All MCA Insight articles in December 2013 – Page 11
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Analysis & Insight
Nightclub visits continue to fall
Britain may be falling out of love with nightclubs but continues to up its spending on eating out at restaurants, according to the latest study into leisure-spending habits
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Analysis & Insight
Further squeeze on household spending
Household spending on alcohol and tobacco declined from £13.60 a week in 2010 to £12.60 in 2012, while spend on restaurants and hotels fell from £42.30 to £40.50
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News
Pubs warned not to rely on discounting
Publicans should not rely on discounting to encourage dining trade through January and February
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Analysis & Insight
Capital restaurants dominate favourite destinations list
London restaurants have dominated a list of Britain’s favourite culinary destinations, with five out of the top 10 based in the capital, according to a poll of diners who use the booking website Toptable
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs expect Xmas boost
Pubs are predicting positive Christmas trading with bookings up on last year
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News
School caterers launch restaurant venture
Steve Quinn and Sam Davies, owners and directors of high-end school catering firm Cucina Restaurants are to open The Oxford Kitchen – a new restaurant in the city’s Summertown area
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News
Gilt Bar owner pays premium for Farringdon site
Establishment HM Limited, which already owns the Yager Bar and Gilt Bar in the City, has paid substantial premium to secure The Plum Tree in Farringdon from Baragain Ltd
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Analysis & Insight
Drinkers still not keeping count on alcohol consumption
Government and health bodies’ attempts to persuade consumers to think about how many alcohol units they are consuming appear to be failing, with the vast majority of UK adults admitting that they don’t keep track, according to new consumer research
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News
Intertain: Eyeing the aspirational space, sales uplifts, digital innovation
M&C Report reports from Intertain’s presentation for suppliers and hears from chief executive John Leslie and chief operating officer Simon Kaye about the evolution of the Walkabout operator and its plans for 2014.
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News
Caliburger set for UK debut
CaliBurger, the rapidly-expanding, international chain of restaurants, plans to open its first site in London next spring and expand throughout the UK and Europe, M&C Report understands
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News
McMullen’s secures Old Bank of England site
Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen’s has secured the freehold of the building occupied by the Old Bank of England Pub in London’s Fleet Street for a sum believed to be in excess of £8m
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News
Pho expands London estate
Pho, the Isis Equity Partners-backed Vietnamese fast-casual concept, is set to strengthen its London presence in the first quarter of next year after exchanging on a further two sites in the capital
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News
Container park set for Heygate
A container park, similar to the Boxpark scheme in Shoreditch, is to be developed on the Heygate Estate in London
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News
Collyer and Ellis raise Whitbread TPs
Leading analysts have given their views on Whitbread following its Q3 interim management statement yesterday
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News
Coal secures new funding for growth
Coal Grill & Bar has secured a further tranche of funding from existing investors as it looks to add up to 13 sites to existing estate over the next three years.
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News
Brew sets out growth plans
Brew Café, the fledgling coffee concept, has confirmed it has secured its third site in London and revealed ambitions to operate a 10-strong estate by the end of 2014.
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News
Enterprise sells Highgate pub above asking price
Enterprise Inns has sold an historic pub in Highgate, north London, for a sum “well in excess” of the asking price
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Analysis & Insight
Eating out visits fall 0.7% as consumers 'trade out'
The number of eating out visits in the UK fell by 0.7% in the 12 months to the end of September as the “damaging” trend of “trading out” took effect, according to data from NPD Group
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News
Aberdeen Airport to ramp up F&B mix
Aberdeen International Airport has announced plans for a £13m overhaul of its terminal building
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News
JDW and Vapiano win awards for toilets
JD Wetherspoon and Vapiano have been recognised for the standards of their toilets