All MCA Insight articles in April 2019 – Page 11
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Opinion
Analysts corner: The Restaurant Group
Berenberg shares its views on how The Restaurant Group is faring at the beginning of what is an important year for the business.
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News
Junkyard outlines plans for nine sites in three years
Junkyard Golf Club has outlined to MCA plans to open nine sites over the next three years to cement its position as a market leading experiential concept.
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News
Grind: 'We are an alcohol-led business now'
Grind, the genre-busting café, bar and restaurant group, has just made it three times a charm with an emphatic crowdfunded raise of £3.5m. As the stylish Insta-friendly operator opens its eleventh site in Broadgate Circle, Finn Scott-Delany catches up with founder David Abrahamovitch.
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Opinion
Feeding back
An increasing number of hospitality operators are going beyond just fundraising with a more hands-on approach to charity and community projects. Jo Bruce looks at some of the companies putting social engagement at the heart of their businesses
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Analysis & Insight
Farmer J on its winning dishes – and the ones they had to rethink
Founder Jonathan Recanati talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about how menu development works at the Imbiba-backed fast-casual chain and what he thinks of the current healthy food market.
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News
CDG to support Syrian refugees through training programme
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has completed a pilot programme that aims to support Syrian refugees gain the necessary skills and experience to transition into the world of work.
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News
Call button tech boosting drinks sales at Flesh & Buns
Flesh & Buns has seen an uplift in drink sales since installing a call button for customers to order drinks at their table.
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News
Christian Arden's Ballroom opening confirmed for City
Restauranteur Christian Arden is to open a new speakeasy called Ballroom next month, with a menu focused on meatballs, as reported by MCA last November.
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Analysis & Insight
Loungers – the one and only?
This week, Loungers announced its much-anticipated intention to float. One line in the accompanying documentation caught the eye of MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham – that Loungers is “the only growing all-day operator of scale in in the UK with a strong reputation for value for money”. He delves into MCA’s wealth of data to determine whether this claim stacks up.
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News
Splendid eyes mini rollout for Coluco
Splendid Restaurants operations director Paula Righton has told MCA she sees potential for a small-scale rollout of new café bar concept COLUCO.
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News
‘Beyond belief councils are still pushing for late night levies’
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said it is “almost beyond belief” that councils are continuing to push ahead with “discredited” late night levies.
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News
Fever Bars co-founder invests in bowling concept
Nigel Blair, the co-founder of Fever Bars, has joined Disco Bowl – the nine-strong bowling operator run by the directors of Disco Bars.
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News
Brighton Pier Group 'happy' with downsized Eclectic Bars estate
Brighton Pier Group chief executive Anne Ackord, who recently took responsibility for bar business Eclectic, has told MCA the remaining downsized estate was solid and profitable – though would not be the focus for growth at the group.
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News
Williams: ‘Combined Gaucho and M creates a genuine sector player’
Martin Williams has said the combined Gaucho and M Restaurants business offers a “three-pronged approach to expansion across the UK”.
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News
BII searches for replacement to Clist
The British Institute of Innkeeping has launched the search for a chief operating officer as current chief executive, Mike Clist, looks to step down.
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News
Leon sees lfls rise 23% in Q1
Healthy fast food chain Leon has said like-for-like sales in the first quarter of 2019 rose 22.9%, driven by menu innovations.
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Analysis & Insight
Investment is crucial to boost brand momentum
“The outperformers in the market are the ones who aren’t standing still,” Molly Johnson-Jones, head of customer and strategy at strategic consultants Stone & River told delegates at yesterday’s CGA Insight conference.
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News
Gaucho backers acquire M Restaurants
Gaucho holding company Lomo Bidco - an entity owned by Investec Bank plc and SC Lowy - has acquired M Restaurants for an undisclosed sum.
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News
Rola Wala partner joins rival Wrap it Up!
Rola Wala partner Danny Vilela has left to join quick service concept Wrap it Up! as director of food & beverage, MCA understands.
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News
Smashburger quits Leeds Editions
Smashburger, the MSG Group operated brand, has left Deliveroo Editions in Leeds, MCA understands.