All MCA Insight articles in February 2016 – Page 2
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Boozy Cow sets out expansion plans
Boozy Cow has announced plans to open two sites a year, over the next five years as it eyes UK-wide expansion
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Itsu appoints property director
Itsu has appointed Tim Lloyd, formerly of Card Factory and Jones Lang LaSalle, as its new property director
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BrewDog releases recipes to all its beers
BrewDog has released the homebrew recipes for each of its beers under the banner DIY Dog.
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FY rental income up 8% at Intu
Shopping centre landlord Inti has reported an 8% increase in net rental income to £428m in the year to the end of 2015
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Mention of ‘superfoods’ on menus up 45%
The eating out sector is reacting to the rise of healthy of eating with 45% more menus featuring superfoods over the last year.
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Leaders’ poll backs premium fast food as top 2016 trend
A survey of sector leaders has tipped premium fast food as the most likely to thrive in 2016.
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Benugo breaks £100m-turnover mark
Café and restaurant operator Benugo grew its annual turnover to £100m last year and plans to reach £110m in 2016, M&C has learned.
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Wales top for restaurant openings but also pub closures
Wales saw the fastest growth in restaurant numbers in 2015 but also recorded the sharpest fall in pubs, according to the Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners and CGA Peach.
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Rate of restaurant expansion slows as pub closures ease
The spread of casual dining continued to counteract the impact of pub closures in 2015 but the pace of expansion in the restaurant sector is slowing.
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Diageo pays £53m for USP chair to step down
Diageo has agreed to pay Dr Vijay Mallya £53m in return for his resignation as chairman and non-executive director of United Spirits.
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AB InBev reports strong 2015 in UK
AB InBev has said its products grew mid-single digits in the UK in 2015 as it announced global revenue for the year up 6.3% but total volumes down by 0.6%.
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The Alchemist set to launch in Liverpool
The Alchemist is understood to be close to securing the Noble House site in Liverpool for an Alchemist.
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Fleet Street Press eyes expansion
Fleet Street Press is eyeing expansion across London, after securing its second coffee shop site in the capital
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Applegreen to expand café concept into the UK
Applegreen, the Ireland-based forecourt operator, is to expand its Bakewell café concept into the UK
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Aubaine set for Covent Garden
Aubaine, the London-based French restaurant and patisserie concept, is set to open a flagship central London site in Covent Garden
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London restaurant ‘eliminates tipping’
A new pan-Asian restaurant opening in London’s Hilton Metropole is to “eliminate tipping”.
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Eclectic to launch pizza and ping pong concept
Eclectic Bar Group, the listed late-night operator backed by Luke Johnson, is to launch a ping pong and pizza concept at its Reading Sakura site, M&C understands.
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Nozomi secures Birmingham site
Knightsbridge-based Japanese restaurant operator Nozomi has secured a site in Birmingham.
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McDonald’s UK set for one of its biggest transformations
Paul Pomroy, chief executive of McDonald’s UK has said that the chain is set to embark on one of the biggest transformations it has ever seen over the next 12 months
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Star Pubs to get £20m boost
Heineken is set to spend a further £20m on pub improvements throughout 2016.