All MCA Insight articles in December 2014
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ABInBev acquires Camden Town Brewery
AB InBev has acquired Camden Town Brewery in a deal which it says will “pave the way for further growth and expansion”.
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BrewDog appoints new managing director
David McDowall has left G1 Group to become managing director of BrewDog Bars
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JDW sets out growth plan
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced plans to invest more than £400m opening 200 new pubs during the next five years
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Shake Shack files for IPO
Shake Shack has filed for an initial public offering that could be worth as much as $1bn (£643m)
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials to bring in the New Year with alcohol-free beer
Alcohol-free beer is the New Year tipple of choice for a significant number of 18-34 year-olds and is increasingly chosen in order to “create a good impression”
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FY sales up 6.2% at JW Lees
JW Lees grew sales by 6.2% in the year to 31 March 2014 to a record level of £62.9m whilst EBITDA fell 4.1% to £7.5m
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Analysis & Insight
From public park to going public
In a letter to prospective stockholders, Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer sets out the brand’s history, ethos, expansion plans and pledges to keep doing business with the “same set of values and employee first culture that brought us to this point”
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McGuigan to oversee Hungry Horse
Greene King has promoted Marc McGuigan to business unit director to oversee the growth of its c230-strong value brand Hungry Horse
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TRG to open second Wondertree
Wondertree, an all-day casual dining concept from The Restaurant Group (TRG) Concessions, is set to open at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal in summer 2015
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London multiple operator and GK launch microbrewery
A south-west London pub has launched a new five-barrel microbrewery as part of a joint venture investment with Greene King
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Rose swaps Nero for Five Guys
Andrew Rose has left Caffe Nero where he was head of purchasing and logistics for 12 years to join Five Guys
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Everards reports rise in FY PBT
Everards has reported a 7.4% rise in pre-tax profit to £1.7m in the year to 30 September, as it looks to revive more closed pubs
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Thwaites continues investment in pub estate
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator, has invested £3.5m across its pub estate in 2014
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ASK secures Giggling Squid site
Giggling Squid has sold the Maidstone site it acquired a year ago but never opened, to ASK Italian, after receiving “an offer we couldn’t refuse”
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Las Iguanas makes Best Companies to Work For List again
Latin American restaurant group Las Iguanas is celebrating after making the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second time
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Castle Rock reports 7.1% rise in FY turnover
Tynemill Ltd, which trades as Castle Rock, the brewer and pub retailer based in Nottingham, has report a 7.1% increase in full-year group turnover to £7.9m
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Pizza Rossa half way to funding target
Pizza Rossa has raised more than half its £150k funding target via CrowdCube with more than a month remaining
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McDonald’s trials new cafe concept
McDonald’s has launched a new cafe concept in Australia after rebranding its McCafe in Sydney as The Corner
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Slug & Lettuce to launch Saints or Sinners menu
Slug & Lettuce, the Stonegate pub company brand, is promoting a range of ‘Saints or Sinners’ food and drinks throughout January with a menu of indulgent treats and healthier options
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality falling behind on loyalty
Hospitality brands are falling behind retailers when it comes to loyalty schemes, according to a new survey