All MCA Insight articles in August 2017
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Analysis & InsightSubtly Italian
More than a decade after the Gusto brand was created out of the ashes of Est Est Est, it is now in the midst of a second reinvention, which will see it fully embracing its Mediterranean influences. Georgi Gyton reports.
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NewsDomino’s trials driverless pizza delivery
Domino’s has begun testing pizza deliveries using driverless cars in the US in partnership with Ford
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Zonal restructures to create Marketing Technologies division
Zonal is to create a new division to focus specifically on marketing technologies.
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Consumer confidence rebounds from post-brexit low
UK consumer confidence has staged a slight recovery from its lowest level since just after the Brexit vote
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Business confidence slumps to lowest level since last year
Businesses are feeling less confident about the economy and their own trading prospects than they have at any point during the last year, according to new research by Lloyds Bank A monthly survey shows that overall business confidence among 200 companies with a turnover of at least £1m, fell by ...
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Analysis & Insight
Food inflation at 7% for July
Food inflation hit 7% in July, down from 8.8% the month before and 9% in May.
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Pub Leisure secures fifth site, eyes two more
Pub Leisure, the Wiltshire-based group, has taken on its fifth pub and has a further two openings lined up for the next year.
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Majestic moving stores to ‘franchise-lite’ model
Majestic Wine is transitioning more than half its stores to a “franchise-lite” business model
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CLAW confirmed for Soho
CLAW has confirmed it will launch its first permanent a site in London’s Soho
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Hollywood’s Knead confirmed for Euston Station
SSP has confirmed it has chosen Euston Station as the first location for Knead
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NewsStarbucks UK rolls out food waste initiative
Starbucks UK is to roll out its initiative to address the issue of food waste as well as global hunger
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NewsCosta to hire 250 new apprentices by end of 2017
Costa has committed to hiring at least 250 new apprentices on National Living Wage rates by the end of 2017.
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NewsCamino sees H1 turnover fall 1%
Camino, the Spanish restaurant and bar group, saw turnover fall 1% in the six months to the end of May.
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NewsAnalysts corner: Jack and French on TRG H1
Leading analysts Douglas Jack, of Peel Hunt, and Simon French, of Cenkos, have given thier views on The Restaurant Group’s H1 update this morning.
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Opinion
Regulatory changes to digest
The introduction of the Food Standards Agency’s Regulating Our Future programme could mean big changes in the foodservice industry. Here, John Barnes takes a look at what is likely to happen
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NewsTRG H1 lfls down 2.2%
The Restaurant Group, the Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito operator, has reported on trading for the 26 weeks to 2 July
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NewsPizzaExpress H1 UK lfls up 1.3%
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed group, has reported UK like-for-like sales in the 26 weeks to 2 July up 1.3%.
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Analysis & InsightECI: Strong company culture a key to success
ECI Partners’ 2017 Growth Survey has found that high-growth companies are shrugging off Brexit uncertainty
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NewsTRG share price dips ahead of H1 results
Shares in The Restaurant Group fell 2.6% yesterday as analysts warned that tomorrow’s half-year results are likely to reveal little good news.
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NewsBlack Sheep confirms double Manchester launch
Black Sheep Coffee has confirmed its plans for a double opening in Manchester