All MCA Insight articles in December 2015 – Page 5
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News
Whitbread appoints new non-exec
Whitbread, the owner of Costa, has announced the appointment of Chris Kennedy as a non-executive director
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Analysis & InsightMillenials increasingly important to food to go market
Food to go is becoming increasingly popular among younger consumers according to the latest research from M&C Allegra Foodservice.
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Opinion
For the love of a tenanted estate
Wickwar Wessex is 25-years-old, and in celebration has undergone a complete rebranding as it seeks to kick start a growth strategy for both its brewery and managed pub estate. But, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, that new direction also includes establishing a tenanted arm. Ruth Williams reports
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North Bar opens brewery
Leeds-based North Bar and the team behind the Belgrave Music Hall and Headrow Househave opened a 15-barrel brewery with a 200-person capacity tap room.
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Doubts cast on future of Suchef
Doubts have been cast on the future of Suchef, the healthy fast food concept from the Aroma Food Group (UK), after the company sold its site near St Paul’s to a new fast casual concept, Vita Mojo. Suchef, which launched last year and has four further sites in the capital ...
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M Restaurants set out expansion plans
M Restaurants is looking to open a further three sites in London, after signing on what it plans will be its fifth site in Canary Wharf
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NewsCity PubCo raises £8m, seeks AIM listing by 2017
City Pub Company has announced it has raised more than £8m via its 6% Convertible Preference Share offer.
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Conviviality appoints new Matthew Clark MD
Conviviality has appointed Mark Aylwin as managing director of Matthew Clark
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NewsAdmiral ‘an acquisitive business again’
Kevin Georgel, chief executive of Admiral Taverns, has told M&C the group remain ‘unapologetically committed’ to the tied model but is considering other operating formats for the first time.
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Analysis & InsightConfusion and clarity
Bill’s has looked to bring some clarity to its future development over the last few weeks, with the break-up of its joint managing director structure. However, is this standout concept facing its first “bump in the road” and will The Ivy Collection muddy the water further?
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Analysis & InsightHousehold spending up in November
Household spending continued to increase in November, with growth led by hotels, restaurants & bars (+8.5% year-on-year)
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News
Camden votes to introduce levy
Camden Council has voted to introduce a Late Night Levy from 28 April.
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Rick Stein to open Wiltshire restaurant
The Rick Stein Group is set to open a restaurant in Wiltshire – its third outside its Cornish heartland.
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Abokado strengthens ops team
Abokado has announced it has further strengthened its operational team with the appointment of two operations managers
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News
Vianet grows H1 sales 7.7%, sells fuel solutions arm
Beerflow monitoring specialist Vianet has sold its fuel solutions business for £3.5m and said it will focus solely on its fuel and vending businesses.
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Costa confirms launch of Costa Fresco concept
Costa launched its first food-led concept store, Costa Fresco, in London yesterday
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Enterprise scraps plans to amend bond terms
Enterprise Inns has scrapped plans to amend the terms on a number of bonds.
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NewsNando’s makes key IT appointment
Nando’s has made a key addition to its management team, after appointing Richard Atkinson as its new technology director for UK & Ireland
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co secures Loch Fyne sites
Brasserie Bar Co is to launch its White Brasserie Pubs format and Brasserie Blanc brand in the North West
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Batram: Domino’s brand recognition growing in Poland
Leading analyst Nick Batram, of Peel Hunt, has said Domino’s brand recognition is growing faster than expected in Poland.