All MCA Insight articles in August 2018 – Page 3
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News
Dishoom confirms details of Manchester opening
Dishoom, the Bombay-style café concept, has confirmed it will be making its long-awaited Manchester debut this winter.
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Chilango gears up to issue second Burrito Bond
Chilango’s parent company Mucho Mas had said it is in the advanced stages of issuing a second Burrito Bond, in order to fund the continued development of the business.
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Analysis & Insight
Hot summer causes foodservice inflation to reach 3.2%
Inflation in foodservice prices reached 3.2% in July 2018, reflecting the early impact of the long hot dry summer, CGA and Prestige Purchasing Foodservice Price Index reveals.
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Veeno secures Woking site; considers Ealing
Italian wine bar concept Veeno has secured a site in Woking, for an opening later this year, and is understood to be considering a unit within Ealing’s Dickens Yard development.
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Uber Eats targets 400 virtual restaurants by year end
Uber Eats is planning to have 400 virtual restaurant brands live on its UK platform by the end of the year, MCA has learnt.
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Richoux to launch £1.1m share subscription
Richoux, the Jonathan Kaye-led company, has said it intends to raise approximately £1.1m by way of a share subscription.
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Product watch: England’s home-grown prosecco?
English sparkling wine has forged a proud reputation as a premium product made in the Champagne style. But a new producer is looking to defy convention with a Prosecco-style wine made in England. Finn Scott-Delany visits Divergent Drinks in Sussex.
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Analysis & Insight
When is a good CEO not a good CEO?
With the challenges facing today’s CEOs seemingly only ever on the increase, how do senior leaders strike the balance between pleasing shareholders and private equity backers and setting the business up for long-term success, asks Tim Clouting, partner at Savannah Group.
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News
Thai Leisure Group to open new concept in Liverpool One
Thai Leisure Group is to open a new concept called Thaikhun Street Bar at the Liverpool One shopping and leisure complex in October.
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Crazy Bear Group to return in Covent Garden
Crazy Bear Group, the bar, restaurant and hotel operator, is to re-open its Covent Garden site four years after pulling down the shutters, MCA understands.
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Opinion
The future’s bright, but it’s not retail
The supposed death of the high street has been a common debate over the past few years but what is being done to bring our town centres back to life, and how does F&B fit into this? Simon Stenning gives his view.
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Bloomsbury acquires three new sites
Bloomsbury Leisure has added to its pipeline with three new sites set to open in the next six months, including its first venue in Ireland, MCA understands.
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NWTC secures £5.6m funding from NatWest
New World Trading Company (NWTC), the Graphite-backed national pub group, has secured a further £5.6m investment from NatWest, to fund further growth.
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M Restaurants acquires Newfoundland site in Canary Wharf
M Restaurants is to open its fourth site, in Canary Wharf, after acquiring a unit in new development Newfoundland.
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Deliveroo integrates with Google Maps
Deliveroo has partnered with Google to integrate its restaurant network into Google Maps’ search results across 10 countries in Europe and the Asia Pacific regions.
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News
Electra ends formal sales process but talks continue
TGI Fridays UK backer Electra Private Equity has ended its formal sales process but said discussions continue on possible individual portfolio or group sales.
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs increase share of breakfast and snacking occasions
Pubs have increased their share of the breakfast and snacking occasions, according to data from the latest MCA Pub Brand Monitor (Q2 2018).
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Analysis & Insight
The meat-free bleeding burger making it onto menus
Moving Mountains meat-free B12 Burger has been gracing the tables at Maxwell’s Bar & Grill and Dirty Bones. Founder Simeon van der Molen spoke to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about launching a UK first and how easy it was to get his product into restaurants.
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News
Erpingham House takes on Big Fernand site
Erpingham House, the Norwich-based vegan café and restaurant concept, has taken on the former Big Fernand site in Percy Street, Fitzrovia, for its debut in London, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
Majority check online before buying sandwich or coffee
New research shows 60% of consumers check online first before buying food and drink from a grab and go operator or coffee shop.