All MCA Insight articles in April 2018 – Page 2
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News
Doughnut Time opens sixth site
Doughnut Times has opened a new site, on Victoria Street, London, taking its total to six.
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News
Pod launches paperless trial
Healthy food-to-go chain Pod has launched a three-month trial of paperless receipts.
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News
Tuk Shop to be Leon’s “second growth engine”
Leon co-founder John Vincent has said the group’s Asian spin-off, Tuk Shop, could be a “second engine” of growth for the company.
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Opinion
Star is re-born
Heineken’s acquisition of 1,900 Punch sites has seen its Star Pubs & Bars estate treble in size, with a vastly expanded retail contracts division. MCA editor James Wallin talks to Star managing director, Lawson Mountstevens, about the challenges of such a mammoth integration programme.
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News
Ottolenghi confirms new restaurant to open in June
Ottolenghi is to open a new restaurant, ROVI, in Fitzrovia in late June.
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Analysis & Insight
Evidence does not support proposals for fast food zoning laws
Research does not support the public health argument that fast food outlets should be banned from opening in close proximity of schools as they could increase the prevalence of childhood obesity, a new report has claimed.
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News
Bourgee Restaurants plans new sites following three closures
Bourgee Restaurants has announced it plans to open additional sites, after the sale of three of its sites earlier this month.
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News
Alchemy in exclusives to acquire Inn Collection
Alchemy Partners, the former backer of Revolution bars, is in exclusive talks to acquire Inn Collection, MCA understands.
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News
Barbecoa site remains on the market
The future of Jamie Oliver’s remaining Barbecoa site remains in the balance as MCA understands it remains on the market and has attracted rival bids.
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News
UKHospitality signs Plastic Pact
UKHospitality has signed the Plastic Pact, the nationwide business collaboration aimed at cutting plastic waste.
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News
People 1st goes into administration
Sector skills council, People 1st, has gone into administration, according to reports.
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News
Pure to ramp up station estate
Pure, the healthy, food-to-go concept, in which Whitbread acquired a 49% stake last year, is to increase its presence in London’s mainline stations this summer with two new openings.
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News
Pint Shop launches new brand
Pint Shop, the two-strong beer house operator, has launched a new brand and is considering the potential for a smaller format model to accelerate growth, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers have moved on from pear cider
Overall on-trade sales of cider and perry have seen growth in value (+2.4%) and volume (+0.3%), however the popularity of pear cider has slid significantly, according to the third annual Westons Cider Report 2018.
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News
GG Hospitality strengthens management team
GG Hospitality, the Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville led business, has strengthened its management team to help grow its brands, which include Café Football and Hotel Football.
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News
Buongiorno e Buonasera eyes hybrid eatery rollout
Buongiorno e Buonasera, the Italian café and deli concept, is planning expansion across London neighbourhoods and English towns, with a target to reach 10 sites in two years, MCA has learnt.
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News
Comptoir appoints new CFO; eyes further franchise growth
The Comptoir Group is understood to have appointed Mark Carrick, formerly of Ten Entertainment Group, as its new chief financial officer.
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News
Lemongrass has potential for up to 150 sites
Minhaz Nasir, the founder of Thai restaurant group Lemongrass, has told MCA he believes “there is room for between 100 and 150 sites nationwide”.
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Analysis & Insight
Responsible consumption a key trend for 2018
Responsible consumption has been identified by MCA as one of the over-arching growth trends in eating out, with consumers demanding more health, craft and sustainability products.
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News
Platt replaces Walker at Pizza Hut Restaurants CFO
Andrew Platt, who has been Pizza Hut Restaurants UK’s strategic director for the last 11 years, is to become its new chief financial officer.