All MCA Insight articles in December 2017
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News
BrewDog eyes first LoneWolf bar
BrewDog’s LoneWolf spirits business is currently looking for a suitable site in central London to open its first Spirit Bar, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Leisure investment forecast for 2018
Mark Sheehan, managing director of Coffer Corporate Leisure, outlines his predictions for the leisure property market over the next 12 months.
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News
Cote secures RFH site
Cote, the BC Partners-backed company, has secured a further flagship site in London, at Royal Festival Hall
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Denny’s secures funding for UK expansion
American diner Denny’s is to open its first restaurant in Swansea after securing a seven-figure funding package from HSBC, it has been reported.
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Eataly targets Bishopsgate site
Eataly, the Italian food emporia and restaurant group, has lined up its UK debut site in Bishopsgate, the Evening Standard reports.
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NewsTom Kitchin to open fourth restaurant in Edinburgh
Chef Tom Kitchin has announced the Kitchin Group is to open a new restaurant and bar in Edinburgh next summer.
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Analysis & Insight
Licensed premises numbers remain steady
The continued closure of wet-led pubs coupled with an increase in restaurant openings has led to a steady state for overall numbers of licensed premises.
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News
Granier lines up three more UK sites
Granier, the Spanish bakery and cafe group, his announced its sixth London store, in the Stratford Centre, with three more lined up for the New Year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsPizzaLuxe enters SSP partnership
PizzaLuxe, the Paul Goodale-owned, fast casual concept, is to enter transport hubs after signing a new agreement with SSP
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NewsFounders’ Forum Focus: Dum Dum Donutterie
Dum Dum is an artisan concept with big commercial ambitions. In the latest edition of our Founders’ Forum series, Finn Scott-Delany hears how Paul Hurley has crafted a brand with a long shelf life.
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NewsMCA’s Big Fat Review of the Year
From Admiral’s acquisition to Zizzi’s tie-up with Sainsbury’s, we present a potted history of 2017
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NewsPerritt bros to open second Beer+Burger
The Perritt brothers, Jonathan and Andrew, are to launch a second site under their Beer+Burger concept in East London
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Analysis & InsightBah headwinds
After a year of changes at the top and problems on the bottom line, it is easy to forget that there are operators who continue to fire on all cylinders. James Wallin looks at the companies for whom 2017 wasn’t an annus horribilis and what they are getting right, as well as discussing why we should all make a New Year’s resolution to ban the phrase ‘headwinds’.
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Lack of preparation for Brexit 'alarming' for food industry
The government’s failure to assess the impact Brexit will have on individual sectors will make it much harder to anticipate bumps in the road, a leading food and drink lawyer has warned.
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NewsUS beer duty cuts ‘will save UK breweries £7.2m’
Significant cuts in US beer duty will save British beer exporters £7.2m, it has been claimed.
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Coaching Inn Group launches chef academy
The Coaching Inn Group, the 14-strong operator, has launched a chef academy.
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Analysis & Insight
Three in five vegans ‘relax’ principles while eating out
Three in five vegans say they have “relaxed” their principles when eating.
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NewsThornbridge reveals more on Pivovar JV
Thornbridge Brewery and craft beer bar operator, PIvovar, are already at advanced negotiations on a number of sites for their joint venture, MCA understands.
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Ceviche eyes regional opening
Ceviche, the four-strong, London-based group, is exploring a launch outside the capital
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Le Bab founders plan Covent Garden site
Stephen Tozer and Ed Brunet, the co-founders of Le Bab, are planning to launch a new venture in London’s Covent Garden