All MCA Insight articles in August 2013
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NewsJDW eyes Ireland debut
JD Wetherspoon is close to securing its first pub in Ireland, in Dublin, and has made offers on a number of outlets in the Republic. The managed operator has confirmed reports that it’s looking to spend €1 million buying the freehold of the Tonic pub in Blackrock. Contracts are expected to be signed over the next week
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NewsPatisserie Valerie to launch restaurant concept
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed café chain, is to launch a new restaurant format called Brasserie Valerie next week in Glasgow, complete with an evening offer, which if successful will form part of its roll out plans and incorporated into selected existing sites
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Mad For Garlic eyes UK opening
Mad For Garlic, one of Korea’s most popular restaurant chains, has announced plans to expand into the US, the Middle East and European markets, including the UK
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Fresh & Healthy eyes UK launch
Fresh & Healthy Brands, the Canadian restaurant and cafe group, is looking to launch its Yo-Good non-fat frozen yogurt format and Pure Health, its health fast food concept, into the UK via franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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Nightclub veterans to re-open Notting Hill club
Former Notting Hill nightclub Cherryjam will re-open in October as Shimmy, with LoveBrunch and ETA duo Hugo Heathcote and Deji Carr hoping to take the venue ‘back to its legendary musical roots of the noughties’
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Hummingbird to raise brand awareness
Hummingbird Bakery, the US-style cupcake chain, is planning to extend into the retail sector, after signing a licensing agreement with global licensing agency Beanstalk
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NewsDomino’s to sponsor X-factor app
Domino’s Pizza has been announced as the headline sponsor of The X Factor app for the TV programme’s 2013 series, which starts tomorrow
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Analysis & Insight
Click & collect to be worth £4bn by 2018
Click & collect purchases will grow by more than two thirds to be worth over £4bn in 2018, as consumers continue to place emphasis on convenience and the ability to get products quicker
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NewsM&C20 outperforms market by 16%
A pound invested in the companies that comprise the M&C20 at the beginning of May would now be worth nearly £1.16, as the index ticked up a percentage point this week to reach its highest level - 1,159
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Chris Moore, chief executive of the Clink Restaurant Company, which operates restaurants in two UK prisons, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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New chicken concept to launch in the UK
Gallus Restaurants, a Dubai-backed group, is to launch a new eponymous chicken-led, fast-casual concept in the UK next month, after securing the former Scotch Steakhouse site in Charing Cross Road
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Analysis & InsightStreet-fighting brands
There are more similarities between marketing a roaming street-food operation and a fixed high-street food brand than you might think. Getting a firm grip on the basics will win dividends in the long run, says Mark McCulloch, former head of marketing at YO! Sushi and Pret a Manger and founder of Spectacular Marketing
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Bloomsbury reveals Waterloo plans
Bloomsbury Leisure, the pub and leisure venue operator led by Jonathan Dalton, hopes to open its latest beer-focused tap pub concept at London’s Waterloo station in November, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsUK weather hits Krispy Kreme Q2 comps
Krispy Kreme, the doughnut retailer, says the unseasonably warm weather in the UK in July and the timing of major holidays outside the US contributed to a lowering of comps in its international franchise arm in the three months to 4 August compared to the previous quarter
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NewsTRG: C2C potential, openings pipeline, breakfasts, competition
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group chief executive Andrew Page about exceeding its openings targets, the potential of growth brand Coast to Coast, the future of Garfunkel’s, the growing strength of its Frankie & Benny’s breakfast offer, the current trading climate and further opportunities for both its pub and concessions businesses
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Joule's buys three Punch pubs
Joule’s, the Shropshire-based brewer and pub operator, has bought a further three pubs from Punch Taverns for undisclosed amounts, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFish & chip concept targets 100 UK outlets
The team behind Fish ‘n’ Chick’n, the UK’s largest fish and chip shop operator, hopes to rollout a new quick service fish & chip concept called Churchill’s to at least 100 UK sites over 10 years via franchise, and is also looking to introduce it overseas, M&C Report has learnt
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Poulet Rouge eyes expansion opportunities
Shaun Gray and Steve Novak, the owners of Cattle Grid, the fast-casual steakhouse chain, have started to look for further sites for their chicken-led concept Poulet Rouge
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NewsPrezzo rolls out online ordering
Prezzo, the restaurant group led by Jonathan Kaye, has rolled out online ordering across the entire estate of its eponymous brand, after a successful trial in Greater London
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Euphorium Bakery to launch City flagship
Euphorium Bakery, the artisan bakery chain in which Tesco has a stake, is to finally open its flagship bakery and café site in Threadneedle Street in the City next month, which will be the first to feature a carvery offer