All MCA Insight articles in February 2015 – Page 14
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BHA reaches 40,000 jobs milestone
More than 40,000 jobs and opportunities for 16-24 year olds have been created through the British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) Big Hospitality Conversations including over 2,000 this week at an event hosted at Tottenham Hotspurs FC
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Amber Taverns invests £550k in "gin palace"
Amber Taverns is investing £550k transforming ex-Barracuda bar The Charter in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, into a Victorian-style gin palace serving more than 100 varieties of gin
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On the Bab secures second site and eyes third
Korean street food restaurant On The Bab has secured its second site with a move into Soho and is eyeing a third in Kings Cross.
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Romano joins Harry Ramsden’s
Former Little Chef chief operating officer Frank Romano has left his role as chief executive of Perfect Pizza to join Harry Ramsden’s in the newly created position of franchise director.
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NewsPubcos denied right to elect use of PIRRS
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) that oversees PIRRS — the rent resolution service for pub tenants — rejected a request from pubcos to allow them to automatically elect to use the scheme for fear it would undermine its credibility.
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Smashburger moves closer to UK launch
Smashburger, the US better-burger chain, is understood to have moved closer to launching in the UK
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Greene King launches craft beer pub concept
Greene King is to launch a new craft beer-focussed concept pub in Cambridge.
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Titanic Brewery completes six-figure refinancing deal
Stoke-based brewer and pub operator Titanic has completed a refinancing as it targets growth from nine pubs to 30 by 2020.
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Analysis & InsightPub food sales outstrip drink in January
Food sales outstripped drink in pubs during January, showing a 2.8% rise versus a 1.2% fall, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Analysis & InsightWhy the hospitality trade doesn’t need a VAT cut
Bob Cotton, of accountancy firm Wellers and former chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, argues a VAT cut is the wrong area of focus for the hospitality trade in the lead up to May’s general election.
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NewsItsu seeks brand & product director
Itsu is looking to further strengthen its management team with the appointment of a brand and product director
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NewsBacon joins Snug Bars board
Kevin Bacon, the former The Restaurant Group (TRG) executive and ex-managing director of Jamie Oliver International, has joined the board of Snug Bars as a non-executive director.
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NewsJack: Trading to have remained strong at Domino’s
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has said that he believes trading should have remained strong at Domino’s during Q4
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Pita Pit continues London growth
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept, which launched in the UK last year, has secured its fourth site in London
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Update 1 unveils details of second site
Update 1 Low Carb Bistro-Deli, the Hungarian health food brand endorsed by tennis star Andre Agassi, is preparing to open its second London site at 71 Holloway Road, Islington with an enlarged bistro and dining area than the original store
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Tootoomoo to open fourth London site
Tootoomoo, the pan-Asian restaurant concept, is opening a fourth London site in Whetstone, M&C Report understands
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NewsTampopo entering year of consolidation before expansion
Tampopo, the pan-Asian restaurant group, is making operational changes to consolidate its preparation processes before looking to expand later in the year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsAllergen laws causing concerns for two-thirds F&B operators
Operators are fearful of members of staff passing on the wrong allergen information to customers and keeping on top of daily allergen information to communicate to diners in food and beverage outlets
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Sales up 11% at Arran; distillery abandoned
Arran Brewery, the Scottish brewer and pub operator has reported like for like sales up 11% for 2013-14 as it prepares to open its Loch Earn brewery, hotel and visitor centre at St Fillians later this year and abandons its distillery in Falkirk
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Coffee and wine bar concept targets Cardiff
Artigiano, the continental coffee and wine bar concept, has applied to open two sites in Cardiff to serve coffees and pastries by day and craft beer, wine and cocktails in the evening, Wales Online reports