All MCA Insight articles in April 2015 – Page 18
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NewsLe Pain appoints new FD
Le Pain Quotidien has moved to strengthen its management team with the appointment of a new finance director and head of HR
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NewsColumbo Group to open Blues Kitchen in Brixton
The Columbo Group is set to open its third Blues Kitchen in the autumn, M&C Report has learnt.
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Moto trials new dining concept
Motorway service station operator Moto is trialing a new dining concept called Arlo’s pantry & kitchen at its Chieveley Service station on the M4 in Berkshire
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Stew & Oyster sets out growth plans
Stew & Oyster, the Yorkshire based pub concept, is eyeing a site in Sheffield for its next venue as the three-strong company plans to grow to other city centres including York and Harrogate
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NewsCoast to Coast & Wagamama eye Trafford Centre openings
Coast to Coast, the The Restaurant Group-owned concept, and Wagamama are believed to have secured sites in Manchester’s Trafford Centre
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Olivelli to open in Dulwich
Italian restaurant and café operator Olivelli is opening its fourth London site at Lordship Lane, Dulwich at the end of April, M&C Report understands
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Origin to launch flagship Shoreditch coffee shop and training centre
Origin Coffee, the Cornwall-based roaster and coffee shop operator, is opening a flagship site in London’s Shoreditch to showcase its coffee blends within an arts and entertainment space
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NewsPeyton & Byrne expands in Hammersmith
Peyton & Byrne, the Business Growth Fund-backed bakery and café chain, has secured a site in Hammersmith on Lyric Square to open Peyton and Byrne at the Lyric from 13 April as part of the redevelopment of the site
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Spar launches new foodservice concept
Spar, one of the UK’s leading convenience store operators, is trialling a new foodservice concept, Daily Deli
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NewsFull line-up unveiled for Broadgate Circle
The complete line up of restaurant operators going into the new development at Broadgate Circle has been unveiled including street food vendors Sandwich and daily changing food truck hosted by Street Dots as well as Yauatcha Patisserie, the brand new concept from Hakkasan Group’s dim sum restaurant Yauatcha
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NewsNew Big Plate Specials for Hungry Horse Menu
Greene King Pub Company has launched a new menu in its Hungry Horse sites
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The Kitchens finalists to open at Spinningfields
New restaurant start-up venture The Kitchens will launch at Spinningfields in Manchester next month, giving six new food and drink entrepreneurs the chance to test their concepts out on the public
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NewsFranchisees to open 50 Yorkshire Harry Ramsden's
Iconic fish and chip restaurant Harry Ramsden’s is planning to open 50 restauarnts across Yorkshire under franchise agreement with Vikesh and Dimple Patel of JVP Ventures, who became the first franchisees signed by the company, post-acquisition, as part of its growth strategy
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Admiral appoints recruitment co-ordinator
Admiral Taverns has appointed former pub licensee and head Tony Moss as recruitment coordinator.
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Popolo Leisure enters administration
Tyne and Wear bar operator Popolo Leisure has entered the administration process after abruptly closing the doors of its Newcastle branch and making staff redundant
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NewsBrains CEO reappointed to UK skills commission
Scott Waddington, the chief executive of Welsh brewer, pub and coffee shop operator, SA Brain, has been reappointed Wales Commissioner to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
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NewsPunch launches free pint promotion
Punch Taverns has teamed up with Carlsberg and Carling on a nationwide promotion to offer free pints to customers.
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NewsBob Mortimer is new face of Bombardier
Comedian Bob Mortimer is to be the new face of Charles Wells’ flagship beer Bombardier, the brewer has revealed.
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NewsBulldog secures eighth inn
Bulldog Hotel Group has grown to eight sites with the acquisition of the Royal Oak in Welshpool, Powys.
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Analysis & Insight
Value-driven customers shunning independents
New research has shown that independent restaurants have seen sales drop by 22% since 2008 as customers increasingly opt for value-for-money chains.