All MCA Insight articles in December 2014 – Page 8
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Malik to raise funds for deli roll-out via CrowdCube
Chef entrepreneur Angela Malik has launched a fundraising campaign via crowd funding platform CrowdCube to raise £350k to roll out her Modern Asian Deli Eateries across London and beyond
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London multiple operator creates Distinct Pubs
The team behind two London pubs have acquired a third and brought them under the banner of Distinct Pubs.
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NewsJDW to open 100-room hotel and pub in Dublin
JD Wetherspoon has bought Camden Hall Hostel in Dublin city centre and intends to open a pub with a 100-room hotel.
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Campaign for 2% duty cut for wines and spirits launched
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) and Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has launched its campaign to lobby for a 2% cut in duty on wine and spirits.
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OpinionMRO leads changes for 2015
The last 12 months has witnessed some seismic changes in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market, probably the most significant and far reaching will be the Parliamentary vote for a market rent only (MRO) clause for tied tenants in the pubs code.
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NewsGreggs lfl sales up 5.2% in last quarter
Greggs, the bakery chain, has reported own shop like-for-like sales up 5.2% with 4.2% growth for the year to date.
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Arkley secures brace of sites
Alistair Arkley, chairman of Chameleon Bar & Dining, has teamed up with his son David to acquire two of the best-known residential inns in the Lake District
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EFJ and Tom’s Kitchens support sustainable fishing
Tom’s Kitchen, the London-based restaurant group, has raised more than £1800 for the Environmental Justice Foundation (EFJ)’s ocean campaign by donating 50p for every dish of sustainable pollock & chips sold
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Grind & Co eyes further expansion
Grind & Co, the London-based craft coffee house and cocktail bar concept, is lining up a further two openings in the capital for the first half of next year
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BRGR looks to third site
BRGR.CO, the Lebanese burger concept with two London sites, is planning its third central London restaurant for 2015, M&C Report has learnt
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Piccola Cucina lines up UK openings
Piccola Cucina, the Italian restaurant group, has secured a second site in the UK, in London’s Marylebone, with a third being lined up in Knightsbridge
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Turtle Bay building expansion platform
Turtle Bay is looking to hire four operations managers as it gears up to open a further 10 sites next year
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Bar operator enters Virgin Rail deal
The operator of a new bar in Carlisle Railway Station is working with Virgin Rail to study the feasibility of introducing the concept to more stations across the network, M&C Report has learnt
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Moo Bar owner seeks funding for roll-out
The owner of a north-west independent pub called Moo Bar has identified 55 areas of the UK where he believes the concept will work and is seeking up to £5.5m investment to roll the craft beer bar concept out, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsAnalyst corner: Rollo on JDW
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Q2 like-for-like sales growth at JD Wetherspoon to slow down to c3-4%
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Enterprise Inns reviews all lease renewals, assignments and investments
Enterprise Inns is reviewing all lease renewals, assignments and investments on a case-by-case basis, citing uncertainty surrounding new government legislation.
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Barburrito eyeing six new locations
Barburrito, the Morgan Davies-led chain, is ramping up its expansion plans to reach 22 restaurants in the next two years
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NewsBacon: London will be our next hub
Living Ventures Group co-founder Tim Bacon has said that London is set to become the company’s next trading hub
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Baa Bar to move away from branded bars
Baa Bar, the northwest leisure operator, is disposing of sites in cities where it has multiple bars to move away from a branded image, Elaine Clarke told M&C Report
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NewsPre-Christmas lull for M&C20
The usual December rally in the stock markets has yet to materialise this year as the All-Share Index fell 5% to 995 points while the M&C20 was down 2.8% to 1,208 points