All MCA Insight articles in August 2013 – Page 15
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News
Ed’s lined up for Derby
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, is understood to have secured a site in Derby for a further opening this year
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Realpubs lines up two further GK conversions
Realpubs has lined up a further two sites owned by parent company Greene King for conversion to its format in north London
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Wagamama and Coal for MK Xscape
Wagamama and Coal Bar & Grill have both secured sites at the Xscape leisure park in Milton Keynes
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Chopstix set for Crawley
Noodle Oodle Group has continued the rollout of its Chopstix brand, after a site in Crawley
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Subway opens 4,000th store in Europe
Subway, the global sandwich chain brand, has opened its 4,000th store in Europe, at the Gara de Nord railway station in Bucharest, Romania
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Jahan Group takes Little Chef site
Jahan Group, the northern England-based Indian restaurant operator, has taken the lease on a former Little Chef in Merseyside, taking its estate to five as it looks to expand in the region
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Domino’s to open 2,000th European site
Domino’s Pizza will open its 2,000th European store tomorrow (15 August) at Kier Park, Maylands Avenue in Hemel Hempstead
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs boost July sales performance
Like-for-like sales across 27 of the UK’s leading pub and restaurant brands grew 1.3% in July, driven by a 2.9% rise in like-for-like sales across managed pub groups, which benefited from the prolonged sunny weather and a revival in trade in the capital after last July’s pre-Olympic sales dip
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Porter named Champion Beer of Britain
Elland 1872 Porter from Elland Brewery in Yorkshire brewing has been crowned champion beer of Britain 2013 at the Great British Beer Festival
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Pub sector supply chain faces disruption
Nearly 1,000 workers at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics are being balloted this week for industrial action over continual breaches in working agreements
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Nusa eyes expansion
Nusa Kitchen, the Singapore-influenced soup kitchen brand, has secured its third site in London and is eyeing further expansion in the capital
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Timothy Taylor pares pub estate in drive for quality
The Yorkshire family brewer is selling or converting all but two of its managed pubs as it refocuses its retail proposition on a quality tenanted estate, M&C Report learns
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TRG builds C2C pipeline
The Restaurant Group (TRG) will open five further sites under its fledgling US-style restaurant format Coast to Coast before the year end and is working on its 2014 and 2015 pipeline for the brand
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Spice 2 Go: London, evolution, appointment
The Indian takeaway chain secures a site in Sidcup, prepares to open an evolved version of the brand in Cardiff, and appoints renowned chef Dipna Anand to the board
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Tesco reveals further food focus
Tesco revealed further food-led components at its new Extra store model in Watford yesterday at its official launch, including a City Kitchen area allowing consumers to make their own meals
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French downgrades Whitbread
Analyst believes Costa and Premier Inn will reach saturation in the UK earlier than anticipated, while ROIC at Whitbread Hotel & Restaurants is static
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TLC eyes Grand Central options
TLC Inns is looking to secure its second Grand Central site in Cambridgeshire next month as it eyes further rollout of the American restaurant and bar concept
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Mission Burrito up to six, eyes rollout
The burrito chain has secured its sixth site in Cardiff as it looks to add another five over the next couple of years
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John Lewis to launch new restaurant brand
John Lewis is set to become the latest retailer to ramp up its catering offer, with the launch of a restaurant brand
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Bounce eyes Victoria launch
Bounce, the fledgling ping pong bar/restaurant concept, backed by a number of industry veterans, is in talks to open its second site in London, in Victoria