All MCA Insight articles in February 2016 – Page 3
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News
Ly steps down from YO!
My Ly, who has been with YO! Sushi, since the end of 2007, has stepped down as the group’s senior marketing manager
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News
Linehan to step down as SRA MD
Mark Linehan has announced that he is to step down from his role as managing director of the Sustainable Restaurant Association
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Auntie Annie's aiming for 50 UK sites by end of 2017
Pretzel on the go concept Auntie Anne’s is eyeing transport hubs and high street locations as it works towards opening 50 sites in the UK by the end of 2017.
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News
House Family secures third site
South west based “neighbourhood café bar” operator House Family has secured its third site and is aiming to grow to a 10-strong estate over the next five years, M&C has learnt.
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Kurobuta preparing for third Turkish hotel residency
Kurobuta founder Scott Hallsworth is preparing for his third Turkish hotel residency while considering reviving his Joe’s Oriental Diner concept.
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News
Half of casual restaurants don’t offer delivery
The casual dining sector has yet to fully embrace the potential for delivery with 48% of companies surveyed by M&C Allegra still not offering the service.
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News
Craft Beer Co set for Croydon
Craft beer bar operator Craft Beer Co is set to further expand outside London, with the launch of a site in Croydon
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News
Inception Group grows turnover 25%
London-based bar and restaurant operator Inception Group expects to grow turnover to £15m this year – up from £12m last year and £9m the year before, M&C understands.
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CAMRA poll shows pubs “overcharging” for half pints
The Campaign for Real Ale has reignited its campaign to force pubs to sell half pints at half the proportional cost of a pint.
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CAMRA Pub of the Year unveiled
Sandford Park Alehouse in Cheltenham has been named the Campaign for Real Ale’s National Pub of the Year.
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Deliveroo begins BrewDog trial
Deliveroo has begun a trial with BrewDog to deliver its beer from a select number of the operator’s bars in London
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News
Sutton swaps Franco Manca for Urban Pubs
Urban Pubs & Bars, has appointed Phil Sutton, formerly of Franco Manca, as operations manager to work with founders Nick Pring and Malcolm Heap, M&C understands.
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Kricket moving towards first site with a goal of five
Indian small plates and cocktail concept Kricket is eyeing its first permanent site as it continues to attract the attention of investors and food critics alike.
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DoDo Pubco to roll out 'communal space' model
DoDo Pubco, the Oxford-based pub operator, is close to securing a site in Cheltenham and is planning to add two sites a year to its estate going forward, M&C has learnt.
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Coast to Coast targets 16 more openings by end of 2017
Angelo Gabrilatsou, managing director of The Restaurant Group’s Coast to Coast brand has said there will be at least 16 new openings by the end of 2017.
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Opinion
Tim Martin: Time for real debate on EU
JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin argues that laws and key decisions should be made by national parliaments and not by the “non-democratic EU”
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Itsu confirms Leeds details; secures further Holborn site
Itsu has confirmed details of its upcoming launch in Leeds and also further strengthened its estate in the capital
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Blanc refresh broadens demographic
Brasserie Bar Co’s rebrand of its Brasserie Blanc estate has led to the 17-strong restaurant chain appealing to a younger consumer set
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Bath Ales geared up for expansion
Bath Ales is eyeing its home town for the next iteration of its craft beer and pizza offer, Beerd, as it gears up for expansion, M&C has learnt.
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Study says MUP more effective than alcohol taxes
A new study has concluded that minimum unit alcohol pricing and strength-based taxation have larger impacts on health inequalities than increasing current alcohol taxes.