All MCA Insight articles in August 2014 – Page 17
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News
Chimichanga secures central Glasgow site
Chimichanga is set to open its first site in central Glasgow, after securing a site in the city’s West George Street.
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News
Teenagers launch Push for Pizza app
A group of US teenagers have developed Push for Pizza, a one-button app that brings you pizza wherever you are, while taking out the need to talk to anyone or fill out a form
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Compass appoints new executive dining division MD
James Boyle has been appointed managing director of Restaurant Associates, the executive dining division of Compass Group UK & Ireland.
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New service allows booking via social media
ResDiary, the online reservation system provider, has launched a new product that allows operators to receive bookings via Twitter and Facebook
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News
Sector represented at Shine Awards
Women 1st has revealed the shortlist for its 2014 Shine Awards, which includes a number of representatives from the pub and restaurant sector
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Opinion
10 rules for engaging the university crowd
College/university marks the first time young adults become responsible for making their own purchasing decisions, and as a result, it’s an entry point across most categories, and it’s where brand loyalties are built and sustained, says Mike Poznansky, the founder and managing director of NEATO, a Los Angeles-based collegiate marketing company
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News
Robinsons pub reopens with pizza, BBQ and Welsh food concept
A Robinsons pub in Anglesey, north Wales, has reopened with a menu concept that combines pizza, American barbecue food and traditional Welsh food
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News
Yummy invests in artisan coffee company
Yummy Pub Company has invested in the Gentlemen Baristas (GBs), a fledgling artisan coffee chain
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News
Renaissance Pubs joins VAT Club
Renaissance Pubs has become the latest company to join the campaign group led by Jacques Borel to reduce VAT to the sector to 5%
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Analysis & Insight
'Staycation' trips rose 10% in April
Ten percent more domestic holiday trips were taken in England in April compared to the same period last year, new figures show
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News
Reet Ale Pubs takes over Blue Bee Brewery
Sheffield-based pub group Reet Ale Pubs has completed the takeover of Blue Bee Brewery
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News
Frankie & Benny’s raises £275k for charity
The Restaurant Group-owned brand Frankie & Benny’s raised £275,000 in just six months for blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
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News
Luminar to invest £3.3m in refurb programme
Luminar has announced a £3.3m refurbishment programme for the summer and confirmed opening dates for two new nightclubs in Wales
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News
Jack: Still much to do to turn ETI around
A leading analyst has said that despite making progress in many areas, there is still much to be done to turn Enterprise Inns around
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News
CaliBurger sets initial UK target
CaliBurger, the rapidly-expanding, international chain of restaurants, plans to open between three and five company-owned flagship stores in London in the next year as part of a bid to grow to 100 sites across Europe, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Migrant workers make up 26% of hospitality sector
Migrant workers make up 26% of the UK’s hospitality workforce and fill 37% of skilled roles within the sector
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News
Enterprise Q3 lfl net income grows 2.1%
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, saw like-for-like net income growth accelerate to 2.1% in the three months to 2 August, helped by the World Cup and the company’s “on-going operational initiatives”
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News
New focus on tackling crime in West End's night-time economy
City of Westminster police and London Mayor Boris Johnson have launched a new team of officers to tackle violence and crime in the West End’s night-time economy
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News
Prezzo takes Newcastle Strada
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has secured the Strada site at Intu Eldon Square, Newcsatle-upon-Tyne
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News
Former Draft House ops director launches new venture
Former Draft House operations director Suga Gunam has acquired and reopened The Hideaway Bar in north London after refurbishment