All MCA Insight articles in December 2018 – Page 8
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Doubts raised over future of Freshii in London
Doubts have been raised about the short-term future of Freshii, the health-focus, fast-casual chain, in London, after the departure of its chief executive and the closure of both its sites in the capital. The company, which operates c300 sites internationally, opened its first site in the capital in January at ...
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Strauss departs Goodman
David Strauss has left his role as operations director for Goodman Restaurants, MCA understands.
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Former EAT CEO joins Le Pain
Adrian Johnson, the former chief executive of EAT and ex-managing director of Patisserie Valerie, has joined Le Pain Quotidien.
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Patisserie Holdings appoints interim CFO
Patisserie Holdings has appointed Nick Perrin as interim chief financial officer.
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Hubbox to double up in Plymouth
Hubbox, the Cornwall-based, Richard Boon-led business, is to double its presence in Plymouth.
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Pheby launches first of three virtual brands
Pheby Foods Concepts has launched the first of three new virtual brands, which will be rolled out to 20 Wok & Go sites over the next year, MCA has learnt.
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McIlroy swaps Comptoir for Bill’s
Lesley McIlroy has left the Comptoir Group to join Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, as its new head of marketing.
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Itsu appoints new marketing director
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-led chain, has appointed Jemima Ferguson, formerly of COOK Trading, as its new group brand and marketing director.
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Black Milk Cereal lines up two new openings for 2019
Black Milk Cereal is to open a permanent shop in Selfridges Food Hall in Manchester’s Trafford Centre, following a series of pop-up appearances at the department store.
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Honest Burgers scoops R200 Best Restaurant Operator award
Restaurant groups including Nando’s, Mowgli, Honest Burgers and Tortilla were among the winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards, held last night (3 December) at Hawker House.
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South Coast Inns builds estate to 10
South Coast Inns is to open its 10th site in the January, and has been adding rooms to its existing estate, MCA has learnt.
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Joe & The Juice updates on pipeline
Joe & The Juice, the Danish juice bar concept, is to open three new London shops in December with a further eight in the UK pipeline for 2019.
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Ei Group extends contract with Vianet
Vianet has confirmed the extension of its contract with Ei Group including technology upgrade for a further 24 months.
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Restaurant Sat Bains ranked world's fourth best
Restaurant Sat Bains has been ranked the fourth best in the world in TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travellers’ Choice awards.
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Weak pound could attract more Chinese operators to UK
The weak pound could encourage more Chinese restaurant brands to open in the UK, following the example of Din Tai Fung and Haidilao, Fleurets director Richard Thomas has told MCA.
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Robinsons acquires Anglesey pub
Family brewer and pub operator Robinsons has acquired the Seacroft in Trearddur Bay on Anglesey.
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Tahir Group acquires another seven KFC sites
Property developer and serial franchisee The Tahir Group has acquired a further seven KFC restaurants in London in a multi-million pound deal.
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Pho lfls up 5.5%
Pho, the Vietnamese restaurant group led by Stephen and Juliette Wall, saw like-for-like sales increase 5.5% in the eight months to the end of October 2018, on the back of a year when it broke through the £30m-turnover mark, MCA understands. The 27-strong company, which is backed by Livingbridge, saw ...
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Department of Coffee acquires Bea’s of Bloomsbury and Cafe2U
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs has acquired Bea’s of Bloomsbury, the premium tea and cake shop operator, MCA understands.
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Glendola Leisure seeing robust growth, with lfls up 2% YTD
Glendola Leisure’s recent accounts filed at Companies House do not reflect the underlying performance of the business, managing director Alex Salussolia has told MCA.