All MCA Insight articles in April 2019 – Page 6
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Papa John’s lines up holiday park location
Papa John’s is to open a franchise store in Abbeyford Leisure’s St Andrews Holiday Park in Kinkell Braes.
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Morso launches crowdfund
Morso, the St John’s Wood pasta and grappa bar, has launched a £250,000 Crowdcube campaign to fund two new sites.
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EU approves gig worker protections
The European Parliament has approved new EU rules to protect workers in the “gig economy”, which include food delivery couriers.
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Just Eat acquires software service Practi in multi-million pound deal
Just Eat has acquired Practi – a software service that restaurants with tablet-based point of sale (PoS) and management systems – for an initial £6.7m.
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Analysis & Insight
International operators still see opportunity in London
Never-ending confusion over Brexit and news of CVAs being agreed by restaurant operators has not tainted overseas operators’ view that London is a land of opportunity, says Morris Greenberg, managing director, CDG Leisure.
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Coffeesmiths appoints Radix, buys Timberyard
Bharti Radix has joined Department of Coffee parent company Coffeesmiths Collective as group finance director, as the group acquires a further brand, working café concept Timberyard, MCA has learnt.
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Runners and riders highlight health of sector
What sets the companies riding high in the AlixPartners Growth Company Index apart from their peers and able to continue to perform in the face of unprecedented headwinds? Graeme Smith and Craig Rachel take a closer look at the what this year’s list tells us about wider trends in the sector.
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Axe throwing viking bar for York
A York bar operator is seeking to open a Viking themed bar-restaurant with axe-throwing alleys.
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AlixPartners Growth Company Index 2019 Top 50
This year saw MCA once again team up with AlixPartners to identify the fastest growing companies in the UK eating and drinking out sector. The following is the top 50 in full.
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Generation next: Sow
The bowl food concept, backed by Pastaio investor Shemeel Khan, launches in Soho next month but already has eyes on expansion. Founder Peter Farrell gives Stefan Chomka the lowdown on the concept, possible routes for further growth and the learnings he took from street food
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US steakhouse operator Wolfgang’s eyes London opening
US restaurant operator Wolfgang’s Steakhouse is eyeing a first site in London, MCA understands.
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Tamatanga kickstarts organic expansion
Tamatanga, the Indian casual dining restaurant, is opening its third site, in Leicester’s Highcross, with further sites lined up in Manchester and Leeds in 2020, MCA has learnt.
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Brasserie Bar Co confirms Highcliffe pub opening
Brasserie Bar Co has confirmed it will be opening a further White Brasserie pub in Highcliffe, near Christchurch.
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Metis announces promotions and new hires
Metis Real Estate Advisors have announced a series of promotions and a new hire to the team.
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Heavenly Desserts to open new flagship store; develops vegan menu
Heavenly Desserts is to open a new flagship dessert parlour in Birmingham as part of its openings programme in 2019, MCA has learnt.
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Deltic announces senior promotions
The Deltic Group, the late-night bar and club operator, has announced a number of senior promotions and appointments.
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Analysis & Insight
Food delivery grows 19% in 2018
Food delivery grew 19% year-on-year in 2018, while average spend per order is rising, according to research from Cardlytics.
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Bill's to unveil next wave of upgrades amid boosted lfls
Bill’s has announced its next wave of refurbishments, with a further 11 upgraded restaurants to be unveiled in Q2 2019 starting with Leeds.
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Analysis & Insight
Going Global: All gone to look for America
In the first of a two-part column on international expansion, Jasper Reid looks at the big prize for many operators – cracking the US – with some help from the A-Team of operators.
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Craft Union opens 300th pub
Craft Union Pub Company has opened its 300th pub – The Tivoli Tavern in Grimsby, with more in the pipeline.