All MCA Insight articles in February 2014 – Page 18
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News
D’Acampo secures Lakeside site
My Pasta Bar, the new fast-casual Italian restaurant fronted by TV chef Gino D’Acampo, has secured its second site at the Lakeside shopping scheme in Essex
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Analysis & Insight
Next generation of investors to be more conservative
The next generation of investors are extremely conservative, savers not investors, and not nearly as self-directed as one would expect, according to new research from UBS
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News
Byron launches loyalty scheme
Byron, the Hutton Collins-owned burger chain, has launched a new loyalty scheme under the banner the Byron Burger Club
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to David Cheeseman, director of Chef Express UK, the operator of the Bagel Express concept, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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News
Former EAT FD joins D&D
Mark Hulley, formerly of EAT, the sandwich shop chain, has joined D&D London, the international restaurant group formerly known as Conran Restaurants, as its new finance director
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Dorbiere expansion continues
Dorbiere Pub Group, the operator of freehold pubs across northern England and the Midlands, has bought a further two pubs and hopes to add another five to 10 this year, managing director Ebrahim Mukadam has told M&C Report
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Co-operative makes renewed bid for Gay Hussar
Goulash Co-operative, which was set up to prevent the disappearance of the Gay Hussar, the Soho-based restaurant, has made a renewed bid to acquire the famous celebrity hangout
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Little Gems eyes acquisitions
Little Gems Country Dining, the pub operator owned by Steve Wilkins, is on the verge of acquiring its fourth site and is looking to grow to five by the end of the year
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La Sala fundraising reaches £3.2m
James Horler, current interim chief executive of Red Hot World Buffet, has already raised £3.2m towards the launch and roll out in the UK of La Sala, the famous Spanish restaurant
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Marston's adds five sites
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, is adding five new sites to its estate worth a total of £20m
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Analysis & InsightDemystifying the craft-beer movement
So what is craft beer? Jessica Mason unpicks the meaning of the term, examines its performance in the UK on-trade, and finds out why there has been such a surge in interest in all things craft
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Analysis & InsightLocal benefit of beer and pubs revealed
The British Beer & Pub Association has published details of the impact of the beer and pub sector for every UK Parliamentary constituency
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NewsLoungers FY sales to top £33m
Sales at Loungers, the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, for the year to the end of April are projected to be in excess of £33m, over 50% up on the previous 12 months, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsAbokado plans 10 in 2014
Abokado, the London-based chain of healthy food bars led by Mark Lilley, plans to open 10 new sites in the capital this year
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NewsLondon and south drive Enterprise growth
Enterprise Inns’ like-for-like net income growth was significantly higher in London than elsewhere in Q1 2014, with a flat performance in the Midlands despite growth of 1% overall
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Late Knights targets pub acquisitions
Late Knights, the south east London-based brewery set up by former Fuller’s manager Steve Keegan, could grow its pub portfolio from one to seven by the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsZoopla founder acquires Harry Morgan brand
Alex Chesterman, the founder of Zoopla and investor in businesses such as Ceviche and Bounce, has acquired the Harry Morgan brand from the First Restaurant Group (FRG)
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News
Nordic Bakery eyes 10 sites
Nordic Bakery is seeking funding and looking for sites as part of a plan to grow to 10 Scandinavian-style cafes in central London within the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsPing Pong confirms Westfield Stratford opening
Ping Pong, the London-based dim sum chain led by Art Sagiryan, has confirmed to M&C Report plans to spend £500,000 on its next opening in London’s Westfield Stratford centre
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NewsPunch dismisses tenant buy-out rumours
Punch Taverns has “categorically” dismissed rumours claiming it has allowed tenants to buy outside the tie, ahead of the noteholders’ vote on its debt restructuring proposals next week