All MCA Insight articles in August 2017 – Page 9
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Opinion
Ramen retailer all souped up
Tak Tokumine sold a 40% stake in his Shoryu ramen business earlier this year and now plans to transform his Japan Centre brand into the Japanese equivalent of Eataly. Joe Lutrario reports
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News
Harper swaps McManus for Epic Pubs
Ed Harper has left his role as operations manager at McManus Pub Company to join Unique Hospitality, MCA understands.
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News
Bite Me Burger Co outlines delivery model
Bite Me Burger Co, the fledgling mini burger concept, plans to make 65% of its sales from delivery, with emphasis on corporate catering, as it opens a series of pop-up sites and delivery kitchens across in London, MCA has learnt.
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News
Tasty to trial new Italian concept
Tasty, the listed operator behind the Wildwood and Dim T brands, is set to trial a new concept called Centuno, MCA has learnt.
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News
Faucet abandons Neighbourhood expansion
Faucet Inn is to abandon expansion of its Neighbourhood concept to concentrate on a rollout of its KuPP casual dining model and Babel cocktail bar formats, MCA has learnt.
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News
Karali Group acquires 34 BK sites out of administration
A deal has been struck to take on 34 Burger King sites after the parent companies went into administration.
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News
Bloomsbury Leisure to open Farringdon Tap
Bloomsbury Leisure is to expand its Tap format, with an opening in Farringdon next month, MCA has learnt.
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News
800 pubs support PubAid fundraise
Over 800 pubs across the UK joined forces to take part in the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz and raised over £70,000 for charity.
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News
Ivy Cafe confirmed for Tunbridge Wells
The Ivy Collection has confirmed it is taking on the former Jamie’s Italian site in Tunbridge Wells.
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News
ALMR welcomes post-Brexit trade plans
The ALMR has welcomed the Government’s announcements on how it will handle the first stages of departing from the EU.
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News
Jeweller plans rollout of restaurant hybrid model
Pressleys, the Sussex based family jeweller, plans to roll out its restaurant hybrid concept 1909 across other retail outlets in the region.
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Opinion
Deltic Revs up to overtake Stonegate takeover
Why did Deltic go public with its rebuffed bid to merge with Revolution Bars Group, where does it leave Stonegate and what does it mean for the sector? MCA deputy editor James Wallin discusses.
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News
Analysts corner: Parson on Deltic/Stonegate/Revolution
Leading analysts Nigel Parson, at Canaccord, has described Deltic’s proposal to merge with Revolution Bars Group as offering “greater but more uncertain upside for Revolution shareholders” compared to the £100m cash offer from Stonegate.
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Analysis & Insight
Poll shows demand for restaurant brands among football fans
Football fans are twice as likely to treat themselves to a meal at a premium restaurant brand than the average consumer, new research shows.
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News
McDonald’s grows market share across the board
The latest data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel shows that McDonald’s has grown its market share of visits in all four dayparts between Q2 2016 and the same period this year.
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News
Greene King appoints Pub Company FD
Hemant Patel has joined Greene King as finance director for the group’s Pub Company division.
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News
Colliers appoints new leisure director
Colliers International has appointed Philip Macauley as a director in its Leisure Valuations team in London.
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Analysis & Insight
Young diners more critical than older generation
Younger diners are more likely to leave a negative online review than older diners, a survey from Fourth has found.
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News
Gusto confirms Chislehurst launch
Gusto, the Palatibe-backed restaurant chain, has opened its latest restaurant, in York, and will grow to 18 with its opening in Chislehurst later this month.
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Opinion
Marks’ theory on Revolution
Deltic Group chief executive Peter Marks talks to MCA about the group’s proposal to merge with Revolution Bars Group to create a 125-strong “powerhouse” late-night operator.