All MCA Insight articles in February 2014 – Page 7
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News
Hummus Bros names Hassall as MD
Hummus Bros, the concept from Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, is to hit the expansion trail after hiring Jon Hassall, former UK operations director at Patisserie Holdings, as its new managing director
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Analysis & InsightSenior execs flag up returning business confidence
Returning businesses confidence and a loosening of the purse strings on investment make for good prospects for 2014 for casual dining and pub firms, according to the latest CGA Peach’s 2014 Business Leaders’ Survey
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NewsNTWC closes in on Birmingham site
New World Trading Company, the Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts-led pub group, is closing in on a site its first site in Birmingham
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NewsSamba Swirl eyes new format
Samba Swirl, the frozen yoghurt concept led by David Packham, is developing an offshoot format that’s suitable for shopping malls and other premises, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Premium casual and fast food to thrive in 2014
A rise in the viability of upmarket concepts is expected over the next 12 months, with more than half of leaders (58%) thinking premium casual dining and fast food will thrive in 2014, according to CGA Peach’s annual Business Leaders’ Survey
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Analysis & InsightDomino’s tops student’s brand recognition
Domino’s Pizza is the most recalled brand by students during Freshers Week, the brand being remembered by three times as many students as the next brand Nando’s, according to new research by consultancy firm Voxburner
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NewsM&C20 underperforms All Share Index
The M&C20 underperformed the FTSE All Share Index this week, despite share price growth for seven of the top 10 sector firms. Overall growth was 1.6%, against +2.5% for the All Share
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Whyte & Brown starts site search
Whyte & Brown, the concept that incorporates free-range chickens and eggs with craft beer, has confirmed it is looking to expand
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Filmore & Union builds estate
Filmore & Union, the independent café and deli chain, has added a further two sites to its estate after securing funding from Natwest
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Analysis & Insight
Confidence gradually returning
Confidence is gradually coming back to the casual dining and pub sectors after several challenging years, according to CGA Peach’s annual Business Leaders’ Survey
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News
Robot Pub Group expands overseas
The Robot Pub Group is set to install its range of technology into five venues, including one in France and one in Kentucky
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West Berks Brewery extends fundraising duration
The West Berkshire Brewery, the brewer chaired by pub entrepreneur David Bruce, has extended the period in which people can buy shares, M&C Report has learnt
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Yo Yo Noodle expansion continues
Yo Yo Noodle, the Lincoln-based Chinese food chain, has secured its sixth site in Ealing, west London, as it prepares to open its next restaurant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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Snog heads for Tesco and Waitrose
Snog, the frozen yoghurt concept in which Unilever Ventures took a stake in 2012, has agreed to sell lines of its eponymous products at Tesco and Waitrose supermarkets
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Wellington Pub Co vehicle expands
Mornington Pub Company, the operator set up by Wellington Pub Company to run a small number of its outlets, is soon to open its seventh and eight sites
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Parched Pubs eyes standalone restaurant
Parched Pubs, the south London-based operator, may open a standalone restaurant next year if its soon-to-launch Edwins Brasserie above its Trinity pub in Borough is a success
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OpinionConflict or harmony?
Landlord and tenant – conflict or harmony? That was the topic of the Restaurant Property Advisors Society’s (RPAS) annual Question Time at CBRE’s office in central London, with panelists including Luke Johnson of Risk Capital, Jillian MacLean of Drake and Morgan and Kieran Sherlock of YO! Sushi
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News
Coffee bean prices increase
Coffee bean prices have jumped by the largest amount since 2000, with Arabica beans increasing by 50% in the last month
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality jobs increased in Q3 2013
The number of jobs in the hospitality industry increased in the third quarter of 2013, data published by the Office for National Statistics shows
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Simon Dodd, commercial and people director at Orchid Pub Company, about his best investment, his best business decision, and the best piece of advice he’s ever received