All MCA Insight articles in August 2013 – Page 2
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NewsCamerons puts 10 on the market
The Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator has placed a package of 10 “non-core” freehold pubs on the market with Colliers International
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Poundbakery starts Poundcafe roll out
Poundbakery has started the rollout of Poundcafe, where consumers are able to buy selected meals, including a four-item English breakfast for just £1
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NewsPro-pub campaign urges mass tweet
The industry-funded national pro-pub campaign It’s Better Down the Pub is set to launch its third stage of activity by urging supporters to send out a mass tweet to over two million people on Tuesday 17 September
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Balthazar opens Selfridges concession
Balthazar which made its UK debut earlier this year in Russell Covent Garden, has launched a bakery concession in Selfridges
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Restaurant sales up 5% at Westfield
Westfield has reported a 4.5% increase in sales across its two London centres for the first six months of 2013, helped by a 5% rise in restaurant sales
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Japanese Canteen owner places burrito sites on market
Andrew Burleigh, the owner of the Japanese Canteen chain, has placed his two burrito-led sites in London on the market, M&C Report understands
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Enterprise 'prepared for KNDL strike action'
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has told M&C Report’s sister title Publican’s Morning Advertiser that it did not anticipate any disruption from potential strike action by workers at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics
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We are Turnips to open standalone site
We are Turnips, one of London’s premier retailers of quality fruits, vegetables and specialist foods, plans to open its first standalone site in Greenwich Market
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My Coffee Shop doubles up
My Coffee Shop, the award-winning North London-based company, has secured its second site in Somerset
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Nicholson's sells more cask
The proportion of cask ale sales in Mitchells & Butlers’ Nicholson’s estate have grown from 11% of total drink sales three years ago to 20% now, the company has said
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Most alcohol marketed responsibly
The vast majority of alcohol products conform to Portman Group responsibility standards, an independent audit has revealed
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Barworks takes Islington pub
Barworks, the bar and diner operator, has continued its expansion by taking the lease on a North London pub
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NewsTRG H1 lfls up 5%
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported a 5% increase in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2013, with EBITDA up by 12.6% to £46.9m (2012: £41.7m).
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Milton Keynes rejects late-night levy
Pubs, clubs and bars in Milton Keynes will not be subject to paying a late-night levy after the council rejected the plan
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NewsUS brewers to brew in UK for JDW
A dozen craft brewers from America are to produce beers at UK breweries over the next six months under a new project organised JD Wetherspoon, which will stock all the beers in its pubs
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NewsLosses widen at Paul UK
Paul UK has reported a widening of pre-tax losses for the year to 31 December 2012, after its trading patterns in London were impacted by last summer’s Olympics and Royal events
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Talks begin on KNDL industrial action
Talks to avoid disruption to the deliveries of Fosters, Heineken, Kronenbourg, John Smith’s, Strongbow and Britvic are set to take place today
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Analysis & Insight
Tesco: Consumer confidence edges up
Consumer confidence in the UK rose in the three months to the end of July, driven by positive signals about the economy
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Faucet Inn to rollout Living Wage scheme
Faucet Inn is to become the first UK pub company to rollout the Living Wage scheme across its entire 21-strong estate
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NewsStarbucks to make Isle of Wight debut
Starbucks is to make its debut on the Isle of Wight with the opening of a site this October in partnership with franchisee 23.5 Degrees. The coffee shop will open in St James’ Street, Newport, and is part of plans by 23.5 Degrees to open 12 sites across the south ...