All MCA Insight articles in August 2013 – Page 8
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Intu gets approval for £40m Notts scheme
Intu has received approval from Nottingham City Council to create a catering cluster at its Victoria Centre scheme, which is part of its £40m investment plans for the site
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School leavers represent a huge opportunity
A new study by Springboard shows that school leavers represent a huge opportunity for the hospitality industry
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Harvester ad claims top spot
The latest TV advert from Harvester, the Mitchells & Butlers-owned brand, was the most recalled TV spot of last week
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Searcys to undertake value chain review
Searcys, the high-end catering company and operator, has appointed procurement consultants Prestige Purchasing to undertake a value chain review
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Brakspear: Results, appointment, managed, disposals
Brakspear has an intention to expand its fledgling managed estate and has appointed former tenanted BDM Matt Aket to oversee the company-run pubs, CEO Tom Davies has told M&C Report as it announces a rise in full-year profit and turnover
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Diary
Diary: Stonegate, Itsu, CGA, Spice 2 Go
This week’s Diary includes defining craft beer, Itsu expanding its smaller format, sunny weather brightening up pub sales, and a new spicy superhero. So what is craft beer? Research from CGA Strategy released earlier this month highlighted the performance of craft beer performance in the GB on-trade and showed that ...
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Analysis & Insight
Pub drink sales grew 12% in heatwave
Pub drink sales grew 12% during the hottest week in recent years, the week ending 13 July, according to a survey of 5,000 managed pubs by CGA
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Le Bistrot Pierre to make Wales debut
Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-regarded French restaurant chain, is to make its debut in Wales, after securing a site in Cardiff
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Euro 2012 comps hit Carlsberg
Carlsberg has reported a 5% fall in organic beer volume across Western Europe in the six months to 30 June, citing tough comparisons with last year’s Euro 2012 football tournament
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Raw secures two pubs under new venture
Derbyshire-based Raw Brewing Company has secured two leasehold sites under a new pub venture Raw Pubs Limited, managing director David Hemstock has told M&C Report
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Young people unaware of employment options
More than half (55%) of young people aged between 14 and 25 would consider applying for an apprenticeship when they leave education, but are not aware of the breadth of options open to them
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Costa eyes garden centre sector
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned chain, is set to launch its first site in partnership with the c130-strong Garden Centre Group (GCC)
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Camden Town Brewery to launch pop up
Camden Town Brewery is to install a micro-brewery and bar at the designjunction event on London’s New Oxford Street
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Aqua secures new funding
Aqua Italia, the premium Italian restaurant chain, has opened its fifth site in Portishead after securing new bank funding
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Andwell Brewing Co forms pub venture
Andwell Brewing Company, the Hampshire brewer, has opened its first pub under a new joint venture and could look to add more sites, M&C Report has learnt
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Amber agrees terms on five more
Amber Taverns, the fast-growing operator of wet-led community pubs, has agreed terms on a further five sites, managing director James Baer has told M&C Report
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Missoula introduces sweet-treat shots
Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator, has introduced a limited edition “mini menu” of sweet shot drinks based on confectionary and desserts across its 12 Missoula bars
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Elysium Group eyes rollout
Elysium Group, the Essex-based restaurant and bar operator, is looking at opportunities in London, after securing new funding from Natwest and securing its sixth site
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Analysis & Insight
Diners would pay a premium for 'sustainable' food
More than half of consumers would pay a premium to eat in a ‘sustainable’ restaurant, according to a new survey that suggests people are becoming more sophisticated in their attitude to what they eat
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Leicester Square development plans lodged
Edwardian Group London has lodged plans for a 360-room hotel, new Odeon cinema and bars and restaurants in London’s Leicester Square