All MCA Insight articles in February 2016 – Page 10
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ASK secures Spur O2 site
ASK Italian, the Azzurri Group-owned brand, is set to open a further flagship site in London, after securing the Spur site at The O2, Greenwich
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PS eyes three smokehouses and pie & bakehouse
Carlos Maidana, founder of the Blue’s Smokehouse concept has told M&C that he has the pipeline for the brand’s growth mapped out to the end of next year.
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TLG lines up Newcastle Chaophraya
The Thai Leisure Group (TLG), operator of the Chaophraya and Thaikhun brands, has lined an opening for the former in Newcastle
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OpinionPutting spotlight back on brands
Casual Dining Group is gearing up for substantial growth over the next few years, fuelled by seemingly unstoppable growth from the Bella Italia brand. CDG property director Phil Derbyshire talks to James Wallin about the evolution of brands, cannibalisation and how landlords are continually raising the bar for operators
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Five minutes with….. Christian Rose, All Star Lanes
This week M&C takes five minutes with Christian Rose, managing director of All Star Lanes. He talks about the ongoing evolution of the All Star business, why John Lewis is an inspiration and why he’d like to bring a compassionate side to the Dragon’s Den
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Ostuni secures Highgate Zizzi
Ostuni, the London-based restaurant dedicated to the cuisine and wines of Puglia, is to double up in the capital
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Cote gains Coeliac UK accreditation
Cote has announced it has become the first French restaurant group to earn accreditation by Coeliac UK for their gluten-free menu
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Leon confirmed for Fenchurch St
Leon, the healthy fast food restaurant chain, has confirmed is to open at 20 London Street opposite Fenchurch Street Station
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Wakefield beer café concept to roll out
The founders of a ‘continental-style beer café’ which has opened in Wakefield say they hope to turn it into a ‘small chain’ across Yorkshire.
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MEATLiquor to open in East Dulwich
MEATliquor, the popular, fast-casual concept, will open its smallest site to date later this spring in East Dulwich
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Unite: ‘Javid must stop dragging feet over tipping’
Trade union Unite has told the Government to stop ‘dragging its feet’ over tackling the ‘dubious tipping practices’ of major restaurant chains.
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Heavitree reports FY turnover down 1.6%
Heavitree Brewery, the Exeter-based tenanted pub operator, saw turnover fall 1.6% in the year to 31 October, to just over £7m.
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NewsBrewDog to launch Hopworks in Dalston
Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog is to open a ‘huge’ site in Dalston where customers will be able to brew their own beer.
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Opinion
Pitt the elder
This month Pitt Cue relocates to a new City site, transforming itself from a tiny, rough ’n’ ready barbecue bolt hole to a bigger and more grown up meat restaurant (spoiler: it won’t serve pulled pork or picklebacks)
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NewsNumber of micropubs has doubled in last year
The number of micropubs in the UK has doubled in the last year and is expected to reach 800 by 2018, according the Micropub Association.
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NewsHawksmoor NY ‘needs to make $20m a year to be a success’
Hawksmoor co-founder Will Beckett has said the company’s restaurant in the World Trade Center will need to one of the top 15 grossing restaurants in the whole of New York, in order to succeed.
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NewsPolpo heads west
Polpo, the Luke Bishop-led restaurant group, is set to make its debut in the south west, with sites in Bristol and Bath close to being secured
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NewsBurger King to offer hot dogs for first time
Burger King has announced it is adding hot dogs to its US menus for the first time.
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Take Eat Easy launches in the UK after raising £12m
Belgium high-end food delivery service Take Eat Easy has launched into London after raising £12m in funding
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Work begins on £200m Telford scheme
Sovereign Centros has started construction on the first phase of the £200m regeneration of Telford’s shopping centre