All MCA Insight articles in December 2015 – Page 9
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News
Analyst corner: Rollo on Whitbread
On the back of Whitbread’s Q3 update, Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley sets out some key questions for Whitbread’s management
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News
TLC to launch flagship Grand Central, eyes £10m FY sales
Steve Haslam, managing director of TLC Inns, has told M&C the company’s Chelmsford site will serve as a flagship venue for the Grand Central brand, which he hopes will drive sales to £10m a year.
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Analysis & Insight
Sparkling wine #1 choice over Christmas
Sparkling wine is the success story of the past quarter according to the latest quarterly report from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association.
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News
M elements could spin off
Gaucho founder Martin Williams has told M&C he sees the potential for all the elements of his M Restaurants concept to roll out as standalone concepts or as pairs.
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News
KKR makes CDG investment
KKR, the US private equity group, has supported a debt refinancing of the Casual Dining Group
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News
Stonegate sells investment in ex-TCG trio for c£30m
Stonegate Pub Company has sold three of the central London freehold sites it acquired from TCG earlier this year to CBRE Global Investors
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News
Polpo to open Harvey Nichols sites
Polpo to open two new sites next February in the Harvey Nichols department stores in London’s Knightsbridge and Leeds
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News
Wagamama seeks property director
Wagamama is seeking to appoint a new property director as it looks to open around 45 new restaurants over the next three years.
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News
‘Uber for cooking’ reflecting shifting eating trends
The founder of an app which has been described as the “Uber of cooking” has said it reflects a changing shift in the nation’s eating habits.
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News
Oak Taverns to roll out retail arm across estate
Oxfordshire-based pub company Oak Taverns is planning to follow the lead of casual dining brands by offering own-brand products to take away across the group’s 24 sites.
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Opinion
A good fit for the king
In a busy year for M&A activity in the sector, Greene King’s acquisition of Spirit Pub Company was one of the standout deals – creating the country’s largest managed estate and third biggest collection of tenanted and leased pubs. Publican’s Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington talks to chief executive Rooney Anand about the challenge of assessing which of the combined brands have a future, his philosophy on recruitment and the challenges of coping with an increasingly disloyal customer base.
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News
Plans to save pubs from developers win parliamentary support
Labour MP and shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher is the latest MP to show his support for the agent of change principle, legislation which could protect pubs from closing due to noise complaints.
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News
Barbecoa and Franco Manca confirmed for Nova scheme
Land Securities has confirmed that Jamie’s Oliver’s Barbecoa concept, Franco Manca and Beany Green will all take space at its Nova scheme
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News
Cornish Bakery sets out expansion plan
The Cornish Bakery is embarking on an expansion drive that could see it add up to 20 sites over the next two years
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News
Mothership Group acquires Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
Nightclub operator Mothership Group has acquired the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen from MAMA & Company Ltd.
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News
Abokado to donate coffee proceeds to charity
Abokado is supporting London’s homeless by donating all proceeds from coffee sales across its of its 26 stores today
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News
Domino’s to re-examine restaurant move
Domino’s is set to again dip its toe into the restaurant sector, after submitting plans to open a restaurant and takeaway site in Kent
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News
Côte launches speaking menu for visually impaired diners
Côte has partnered with a ‘revolutionary’ app that makes its menus easier to read for visually impaired and dyslexic diners.
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News
Costa eyes introduction of click-and-collect
Costa is considering implementing ‘click-and-collect’ technology in its stores, according to the new chief executive of parent company Whitbread.
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News
Black Sheep Coffee to open three sites by February
London coffee roaster and café operator Black Sheep Coffee is set to open three new sites in the next 10 weeks, M&C has learnt.