All MCA Insight articles in August 2016 – Page 12
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News
Jones Group lines up Manchester Roxy
Jones Bar Group is to make its debut in Manchester with its ping pong and pool club concept Roxy Ballroom
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News
Beerflex drives 100 million beer sales
Following the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Beerflex delivery scheme, more than 100 million pints of independently craft-brewed beer have been sold.
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Patterson steps down from Ignite
Conrad Patterson has stepped down as operations director of the Ignite Group, the Matt Hermer-led business
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Star Pubs launches new chef recruitment support
Star Pubs & Bars has launched two initiatives aimed at helping licensees address the challenges of chef recruitment.
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News
Big Easy launches boozy brunch offer
Big Easy, the lobster and crab concept, is to launch a boozy brunch offer at its site in Covent Garden’s Maiden Lane
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers head to the pub despite spending slowing
Consumer spending growth slowed slightly to 2.6% in July, despite Brits continuing to spend in restaurants, pubs and cinemas
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News
Costa to launch first regional Pronto site
Costa is to launch the first regional site under its fast format Pronto in Bath
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News
Barworks takes on Shoreditch’s Griffin pub
Barworks is to open another site in Shoreditch, after taking on the Griffin pub in Leonard Street, MCA understands.
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Page commences further funding round
David Page, chairman of Fulham Shore, has begun a new funding round for his private investment vehicle Putney Beach
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News
Dougal Inns grows to five sites
Pub and restaurant group Dougal Inns has acquired its fifth site.
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New dawn for investment in pub sector?
Simon Johnson of CBRE has stressed that new investors are now finally seeing value in pub real estate where previously they had only seen risk.
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Welcome Break to invest further in Starbucks drive-thrus
Welcome Break is planning to add a further four Starbucks drive-thrus over the next six months as it continues to experiment with technology in the facilities.
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News
Moorhouse’s launches beer with New Order
Lancashire brewer Moorhouse’s has teamed up with New Order to create a new beer, Stray Dog.
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News
Fine swaps All Star Lanes for Punch
Jeni Fine has joined Punch in the new role of head of brand and digital, MCA understands.
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Opinion
Inside track: Southampton Late Night Levy one year on
Licensing law firm Poppleston Allen investigates the situation in Southampton – one year on from the introduction of Late Night Levy. Using data from Freedom of Information Requests, the group looks at the costs, impact and effectiveness of the measure.
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Analysis & Insight
Poll shows lack of support for drinking guidelines
A new poll has shown that over half the public disagree with official health guidelines on alcohol consumption.
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News
Comptoir strengthens London presence
Comptoir Group is to further strengthen its presence in central London, after securing two sites from YO Sushi!
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Opinion
Café culture
With plans to double in size within five years and move into Europe and the US, café and restaurant group Benugo is gaining ground. Stefan Chomka reports
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurants & bars drive consumer spend
July saw a 1.6% annual rate of growth in expenditure across the country, according to Visa’s UK Consumer Spending Index
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News
Top nightclubs see turnover fall 9%
Turnover across the UK’s top 100 nightclubs fell 9% last year, new research has shown.