All MCA Insight articles in April 2015 – Page 14
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Chatime targets student hubs for expansion
Chatime, the bubble tea franchise from Taiwan, is targeting towns with high student populations to increase its UK estate
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NewsEddie Rocket's named Ireland's best franchise
Eddie Rocket’s, the US diner concept based in the Republic of Ireland, has been named Best Indigenous Irish Franchise at the Irish Franchise Awards 2015
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Wadworth sets sites on London market
Wiltshire brewery Wadworth is targeting the London market to increase its distribution to pubs in the city to capitalise on the craft beer trend
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NewsSSP UK appoints new COO
SSP UK & Ireland, the travel concessions operator, has appointed Peter Casey as its new chief operating officer
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Miliband pledges £8 minimum wage
Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced that the national minimum wage will increase from £6.50 to more than £8 by October 2019 if the party wins the general election
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SSP launches Bar 11 at Newcastle Airport
Travel concession operator SSP has launched a new bar and restaurant at Newcastle Airport called Bar 11 within the new £14m departure lounge
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Jack: Expand and prosper
Douglas Jack, of Numis, has named Mitchells & Butlers, Marston’s, Domino’s, Punch Taverns and The Restaurant Group as his top picks for the leisure sector in the rest of the 2015 financial year.
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Collyer: ETI will emerge stronger from Pubs Code
Geof Collyer, of Deutsche Bank, has predicted Enterprise Inns will emerge from the aftermath of the Pubs Code as a “much more vigorous property manager” with more control over its business and achieving a greater proportion of income from fixed rent.
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NewsThe Stable secures new Bath site
The Stable, the pizza and cider concept has secured a new site in Bath and is close to exchanging on a handful of new locations
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Disco Bars acquires two sites and eyes further growth
Midlands-based nightclub operator Disco Bars Group has acquired two new sites and plans to add another two this year, M&C Report understands.
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NewRiver announces “major acceleration” across pub estate
NewRiver Retail Ltd, the specialist REIT focused on the UK food and value retail sector, has said its saw a “major acceleration in progress” across its pub portfolio in the final quarter of the year.
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NewsZivkovic takes Abokado ops director role
Abokado has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Richard Zivkovic, formerly of Costa, TRG and Pret A Manger, as its new operations director
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Cook & Garcia to open London flagship
Cook & Garcia is to open a flagship site in London’s Monument after securing new funding from private equity firm Oakfield Capital Partners
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Mountain Range sites put on the market
Property agent Fleurets has been instructed to deal with the sake of the four Mountain Range Restaurant sites in the South East after the company went into administration.
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SAB’s van Kralingen to retire
SAB Miller has announced that Tony van Kralingen, group director of integrated supply and human resources, intends to retire from SABMiller at the end of December 2015.
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NewsWrap It Up! confirms Adobo deal; achieves funding target
Wrap it Up! has confirmed it has acquired the three-strong Mexican burrito chain Adobo for an undisclosed cash sum
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Mountain Range in administration
Mountain Range Restaurants, the South East-based multiple operator, has been placed into administration
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Analysis & Insight24-hour party people
The lines between pubs and restaurants have been blurring for years, followed by the ones separating them from coffee shops and cafes. Day parts are following suit as operators follow consumer trends but also take advantage of their expertise and locations to stretch their brands
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NewsRevolution secures MK site for de Cuba opening
Revolution Bars is set to open a site under its Revoluciòn de Cuba brand in Milton Keynes this September
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Pub of the year winners double up
Joel Czopor and Susie Clarke, operators of the Grafton in Kentish Town, which was crowned Pub of the Year at last year’s Great British Pub Awards, have taken on their second pub