All MCA Insight articles in December 2013 – Page 7
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Starbucks EMEA VP steps down
Danielle Crook, the Starbucks vice-president of marketing, category and brand integration, EMEA, is leaving the company to relocate to the US
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Bott to step down as SIBA chair
Keith Bott, co-founder of Titanic Brewery, is to step down as chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) next year
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Operators sign up to Loughborough leisure scheme
Up to seven restaurants and a Cineworld cinema are expected to operate on a new leisure complex in Loughborough
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NewsJDW ‘in talks’ on fourth pub in Ireland
JD Wetherspoon has reportedly made approaches about what would be its fourth pub deal in Ireland
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JDW and Vapiano win awards for toilets
JD Wetherspoon and Vapiano have been recognised for the standards of their toilets
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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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Analysis & InsightEating 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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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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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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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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NewsCollyer and Ellis raise Whitbread TPs
Leading analysts have given their views on Whitbread following its Q3 interim management statement yesterday
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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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NewsPho 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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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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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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NewsIntertain: 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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Analysis & InsightDrinkers 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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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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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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Analysis & Insight
Pubs expect Xmas boost
Pubs are predicting positive Christmas trading with bookings up on last year