All MCA Insight articles in April 2018
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Oowee Diner eyes London with Editions launch
Oowee Diner, the Bristol based dirty burger concept, is looking to use its debut in London via Deliveroo Editions to establish a wider presence in the capital including bricks and mortar, MCA has learnt.
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Puck eyes London opening
Wolfgang Puck, the Austrian celebrity chef and restaurateur, is planning to test his fusion concept Chinois on Main as a pop-up in London next month, and is also considering bringing his best known restaurant, Spago, to the capital, Bloomberg reports.
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Fast food ads face London transport ban
Fast food advertising is to be banned from Transport for London network under proposals unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to tackle child obesity.
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Analysts Corner: Goodbody on TRG
In advance of The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) Q1 trading update later this month, Goodbody analyst Paul Ruddy predicts that profit growth is set to return to the menu – and that its Firejacks brand could help achieve it
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Heavenly Desserts signs up partners in Ilford and Stratford
High-end café concept Heavenly Desserts is eyeing sites in Ilford and Stratford as it looks to expand across London.
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Whitbread appoints Richard Gillingwater as non-exec
Whitbread has appointed Richard Gillingwater as a non-executive director and senior independent director, with effect from 27 June 2018.
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NewsAnalysts Corner: Just Eat
Following Just Eat’s Q1 trading announcement yesterday, analysts from Hargreaves Lansdown and Edison Investment Research share their views on what contributed to the business’s strong sales performance, and why traditional restaurant operators should take note
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NewsShake Shack and Wingstop sign up to Boxpark Wembley
Shake Shack, Wingstop and Poptata are among the operators that will open at the new Boxpark Wembley, MCA has learnt.
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Gunpowder founders to open bakery and wine bar
The founders of Shoreditch restaurants Gunpowder, Madame D and Gul & Sepoy, Harneet and Devina Baweja, are to open a bakery and wine bar in July, called Custard.
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NewsEasyFood sets out expansion plans
EasyFood, the restaurant delivery platform backed by the EasyGroup, is aiming to recruit 1,000 restaurant partners in Birmingham by Christmas, before expanding to other Northern cities in the New Year, and aiming for London towards the end of 2019. The platform initially plans to compete with Just Eat by offering ...
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Innis & Gunn appoints new ops director
Scottish brewer and operator Innis & Gunn has appointed Steve Drew as director of operations, as it looks to push forward with expansion plans in Scotland and the North of England.
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Mowgli partners with Zonal
Indian street food restaurant group, Mowgli, has appointed Zonal as its technology provider as it pursues an ambitious growth plan.
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Analysis & Insight
Glasgow most generous for tipping
Glasgow is the most generous city for tipping waiting staff, with an average of £5.33, OpenTable has revealed.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers to further reduce eating and drinking spending
Consumers reduced their spending in pubs and bars by three percentage points (pp) and eating out by 2pp year on year in Q1 2018, amid a wider cutback in leisure spending, research from Deloitte reveals.
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McDonald’s refurb programme 80% complete
McDonald’s UK has refurbished 80% of its 1,270 restaurants as part of its Experience of the Future programme, with the rest of the estate to be completed later this year.
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice inflation settles at 1.8% in March
Foodservice price inflation stood at 1.8% in March – up from 0.5% the previous month – but significantly down on the peak of 9.3% last year.
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Grand Union founder confirms new brand launch
Grand Union founder Adam Marshall’s new concept, Huckster, has been confirmed for British Land’s 4 Kingdom Street development at Paddington, as revealed by MCA in February.
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Shake Shack confirms City opening
Shake Shack has confirmed it is to open its first site in the City of London, as revealed by MCA last month.
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Arkell's plans first new-build for 15 years
Arkell’s, the Wiltshire brewery and pub operator, has announced its first new-build pub site for 15 years after buying land at Tadpole Garden Village in North Swindon from developer Crest Nicholson.
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Tracey Matthews steps down as Gaucho MD
Tracey Matthews is to step down from her role as Gaucho managing director to pursue new opportunities.