All MCA Insight articles in February 2018 – Page 3
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San Carlo confirms Regent St site
San Carlo, the family-owned restaurant group, has confirmed it is to launch an eponymous new site on Regent Street St James’s.
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Analysis & Insight
It takes some bottle
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has again taken to his blog to request customer feedback on a possible new initiative for the chain. This time whether the company should introduce a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles. Pret would like to trial its own initiative in its Brighton stores in April.
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Beckett departs Wadworth
Elaine Beckett has left her role as head of marketing and communications at family brewer and pub operator, Wadworth, MCA understands.
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Crosstown Doughnuts to open all-vegan outlet
Crosstown Doughnuts is to open its seventh permanent site, and its first vegan-only outlet, in Marylebone, London next month.
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Whitbread acquires 19-strong German hotel portfolio
Whitbread has announced the acquisition of a 19-strong hotel portfolio in Germany, from Foremost Hospitality Group GmbH, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsGreggs to open first Tube outlet
Greggs is to open its “first ever Greggs shop in a London tube station”, in Westminster, next week, chief executive Roger Whiteside has revealed.
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JW Lees aims to acquire 12 sites in 2018
JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones has told MCA the group expects to acquire a site a month in 2018.
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AB InBev plans Shoreditch opening
AB InBev, the global brewer, is set to open a brewpub in London’s Shoreditch, MCA has learnt.
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Black Sheep Coffee appoints FD
Black Sheep Coffee, the fast-growing coffee shop operator, has appointed Henry Caulton as its first finance director, MCA understands.
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MOD to double up in Leeds
MOD Pizza UK, the Sir Charles Dunstone-backed concept, is to double its presence in Leeds, after securing a site in the city centre.
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Gordon Ramsay Restaurants appoints new HR director
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has made a further change to its management team, with the appointment of a new HR director.
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Cubbit House appoints Gualtieri as MD
Cubitt House, the London-based gastro-pub operator, has appointed Tony Gualtieri, formerly of Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers, as its new managing director, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
Outlet growth of 3% expected for top operators
The pace of expansion among the 150 leading eating out operators is expected to fall to 3% - down from 3.6% last year, MCA data has shown.
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Greggs lfls up 3.2% YTD
Greggs has this morning reported on an “encouraging” start to the year, with like-for-like sales (lfls) at its company-managed stores up 3.2% for the eight weeks to 24 February.
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Waka to double up
Nikkei fusion restaurant Waka has signed with developers and landowners Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo to open in the WestWorks building in White City Place, west London.
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Prezzo and Barclaycard to trial new payment technology
Prezzo has teamed up with Barclaycard to trial new technology, which allows diners to simply walk out after eating their meal.
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Polish chain North Fish plans UK launch
Polish restaurant operator North Fish is eyeing its first UK sites in a bid to fill what is sees as a gap in the market for quality fish dishes to-go.
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Wagamama adds to New York pipeline
Wagamama has added two sites to its US pipeline, as its looks to double its presence in New York.
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Signature Pubs acquires Speratus
Edinburgh-based Signature Pub Group has acquired the seven-strong bar and restaurant operator Speratus Group for an undisclosed sum.
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NFU president calls for action on ‘local’ menu claims
The new president of the National Farmers Union has used her maiden speech to attack false claims of local provenance and call for evidence-based food labels.