All MCA Insight articles in April 2015 – Page 5
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News
Pernod Ricard sees 2% global growth but Europe flat
Wine and spirits group Pernod Ricard has reported organic growth of 2% for the first nine months of its 2014/15 financial year with sales of €6.5bn.
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Analysis & Insight
Diners want more tech to speed up service
Waiting is the biggest bugbear for diners who hate having to wait to order, pay and for food to arrive and see the use of mobile technologies as a way to overcome this
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News
Starbucks: European focus on all-day trading
Starbucks has said it will focus on driving trade across all day parts in its European arm and target growth in traffic hubs.
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Analysis & Insight
Hungary for its own culture
The Hungarian capital of Budapest is home to a fusion of home-grown concepts and big names from the international eating and drinking-out market. James Hacon, of Elliotts, reports on the new concepts and innovations at play within the city’s bustling hospitality scene.
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News
Cornish restaurateurs double up
The operators of a Cornish beach side restaurant have opened their second site.
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News
Yard & Coop founder eyes quick rollout
Laura Morris, the founder of the Yard & Coop fried chicken concept, has told M&C Report she is already eyeing sites for her second outlet ahead of an expected July opening for her first restaurant, in Manchester.
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News
Staycations to inject £56bn into UK economy
Brits choosing to holiday at home are expected to spend more than £56bn in the UK this summer including an average per person of £250 on eating and drinking out
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News
Adnams reports quieter Q1 sales to nationals
Adnams, the Suffolk based brewer and pub operator, has seen a quieter start to 2015 than the previous due to depressed sales to national pub groups but said underlying trends remain good with growth in key products such as Ghost Ship, Dry Hopped Lager and its spirits range
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News
Hammerson sells Sheffield leisure park
Drakehouse retail and leisure park in Sheffield has been sold by landlord Hammerson for £61.7m to 90 North Real Estate Partners to allow it to focus on other projects
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News
Chiltern Firehouse's Mendes to open Portuguese restaurant
Chiltern Firehouse’s head chef Nuno Mendes is opening a standalone restaurant at London’s Spitalfields Market in May Chiltern Firehouse
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News
Costa's loyalty scheme hacked
Costa has warned its Coffee Club Card members of a potential security breach after its online accounts were hacked and accounts were suspended
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Analysis & Insight
One in five would pay more for gluten-free options
One in five diners would be prepared to pay extra for coeliac friendly dishes, according to new research.
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News
Thwaites appoints food support manager
Brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has appointed a food support manager.
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News
Budvar CEO Jennings to leave company
Budvar UK chief executive Tony Jennings is to leave the company, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & Insight
New wave of M&A expected as deal appetite hits five-year high
The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is primed for further growth as a striking 56% of global companies intend to acquire in the next 12 months
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News
Bowlplex acquisition will aid TOBC growth, CEO says
Steve Burns, chief executive of The Original Bowling Company (TOBC), has told M&C Report the acquisition of 17-strong Bowlplex will not halt the company’s existing growth plan.
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News
Turtle Bay eyes cluster of London openings
Turtle Bay is in talks to open a further three sites in London “villages” by the end of the year
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News
Chapel Down FY sales rise 21%; beer up 43%
Chapel Down Group, the Kent-based wine producer, saw sales rise 21% year on year for the 12 months to 31 December, to a record £6.1m.
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News
Butcombe FD steps down
Peter Taylor has stepped down as finance director of Butcombe Brewery, the Liberation Group-owned brewer and pub operator
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Opinion
Street Food Focus: Duck ‘N’ Roll
This month our street-food spotlight shines on the mighty duck – rich, gamey and exceptionally versatile in the hands of one of London’s top chefs. Street Feast organiser Adam Layton waxes lyrical on the feathered miracle: