All MCA Insight articles in April 2015
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Starbucks to launch first express store
Starbucks has announced it is opening its first site under an express format in New York
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Watson steps down from Eclectic board
Eclectic Bar Group has announced that Clive Watson has resigned as a non-executive director from its board
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PizzaExpress to launch ‘Delivered’ model this summer
PizzaExpress is to launch its own delivery model PizzaExpress Delivered this summer in Cambridge
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PM points to pro pub record
Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his government’s record over the past five years when it comes to backing the pub trade
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Lockhart team eye Soho opening
The team behind the Lockhart, which opened in Marylebone in 2013, is in talks to open a new concept in London’s Soho
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MEPs call for alcohol calorie labelling
MEPs have backed calls for calorie labels to be put on all alcoholic drinks in a vote at the European Parliament
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer confidence dips as election nears
Consumer confidence in the UK has dipped ahead of next week’s general election
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Liverpool One leads city’s rental levels
The Liverpool One scheme is the premier location for restauranteurs in the city, according to new research from Colliers International
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Analysis & Insight
Operators must adopt a flexible F&B approach
Operators should be more flexible in their approach to their food and beverage offering to appeal to younger consumers who are no longer satisfied with just one element
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Analysis & Insight
Fast casual continues to fuel US restaurant growth
Fast-casual brands in Technomic’s Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report increased their collective annual sales by 12.8% to $30bn in 2014
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Shake Shack in Cardiff talks
Shake Shack is in advanced talks to make its regional debut in the UK, in Cardiff
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NWTC lines up Marlow opening
New World Trading Company, the Chris Hill-led group, has lined up an opening in Marlow for it’s the Botanist format
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Subway urges customers to “stay picky”
Subway has launched a new marketing campaign encouraging their customers to embrace their inner pickiness
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Flemings invests £14m in restaurant and refurb
Flemings Mayfair, the boutique hotel, is investing £14m on a refurbishment programme that includes a new restaurant and bar at its Mayfair site
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Caribbean most underrepresented cuisine
Caribbean is the cuisine most British people want to see more of in restaurants according to new research from Bookatable.co.uk, which found people see it as the most underrepresented food in high street restaurants
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ALMR launches 2015 ops awards
Entries are now being accepted for the 2015 ALMR Operations Managers Awards
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Analysis & Insight
Gen Y needs more reassurance from employers
Hand-holding and reassurance is what many employees in Generation Y need to become leaders of tomorrow and remain in the hospitality sector
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BHS to expand food offer
Retailer BHS is to expand its F&B offer after agreeing new contracts with Compass and Booker
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Innis & Gunn launches £3m fundraising bond
Innis & Gunn, one of Scotland’s largest independent brewers, has announced the launch of a mini-bond to raise £3m for the creation of a state-of-the-art brewery, bottling line and barrel store in Scotland
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Jones backs Good Life Eatery
Former Spirit chief executive and current Hawksmoor chair Karen Jones has become an investor in The Good Life Eatery