All MCA Insight articles in August 2015 – Page 13
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News
NWTC close to deals for new Trading House and Smugglers Cove
Chris Hill, the managing director of New World Trading Company, has told M&C he is close to securing a third site for the company’s Trading House concept and a second Smugglers Cove.
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Goodman appoints new FD
Goodman, the parent company of the premium steakhouse concept, has appointed a Daria Ovchenkova as its new finance director
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Casual dining chains boost ailing UK high streets
The rise in casual dining chains, particularly outside of London, provides a new reason to be positive about UK retail property
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GK appoints 1,000th apprentice of the year
Greene King has recruited its 1,000th apprentice this year, putting the company ahead of schedule in its pledge to recruit 2,000 apprentices in the year to March 2016.
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Cineworld UK retail revenue up 11%
Cineworld has reported UK retail revenues up 10.8% year-on-year for the 26 weeks to 2 July with spend per person up 8.1% to £2.02.
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Analysis & Insight
Finding the recipe for customer loyalty
So how do restaurants and coffee shops build relationships with their customers to keep them coming back, eschewing others? Having a quality product, the right atmosphere and excellent staff is a given. But hospitality outlets must now do much more to form meaningful relationships
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurant lfls up 4.3% in July but pubs flat
Restaurants recorded like-for-like growth of 4.3% in July but pubs remained essentially flat, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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NWTC secures Surrey site for new Botanist
New World Trading Company has acquired the Café Rouge site in Farnham, Surrey for its latest Botanist, M&C understands.
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HOP eyes significant expansion across the City
The founder of the Vietnamese street concept HOP has designed the business to be scalable as he intends to build an estate of c45 London sites
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Bounce reveals more details on Shoreditch site
Adam Breeden, the co-founder of ping pong bar and restaurant concept Bounce, has revealed more details on the concept’s second site, in Shoreditch.
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Mother Clucker launches residency with Columbo Group
Mother Clucker, the fried chicken concept, is launching a pop-up in the Columbo Group’s Cat and Mutton site.
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Pubs minister: Britain is a 'brewing powerhouse'
Britain has been described as a ‘brewing powerhouse’ as new figures show a brewery is opening in Britain every other day.
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Epic to build estate of 12 in clusters
Andrew Coath, the managing director of fledgling gastro-pub operator Epic Pubs, has told M&C the initial growth strategy is to create an estate of 12 pubs in four south east clusters.
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Disco Bars eyes growth for Society brand
Disco Bars is eyeing more sites for its Society brand after the success of the initial two outlets.
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Poll claims ACV status 'positive for pubs'
The majority of licensees at pubs listed as Assets of Community Value (ACV) believe the status has benefitted their pub.
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Caring secures two new London sites
Richard Caring, the serial restaurant investor, has lined up two new sites in London for openings later this year
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Wright & Bell closes in on first site
Imbiba Partnership, the investment company behind Darwin & Wallace and Camm & Hooper, has lined up a first site in the City of London for new concept Wright & Bell
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Patara secures Fitzrovia site
Patara Restaurants, the Thai concept, which launched in London 25 years ago, has secured its fifth site in the capital
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Payne: Late-night division doing “unbelievably well”
Ian Payne, chairman of Stonegate Pub Company, has said that the group’s late-night division was performing “unbelievably well”
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Bodean's sets out nationwide plans
Andre Blais, founder and managing director of Bodean’s BBQ, told M&C he is actively looking for suitable venues for the restaurant to make a regional debut