All MCA Insight articles in April 2016 – Page 17
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Meantime strengthens sales team
Meantime Brewing Company, the Greenwich-based craft brewer, has announced the appointment of nine new sales managers to their national sales team
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Harry Ramsden’s set to open in South Africa
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish and chips chain, is set to launch in South Africa
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Analysis & Insight
Poll shows peak times for indulgent eating
A new survey into dining habits has shown customers are more likely to opt for an indulgent meal at the weekend or in the evening.
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Thornbridge announces £2m investment plan
Derbyshire–based Thornbridge Brewery has announced a £2m investment plan as it targets an 80% increase in turnover over the next three years.
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Tombo to open Soho-based poké-focused cafe
Japanese food specialists Tombo is to open “a contemporary Japanese café” in the heart of Soho next month
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Wrap it Up! to double up in Manchester
Wrap it Up! is set to open its second regional site in Manchester, after securing a unit at One Piccadilly Gardens
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City Pub EIS Fund eyes another £15m fundraise
Clive Watson, chairman of City Pub EIS Fund, has told MCA he has already raised £4m in a second round of fundraising for the now eight-strong group.
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Cote deal to represent high water mark for valuations
CBPE’s secondary sale of the Côte business to BC Partners for c£250m last summer will probably represent the high water mark for valuations in the casual-dining space
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Innis & Gunn launches French JV
Scottish brewer and pub operator Innis & Gunn has announced a joint venture with Spanish firm Grupo Diego Zamora to launch their combined brands in France.
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Bookings for nightclub events up 50% in 2015
Ticket outlet and event guide Skiddle has released its own figures on the health of the nighttime economy in a rebuttal to claims that young people are going out less.
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Al-Fayed to open plant-based restaurant Farmacy
The daughter of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, Camilla Al-Fayed is to open a ‘one-of-a-kind’ plant-based restaurant in London. Farmacy, which will open at the end of this month on the former Ping Pong site in Westbourne Grove, will serve ‘healthy comfort food’ with a twist, including vegan burgers and ...
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Pepper steps down from La Tasca
Following the full integration of La Tasca into the Casual Dining Group, David Pepper will leave the business this week after five years as its people director
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CAU lines up Edinburgh opening
CAU, the sister concept to Gaucho, has lined up its second opening in Scotland, in Edinburgh
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GK appoints new head of hotels
Greene King has appointed former InterContinental UK & Ireland director of operations, Paul Harnedy, to oversee its hotels portfolio, MCA understands.
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Pomroy swaps McDonald’s for Whitbread
Nathalie Pomroy has stepped down as retail marketing director at McDonald’s to become the new commercial director of Whitbread’s Restaurant division
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Analysis & Insight
What is the true cost of the National Living Wage?
Flemming Hansen, director, Hospitality & Leisure, UK & EMEA Board Practice at PSD Group, considers the effect of the National Living Wage on the hospitality and leisure sector and says that middle brands in the hospitality and leisure sector will feel the squeez
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OpinionCentury maker
As Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group (CDG)-owned brand gears up to open its one hundredth restaurant this week, Mark Wingett takes a closer look at the turnaround of the fast-growing concept. At the same time, are the Kaye family set to provide another success story with Wildwood-operator, Tasty?
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Bella invests £1m in Bluewater flagship
Bella Italia will open its one hundredth location - a flagship 300-cover restaurant - in Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent this week
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Chapel Down confirms £1.7m crowdfunding success
The chief executive of Chapel Down’s beer and cider business, Curious Drinks, has said the company’s £1.7m crowdfund is “further testament to the revolution taking place in the British beer business”.
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NewsFulham Shore gives update on FY
Fulham Shore has said it has rolled out the National Living Wage to under-25s and that it traded in line with expectations in the financial year to 27 March.