All MCA Insight articles in December 2023
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InterviewsHow Stonegate is adopting a retailer’s mindset with its MiXR network
The pub company has ambitions to create the “UK’s biggest retail media network” harnessing data from its new loyalty app, and 4,500 digital screens across its estate, to create targetable audiences and deliver revenue from advertising impressions.
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Weekend PressCoffee drinkers stung by service charge surge as tip jars run dry
The Telegraph finds that a decline in cash payments is leaving cafes levying extra charges of as much as 12.5pc
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Analysis & InsightCoop to cuisine: the elevation of the chicken shop
As elevated fried chicken concepts pop up across the UK, MCA explores the category’s growth trajectory, how the humble poultry is establishing itself as a one of the country’s most popular cuisines, and how it galvanises diverse demographics - in the latest in a series of immersive, data-led features
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee doubles turnover
The coffee shop chain, which operates more than 70 UK stores, reported turnover of £21.3m as it looks to drive both bricks-and-mortar and ecommerce expansion
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NewsStarbucks franchise ends year with four new stores
In December 23.5 Degrees has opened stores in Basildon, Buckingham, York and Stone, bringing its estate to 105
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NewsGino D’Acampo to add four sites next year
The premium Italian restaurant and bar is set to open at the INNSiDE by Melia Manchester hotel in February, with three further openings planned for next year
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NewsBrewDog and SSP to open two more travel hubs venues
The craft brewer and travel focused operator will open a BrewDog bar at Edinburgh Waverley station and a BrewDog pub at London Waterloo showcasing a ”modern take” on the traditional commuter pub
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Coyote Ugly, Fluffy Fluffy, Crêpeaffaire and more
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NewsRoxy Leisure expands into family market
The Matt Jones-fronted business has created a new division, Pins Leisure, to focus on further expansion into family-led competitive socialising
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NewsRichard Caring explores Ivy sale
The businessman has appointed bankers at HSBC to advise on the process, according to Sky News
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NewsAlbert’s Schloss appoints MD
Alex Ford will join the business from early February, after spending nearly a decade at Oakman Inns as operations director and for the last two years, managing director
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InterviewsMission Mars: ‘We expect strong demand for Albert’s Schloss in the South’
With Albert’s Schloss set to debut in London next year, the Manchester-based multi-site operator remains interested in large cities such as Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Bristol and Belfast for its bier palace concept
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NewsWatchHouse secures £7.9m funding and targets UK expansion
Funds will be primarily deployed to drive expansion of the coffee house brand in the UK and New York, and develop WatchHouse’s e-commerce platform
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NewsSukho Group grows sales by 18% to £16m
The Thai restaurant group has secured the lease for a new prime location on The Riverwalk in Durham for its seventh Zaap Thai Street Food site
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NewsMPs back calls for card payments on gaming machines
Cashless payments would help protect amusement machines as a valuable revenue stream for pubs, UKHospitality has urged
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NewsJapes reports turnover up 27%
The fledgling deep-dish pizza brand is actively seeking experienced franchisees to realise its global ambitions
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NewsAmigos Burgers & Shakes aims for 100 sites
The casual-dining burger brand is looking for franchise partners and has eight new sites planned for Birmingham
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NewsAnglian Country Inns reports strong revenue growth
The pub operator has revealed a 25.8% uptick in revenue, driven by price increases to offset inflationary costs alongside a rise in footfall.
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NewsNWTC sees record weeks of sales
New World Trading Company has hailed an “exceptional” period of peak Christmas trading, generating double-digit LFL sales in its first uninterrupted December since 2019
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Analysis & InsightImproved consumer confidence boosts eating out market
Easing inflation and reduced industrial action has bolstered consumer confidence, with eating up participation growing 7.5ppts year-on-year to 56.2% in November