All MCA Insight articles in December 2015 – Page 16
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NewsLV’s Artisan reports double-digit sales growth
Artisan, the casual-dining bar restaurant site from Living Ventures, experienced double-digit growth in the year to 31 March 2015
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NewsInception Group to open new Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden
Charlie Gilkes, co-founder of Inception Group, has told M&C the company has secured a site for its second Bunga Bunga pizzeria.
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NewsIberica founder developing paella restaurant concept
Founder of Spanish restaurant group Iberica, Marco Fernandez Pardo, is developing a paella restaurant concept with yet another Michelin starred chef, M&C understands.
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Decorations top demand for Xmas meals out
Decorations are more important than the menu for customers eating out at Christmas, according to a survey by Greene King.
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Film producer Thykier is director of Soho House restaurants
Film producer Kris Thykier and Enrique Banon, founder of private equity group White and Blue Capital, have both become directors of Quentin Restaurants, the holding company set up to oversee Soho House’s restaurant concepts, M&C understands. Earlier this year, Soho House sold a 50% stake in its restaurant operation, which ...
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Analysis & Insight
Leisure spend fell sharply in November
Average household spend on drinking and eating out fell sharply in November, according to the latest Greene King Leisure Tracker.
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Nation’s pubs host #TryJanuary options
Try January has gathered further momentum with more operators adopting the campaign
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Starbucks predicts record gift card sales
Starbucks expects to see a record number of Starbucks gift cards sold tomorrow, citing the trend for customers to make their gift card purchases at the last minute.
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Noma appoints new executive chef
Noma has appointed a new executive chef ahead of its temporary relocation to Australia.
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Polish patisserie concept gets funding for growth
Polish patisserie concept Sowa Patisserie has raised £190,000 to triple the size of its Ealing site and open a second restaurant in London.
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NewsEU court rules against minimum pricing in Scotland
The prospect of minimum unit alcohol pricing in Scotland hangs in the balance after a ruling from the European Court of Justice, which stated it would breach EU laws if less restrictive tax measures could be introduced instead.
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NewsNewRiver acquires £108m portfolio
NewRiver Retail, the UK REIT which owns 360 pubs, has announced acquisitions worth £108m.
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NewsMeantime still for sale despite AB InBev craft beer deals
AB InBev has told M&C its proposed sale of Meantime is still on despite buying three separate craft breweries in less than a week.
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Byron and Wagamama set for Eastbourne
Byron, Wagamama, Chiquito and Frankie & Benny have all signed up to open in the Arndale Cente in Eastbourne.
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NewsGK eyes growth for turnover-related models
The combined Greene King and Spirit estate offers greater opportunities to expand both its Local Hero and Turnover agreements, Pub Partners managing director Clive Chesser has told M&C.
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NewsOperator review of the year
We asked some of the leading lights of the eating and drinking out sector to review 2015 and also tells us what they think the biggest opportunities and challenges of 2016 are going to be
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GK pubs raise £71k for prostate cancer charity
Greene King pubs have helped raise more than £71,000 for Prostate Cancer UK since this year’s Rugby World Cup.
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Twisted Bars eyes 10-strong estate
Twisted Bars Ltd is set to open its first venue with eyes on a ten-strong estate in its Yorkshire heartland.
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Redcomb director sets up new pubco
Cotton Tree Pubs, a new venture set up by Redcomb Pubs director John Anderson, is to open its first site on the edge of the New Forest.
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Analysis & Insight
Five minutes with…. Mark Lilley, Abokado
This week M&C takes five minutes with Mark Lilley, founder of healthy eating chain Abokado. He discusses the fact that BrewDog should be careful about overexposure, how Dishoom is providing the best experience in the sector and why he would like to be the new Richard Branson.