All MCA Insight articles in August 2019 – Page 5

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    News

    Bruce Pubs withdraws bonds from the NEX Exchange

    2019-08-15T06:58:00Z

    Scottish operator Bruce Pubs has withdrawn its company’s bonds from trading on the NEX Exchange, only eight months after being admitted.

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    News

    July sees eating out bounce back

    2019-08-15T06:58:00Z

    July was a good month for eating out compared to the same period last year, with a rise in footfall, number of visits and the amount of money spent on food and drink. According to the latest MCA Eating Out Panel for July, participation, frequency and average spend in the Eating Out market were all higher in July 2019 than July 2018, when the World Cup was taking place and heatwave was in full effect.

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    Analysis & Insight

    AlixPartners: The bar remains open

    2019-08-15T06:58:00Z

    While it has certainly become more challenging to secure investment in parts of the restaurant market, the past 12 months has seen continued M&A and investment activity across the pub and bar space. The breadth of this activity highlights the current strength of this part of the sector, and this trend does not look like slowing anytime soon, argues AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith.

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    News

    McDonald’s escapes slapdown over Big Mac ad

    2019-08-15T06:58:00Z

    McDonald’s has escaped censure by the ASA after a radio ad for a Grand Big Mac Bacon was cleared by the advertising watchdog. The ad, broadcast on Virgin Radio on 8 March, featured two men talking about their lunch. One said he had a “packed lunch … with a cheeky little choccy bar”. The other said: “That looks tiny, have they made them smaller?” to which the first man replied: “Yeah, they used to be twice as big”. The other said: “You’ve been robbed, mate” before he said he had a “Grand Big Mac Bacon…

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    News

    Humpit secures site 9, lines up three more

    2019-08-15T06:58:00Z

    Humpit Hummus is opening its first store outside its Northern heartland, in Brighton’s newly developed Hanningtons Estate.

  • MCA Journal August 2019
    News

    August 2019

    2019-08-14T10:10:00Z

    After a busy few weeks of M&A activity, Dominic Walsh looks at some of the deals going on and examines the role played by activist investors, while Graeme Smith questions whether the current rate of M&A will slow anytime soon.
    There are also interviews with Stonegate, EiG and analysis of the potential £3bn deal between the two pub groups. Meanwhile, Steve Gotham visits a new look Bill’s, Georgi Gyton takes a look at Hard Rock International’s new flagship café in Piccadilly Circus, Finn Scott-Delany interviews the boss of Bleecker Burger and MCA’s sister title Food Spark investigates the trend for vending machines serving up fresh salads.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Peter Martin: Manchester has a new plan

    2019-08-14T07:40:00Z

    Taking inspiration from other parts of the world, as well as the UK, the city’s imaginative new blueprint for further developing its late-night economy could serve as a model for others, says MCA consulting editor Peter Martin.

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    Interviews

    Bleecker: Building up a better burger

    2019-08-14T07:39:00Z

    Bleecker Burger may have one of the best quality burgers on the market – but is that enough? Founder Zan Kaufman grapples with high expectations, relinquishing responsibility and building a culture that goes beyond a world-class burger.

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    News

    Peters swaps Zing Zing for Kitopi

    2019-08-14T07:38:00Z

    Zing Zing managing director Phil Peters has joined delivery rival Kitopi as head of UK expansion, MCA understands.

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    News

    Bowl food concept Sow shuts debut

    2019-08-14T07:38:00Z

    Bowl food concept Sow has closed its debut site after just a few months of trading.

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    News

    Fryday Fish appoints CBRE in site search

    2019-08-14T07:38:00Z

    Irish inspired concept Fryday Fish has instructed CBRE Manchester to identify new sites across the North for the fish and chip brand, having secured a debut unit at Xscape Castleford.

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    News

    Harrods to open first standalone café

    2019-08-14T07:37:00Z

    Harrods is to open its first standalone café, in Henley, this October. It will be located in the former Spirited Wines premises at 22 Market Place.

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    News

    TRG expands delivery brands under new new division

    2019-08-14T07:36:00Z

    The Restaurant Group is launching two new virtual brands, Daily Naan and K Bird, as part of a new business division TRG Delivery, MCA understands.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Bakery brands hit the spot with trend for food-to-go

    2019-08-14T07:36:00Z

    Branded bakery is outperforming the total eating out market, as the likes of Greggs and Warrens bakery tap into the growing food-to-go channel, according to analysis by MCA.

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    News

    Adnams losses widen as it overhauls systems

    2019-08-14T07:36:00Z

    Suffolk brewer Adnams made a loss of £939,000 for the first six months of 2019, as it overhauled its 30-year-old core systems.

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    News

    Dough&Co secures third site

    2019-08-13T07:46:00Z

    Wood-fired pizza specialist Dough&Co has secured a third site, in Bishops Stortford.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Date night opportunity knocking?

    2019-08-13T07:46:00Z

    MCA market insight director Steve Gotham analyses consumer eating out missions and deduces that there are opportunities for operators to do more when it comes to couples looking to spend money on a night out.

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    News

    Claw to close Kingly Street

    2019-08-13T07:46:00Z

    Claw, the crab-focussed restaurant backed by former theatre producer and entrepreneur Phil Cameron, is closing its Kingly Street site.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Arcade Food Theatre

    2019-08-13T07:46:00Z

    There are plenty of theatres in the West End of London, but there’s never been one quite like Arcade. Located on the ground floor of the Centre Point building, next to Tottenham Court Road Tube station, it’s a playhouse, of sorts, where the drama is designed to unfurl behind the counters of the Theatre’s seven open-plan kitchens.

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    News

    Boxpark appoints KPMG to review investment options

    2019-08-13T07:46:00Z

    Boxpark has appointed KPMG Corporate Finance to review investment options to expand the business nationwide and internationally, following recent interest from prospective partners.