All MCA Insight articles in February 2014 – Page 11
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Five Points Brewing Co owner sells pub
Pub and brewing entrepreneur Edward Mason has sold a north London pub as he concentrates on his brewing venture
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NewsPrezzo signs exclusive ice cream deal
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has signed an exclusive deal with London gelateria Gelupo to serve its award-winning Italian ice cream
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Renaissance Pubs enters boutique hotel market
South London pub group Renaissance is making a move into rooms by opening its first boutique hotel above The Tommyfield in Kennington this spring
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Analysis & Insight
Social media usage on the rise
In 2013, nearly half (48%) of restaurants said they were actively using Twitter and 73% using Facebook, 12 months later this had increased to 65% and 76% respectively, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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NewsFranco Manca grows pipeline
Franco Manca has opened its seventh site and has a further three in the pipeline for openings in the capital this year
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Analysis & InsightFood prices overtake rent and rates
Food prices have overtaken rent and rates in the list of overheads facing UK restaurants, coming second only to staff wages, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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NewsWrapid targets expansion
Wrapid, the healthy fast-food operation, hopes to open another 20 concessions this year, co-owner Stephen Minall has told M&C Report
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NewsCoal makes North West debut
Coal Grill & Bar, the Charterhouse Leisure-owned brand, has invested c.£1m in the opening of its first restaurant in the North West, at Cheshire Oaks
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NewsDeals 'on the table' for Churchill's overseas expansion
Deals are “on the table” to export Churchill’s, the fish & chip brand from the UK’s largest fish & chip shop operator Fish ‘n’ Chick’n, to China, Nigeria, Russia, the Middle East and India, managing director James Lipscombe has told M&C Report
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NewsFive Guys set for Westfield London opening
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is understood to have finally secured a site at Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush
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NewsWhitbread opens community-led pilot pub
Whitbread, the leisure group, has re-opened its Hobb’s Boat pub near Weston-super-Mare as a pilot site under a new umbrella called Whitbread Inns, with a focus more on the local community
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Japanese Michelin-starred chef plans London opening
Mitsuhiro Araki, the Michelin-starred Japanese chef, is planning to open an eponymous restaurant in London, and is closing in on a site in Mayfair
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BRC: set business rates by energy usage
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has put forward a range of proposals to completely reform the UK business rates system, including switching to a tax based on energy usage
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NewsJack: Solid update expected from TRG
A leading analyst has said that The Restaurant Group, which will report its final results on 26 February, should be capable of maintaining double-digit earnings growth in 2014E
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Mission Burrito eyes further growth
Mission Burrito, the Mexican chain led by founders Jan and Sharon Rasmussen, is eyeing its seventh site in the South of England which it hopes to open by May
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts opens second UK site
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, has opened its second UK site in Chelmsford, with a third in Cambridge to follow shortly
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Tony Macaroni secures Braehead site
Tony Macaroni has secured its latest site in Scotland, in Braehead, as it looks grow from 12 to 20 sites across the country by 2015
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East Midlands Airport launches new food court
East Midlands Airport has opened its brand new food court within the terminal building marking the completion of the second phase of the £12m terminal redevelopment
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NewsCosta MD to spearhead high street revival plan
A new Government-backed plan to revive the UK’s high street, spearheaded by Jason Cotta, managing director for UK retail at Costa, is set to be revealed, reports M&C Report’s sister publication The Grocer
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NewsHealth groups urge Osborne to keep duty escalator
An umbrella group representing health alcohol campaigners has written to Chancellor George Osborne urging him to resist industry calls to abandon the alcohol duty escalator