All MCA Insight articles in December 2014 – Page 15
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Boom Burger to double up
Boom Burger, the Caribbean burger concept, has secured its second site in London’s Brixton
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ResDiary to launch in Denmark
ResDiary, the restaurant booking specialist, has agreed a deal to take the system to Denmark
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Tameside rejects late-night levy proposal
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has rejected proposals for a late-night levy, due to the current economic climate and businesses’ financial difficulties.
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Analysis & Insight
New report shows 21.9% growth in chilled drinks
A new publication for wholesalers in the foodservice channel has revealed good growth across all key channels, with chilled food and drinks showing impressive upswings of +7.1% and 21.9%, respectively.
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Greene King has £110m for acquisitions in 2015
Greene King has stressed it retains a “flexible approach to expansion” and has a c£110m war chest for acquisitions in 2015 with a strong pipeline and targets unaffected by the Spirit transaction.
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Gov’t treading a fine line with “Starbucks Tax”
A leading sector advisor has said that the Government is treading a fine line with plans to introduce a Diverted Profits Tax
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Cawthorn opens first Jester pub
Mark Cawthorn, of Tailor Made Dining is to open the first of his Jester Pub sites with the re-launch of the Green Dragon in Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire today.
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Edinburgh brewer pledges support for new drink drive limit
With Scotland’s new lower drink drive limit coming into force today (5 December), Edinburgh-based brewer Innis & Gunn is pushing the message to pub-goers not to drink and drive over the Christmas period.
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Channel 4 makes fly-on-the-wall documentary about Domino’s
Domino’s Pizza will open its doors to Channel 4 cameras for a new documentary.
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Tom Kerridge says new pub is 'like a Wetherspoon's'
Chef Tom Kerridge has said his new pub the Coach, which officially opened in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on Monday is like Wetherspoons in concept.
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CPL predicts rise in quick, intensive training refreshers
CPL Training chief executive, Daniel Davies, has predicted a rise in shorter, sharper training interventions.
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Kerridge: 'Pubcos are embracing change'
Pubcos such as Greene King and Enterprise Inns understand the industry is changing and are looking to adapt with it, double Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge has told M&C Report’s sister title, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA).
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Analyst corner: Brumby on Greene King
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital has said that Greene King’s H1 numbers were just a shade disappointing
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Les Deux Salon sold to Prescott & Conran
Antony Demetre and Will Smith are believd to have sold their Covent Garden brasserie Les Deux Salons to Prescott & Conran.
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Good Egg pop-up concept opens first restaurant
The three chefs behind the The Good Egg all-day brunch pop-up concept have told M&C Report they expect to open their first permanent site in Stoke Newington in late February and want to open at least two more sites in the next five years with an ultimate target of around 10 venues.
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Jerome leaves CAMRA to join SIBA
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has appointed Tony Jerome to the newly-created role of director of communications and membership.
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Star launches new training programme for BDMs
Star Pubs & Bars is launching a new training schemes for its BDMs based around the “latest best practice and thinking in areas critical to pub retailing”.
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Analysis & Insight
Research shows 65% reluctant to tip
A new poll has shown almost two-thirds of people feel reluctant to tip, regardless of the quality of service they received.
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Next to open own-brand coffee concept
Retailer Next is to launch an own-brand coffee concept in-store
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North Bar founders to open a brewery
North Bar, the Leeds-based pub group, is to open its own brewery, M&C Report has learnt.