All MCA Insight articles in April 2015 – Page 9
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News
Everyman raises £20m, buys four cinemas
Cinema group Everyman has raised £20m to buy four sites from Odeon as it seeks to accelerate its rollout plan.
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Five Guys confirmed for MK
Five Guys has confirmed it will open in Milton Keynes this summer, after securing a site at the Xscape scheme
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Aubaine secures Hyde Park Hilton site
Aubaine is set to become the next operator to link up with Hilton Hotels to open a restaurant in one of its London sites
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Hawkes eyes cider bar chain
Hawkes Brewing Company is on track to open its first cider house in London later this summer, which could be the first of a chain
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Faucet plans next KuPP sites in 2015
KuPP, the Scandinavian-inspired bar from Faucet Inn, is in negotiations with landlords to open up to another two sites this year in London before branching out, M&C Report has learnt
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River Cottage & Chilango serve up interest payments
The first interest payments have been served up to investors who bought one of the world’s first crowdfunded mini bonds last year
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Asda launches new in-store café concept
Asda has launched a new in-store cafe called Express Diner, which serves “coffee from Seattle” and “tea from Yorkshire” as well as pizza, hot dogs and soft drinks
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Flavourly closes oversubscribed funding campaign
Flavourly has closed its campaign on Crowdcube having raised £515,000 through the crowdfunding platform
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials value food above fashion but turned off by marketing
Food has become more important than fashion as social currency for 18 – 29 year olds - dubbed Millennials or Generation Y – who share photos of food over social media an average of three times a week
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Kotrys steps down from M&B
Paul Kotrys has stepped down as property director at Orchid, which is part of Mitchells & Butlers, to take up a role at property agency James A Baker
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PizzaExpress secures Kensington site
PizzaExpress has further strengthened its central London estate after securing a site near Gloucester Road Tube Station, Kensington
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Lambswick Drinks appoints MD
Cider maker Lambswick Drinks Company has appointed Nick James as chairman.
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La Tasca raises £1,000 for Team Margot Charity
A fundraising event for the Team Margot charity held earlier this week to celebrate the launch of the new La Tasca restaurant in the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, raised £1,000
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New Pub Co focusses on new revenue streams
Peter Linacre, managing director at New Pub Company, has said the company is focussing on finding new revenue stream within its current estate to fund future acquisitions.
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Analyst corner: Rollo on JDW
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Q3 LfL sales growth of 1.5-2.5% from JD Wetherspoon
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Opinion
Breaking bread
Launched in the UK in 2006, Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and café concept, has quietly grown to a c£34m-turnover, 24-strong business. New managing director Peter Jenkins talks to Mark Wingett about what comes next for a business that is increasingly finding the market coming its way
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News
Jasper Gorst pub goes on market for £1.5m
A pub/restaurant run by restaurateur Jasper Gorst has been put on the market for £1.52m.
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Fayre & Square Buckingham site on market for £3.2m
The freehold interest of The Crooked Billet in Iver Heath, Buckingham, has been put on the market for £3.2m.
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M&C20 dips following stellar week
In what was a relatively quiet week for listed leisure companies, the M&C20 underperformed the market, falling 1.5%, while the All-Share Index was up 0.5% as the wider market rose on oil price moves and geopolitics
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Interviews
Five minutes with... Sarah Doyle, brand director at EAT
M&C Report takes five minutes to talk to Sarah Doyle, brand director and leading the charge of the successful re-branding of EAT, on the importance both brands and independents play in her life and the importance of stylish stationary