bookings reach 2,000 in first month
Orchid has said 2,000 online reservations, producing 10,000 covers, were made in the first month since it launched an online booking system for almost all its pubs
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NewsJDW to set Olympic benchmark for training
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is aiming to train all 32,000 of its front-line staff in customer service using the WorldHost training programmes
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Chapel Down profits fall 83%, beer sales grow
English winemaker Chapel Down saw profits fall from £414k to £68k last year but highlighted strong beer sales and a good harvest in 2013
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NewsSpirit: Growth plans, 'posh local', premium, leased innovation
M&C Report takes a closer look at Spirit Pub Company’s half-year results to the 1 March, reports from a presentation featuring chief executive Mike Tye and finance director Paddy Gallagher, and talks to Tye
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NewsSt Austell eyes expansion for coffee brand
St Austell Brewery is looking at plans to introduce its Brewer & Bean coffee brand into the company’s tenanted pubs and potentially its freetrade business, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsLoungers confirms Percy as new FD
Loungers, the Bristol-based café/bar group, has confirmed the appointment of Andrew Percy, formerly of Peach Pub Company, as its new finance director
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Livebait founder to launch new Greek concept
Theodore Kyriakou, the founder of the Livebait and The Real Greek brands, is to open a new Greek restaurant and food store concept in London’s King’s Cross
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Ridge & Furrow to double up
Ridge and Furrow Inns, the company set up by former Ever So Sensible Group director Scott Whittaker, will open its second pub in Nottinghamshire, later this year
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NewsCamerons eyes more sites for Head of Steam
Camerons has identified more sites with the potential to be converted to The Head of Steam (THoS) concept, but it’s not planning “loads” of conversions to the format, M&C Report has learnt
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Milton Keynes' second late-night levy bid
Milton Keynes could be the first town in the UK to face a second late-night levy plan, after the first was rejected by its licensing committee last October
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Imbiba extends latest fundraising round
Imbiba Partnership has extended its latest round of fundraising by another month as it looks to add further sites to its Darwin & Wallace (D&W) and Camm & Hooper (C&H) vehicles
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Swiss concept secures first UK site
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, is believed to have secured its first site in the UK for an opening this summer