All MCA Insight articles in February 2018 – Page 5
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Opinion
Food hall trend steps up a gear in the US
In the US, food halls are already an established trend in the major cities, but are now starting to make major in-roads in territories across America. Kerstin Kühn investigates
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News
Diary: Gordon Ramsay Group; Bompas & Parr, Market Halls and Santo Remedio
Diary returns with all the latest scurrilous rumours and gossip, including the possibility of some clarity over senior changes at Gordon Ramsay Group; news of a high-profile chef eyeing up the UK as well as couple of twits.
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News
Frizzenti eyes London Fizz! bar taproom
Frizzenti, the drinks supplier and bar operator, is looking to open a tap-room style site in a railway arch in London, MCA has learnt.
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News
Mosaic secures Battersea Power Station site
Mosaic Pub & Dining, the former City Pub EIS Fund, has secured a site at the Battersea Power Station development, MCA understands.
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News
Jimmy Choo president joins Byron board
Hannah Colman Polli, the president of Jimmy Choo Europe, has joined the board of Byron
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News
Fuller’s eyes acquisitions for tenanted estate
Fuller’s has converted close to 10% of its tenanted estate to its new turnover agreement and is considering a return to the acquisition trail for that side of the business, MCA understands.
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News
CDG to target up to 300 international sites by 2022
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is planning to reach 250-300 international franchise sites over the next three to four years, according to chief operating officer James Spragg.
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News
Carluccio’s appoints new marketing director
Carluccio’s, the Landmark Group-backed, Mark Jones-led chain, has appointed James Backhouse as its new marketing director
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News
Hills swaps CDG for Burger King UK
Lizzi Hills has stepped down from the Casual Dining Group Burger King UK as its new strategic finance director
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Pizza Storm closes Wandsworth site
Pizza Storm, the pizza concept backed by Bakkavor, has closed its site in London’s Wandsworth
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News
La Ferme to open second site, in Primrose Hill
French restaurant and delicatessen La Ferme is to open its second site, in Primrose Hill, at the end of the month.
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Analysis & Insight
Only one in four operators outperforming exceptions
Tough trading conditions have impacted operators’ performances, with just one in four (26%) leaders’ businesses outperforming expectations, CGA’s Leaders survey reveals.
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News
Honi Poke to double up
Honi Poke, one of the raft of concepts based around the Hawaiian raw food to open in the capital last year, has lined up a second site
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News
Grab Thai expansion continues
Grab Thai, which returned to the acquisition trail last year, has secured a further site in central London
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News
Loungers: 'We were guilty about getting overexcited about new openings'
Loungers chief executive Nick Collins shares insights on not losing sight of the customer while rolling out 25 sites a year
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Opinion
Mitigating the fallout from supplier problems
With the recent press attention given to KFC’s supply issues, and product withdraws from Russell Hume and Fairfax Meadow, Sian Edmunds, partner, head of food and drink at law firm Burges Salmon LLP, discusses what operators can do to limit the negative impact of issues with suppliers.
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News
Pho MD believes there is “no question” delivery rates will go up
“There is no question, those rates are going to go up,” said Mark Smith, managing director at Pho, on the commission charged by delivery companies like Deliveroo and UberEats.
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News
London Union unveils Woolwich Market line up
London Union, the Jonathan Downey-led business, has unveiled the line-up for its next Street Feast food market in Woolwich
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News
NWTC named 7th in Best Company to Work For list
New World Trading Company has been named the seventh best company to work for in the Sunday Times annual round-up.
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Honest secures £17m refinance deal
Honest Burgers has secured an increased funding package from its banking partner Santander to help fund its growth pipeline