All MCA Insight articles in December 2016 – Page 9
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Opinion
Standing out from the crowd
Mark Wingett talks to Be At One founders Steve Locke, Leigh Miller and Rhys Oldfield
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News
Tootoomoo looking for next phase of growth
Tootoomoo is looking to bring in an experienced strategic and financial partner to the Pan-Asian restaurant group for its next phase of growth.
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News
Inamo in talks about Middle East franchising
Inamo, the tech-driven Pan Asian restaurant group, is in discussion with potential franchisees in the Middle East.
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News
Poncho 8 appoints new MD
Poncho 8 has appointed Jo Barratt, formerly of Deliverance, as its new managing director
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News
KuPP signs up for Watermark scheme
KuPP and L’Osteria are the latest operators to sign up to open at WestQuay Watermark in Southampton
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News
Boparan begins to refresh Ed’s management team
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has started to refresh the management team of Ed’s Easy Diner
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News
SA Brain’s first restaurant to become fourth Bar 44
SA Brain is to close its Greenwood & Brown restaurant site in the new year, with tapas concept Bar 44 leasing the site for its fourth venue.
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News
Bowley promoted to COO at PizzaExpress
PizzaExpress has promoted Zoe Bowley from operations director to UK chief operating officer
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News
Red Lounge Group to open second Kassia
Red Lounge Group, the Hampshire-based operator, is to open its fifth site – its second under the Kassia Indian tapas and cocktail concept.
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News
Masseria group launches new Italian concept Messapica
The group behind the Ostuni restaurant concept has launched new regional Italian concept Messapica in Kendall Rise.
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News
Franks Hamburger operator adds to pub estate
Tom Hewer Enterprises, the Northamptonshire-based operator of the Franks Hamburger House chain, has added to its pub estate.
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News
Upham extends debts facility, eyes further growth
Upham Pub Company has doubled its debt facility with HSBC as it seeks further growth into 2017, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
Teaching the Brits to fry eggs
Jason Wells launched Brew Café with a mission to bring Melbourne café culture to London. He talks to Finn Scott-Delany about saturation in the casual-dining market and how his competitors will always be held back because of the British approach to brand building
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News
Chopstix opens flagship Oxford Street site
Noodle bar chain Chopstix has launched a flagship site in Oxford Street, as it marks its 60th opening.
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News
Campbell: Still plenty of white space for Wagamama
Wagamama chief executive David Campbell believes there is plenty of white space for the c120-strong brand to enter in the UK
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News
Electra: TGI Friday’s valuation fell £23m in 2016
Electra Private Equity has reported a £23m fall in the valuation of TGI Friday’s in the past year – the second largest drop across it portfolio.
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News
Crussh considering alcohol for evening format
Crussh chief executive Shane Kavanagh is considering introducing alcohol as a way of stretching the healthy eating concept into the evening, MCA has learnt.
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News
Tibits eyeing expansion in the UK
Tibits, the Swiss vegetarian restaurant and takeaway concept, is again eyeing expansion in the UK
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News
McDonald’s to move non-US tax base to UK
McDonald’s has announced that it is moving its non-US tax base from Luxembourg to Britain.
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Analysis & Insight
Tea sales up c9% in pubs
Tea sales climbed by in pubs across all day parts in the year to the end of August and the channel is now worth £76m