All MCA Insight articles in December 2013 – Page 2
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News
Inc Group founder Dowling 'arrested in tax probe'
Frank Dowling, founder of the London-based pub and restaurant company Inc Group, has reportedly been arrested on charges related to tax fraud
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OpinionHopes and fears
M&C Report speaks to operators from across the pub, bar and restaurant sector to ask their views on the biggest challenges and opportunities for 2014
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NewsBrewDog reaches £4.25m fundraising target
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has reached the £4.25m target that the company set for its latest fundraising drive.
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Government won't relax licensing hours for World Cup
The Minister for Crime and Prevention at the Home Office has said the Government will not be relaxing licensing hours for next year’s World Cup
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OpinionWrong legislation, wrong time
With the Government now set to announce its response to the consultation into the proposed statutory code for tenanted pub companies in 2014, John Harrington examines the concerns of pub companies and asks what the industry can expect
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NewsFulham Shore reports H1 pre-tax loss
Fulham Shore, the restaurant venture from ex-Clapham House Group chairman David Page, has reported a pre-tax loss of £74,399 in the six months to 29 September and said it continues to seek investment opportunities in the sector
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Ignite swings into profit
Ignite Group, the owner of the Bumpkin and Boujis chains, swung back into profit in the year to 31 March 2013, as it saw turnover climb from £11.2m to £11.7m
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Analysis & InsightIndustry welcomes MPs calls for beer duty freeze
Britain’s brewing and pub industry has welcomed renewed calls from MPs for a freeze in beer duty in the 2014 Budget
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Andre Blais, founder and managing director of Bodean’s, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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News
Velo looks to build pipeline
Velo, the new cycling café concept led by WJ King Brewery and Small Batch Coffee chairman Nigel Lambe, hoeps to add at least two new sites to its estate next year
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Analysis & InsightSales and visits up across fast-casual sector
Visits and sales in the UK’s fast-casual sector increased in the year to the end of September 2013 compared to the previous year helped by a growth in trade from families
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NewsM&C20 outperforms FTSE
Only three leisure sector stocks (Fuller’s, Dominos and Richoux) underperformed the market this week as the M&C20 built on last week’s gains to rise another 2%
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OpinionThe only way is up
Peter Marks, chief executive director of the Luminar Group, tells Dominic Walsh how the nightclub operator is remodelling its estate through a programme of investment, after it was rescued from administration in 2011
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Analysis & Insight
Sports venue food “over-priced and unhealthy”
Sports event attendees expect food available at the venue to be over-priced, unhealthy and of limited choice, according to a new YouGov report
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NewsEd’s opens in York
Ed’s Easy Diner has opened its latest site under its core brand at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in York
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NewsWagamama to ramp up digital and insight functions
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is looking to ramp up its digital and insight expertise with the appointments of a head of insights and a head of digital
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Morgan Catering eyes further expansion
Morgan Catering, the shopping centre F&B specialist, is looking to open three to five new sites in the next 12 months, including a unit at Lakeside, Essex
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Brewers achieve carbon emissions target
The UK brewing sector has met its 2020 carbon emissions target eight years early and is on track to achieve its 2020 target for improved water efficiency
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Banhmi11 joins BLINK portfolio
Banhmi11 has become the latest operator to join the BLINK portfolio, which looks to provide a “food market” of offers for office and high-street locations
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NewsBill’s on track to double FY turnover
Bill’s Restaurants is on track to report turnover in its current financial year to the end of next July of between £50-55m, dependent on the timing of openings