All MCA Insight articles in February 2019
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NewsM Restaurants event raises £1m for charity
A total of £1m was pledged to charity at an event to mark the launch of a month-long anti-trafficking pop up at M Restaurants, last night.
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NewsBurger & Lobster announces Singapore restaurant
Burger & Lobster is to open its first restaurant in Singapore, later this year.
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Bayou Bar builds London pipeline
Bayou Bar, the New Orleans street food concept based in Tooting Broadway Market intends to open a further two sites across London by the end of the year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLondon’s late-night approach ‘should be example to rest of UK’
Proposals to help save the high street by making the most of London’s underused spaces with exhibitions, live performances and temporary bars have been applauded by leading industry figures.
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NewsBrewers in ‘squeezed middle’ urge rates reform
The Coalition of Small Brewers has accused SIBA of seeking to block meaningful reform of Small Breweries’ Relief.
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Old Spot Pub Company lines up two new sites
Old Spot Pub Company, an Ei Managed Investments venture, has lined up two further openings for 2019, which will take its portfolio to seven.
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NewsComptoir Group trading in line with ‘market expectation’
Comptoir Group has said its trading for the 52 weeks to 31 December 2018 was line with market expectation, with a strong finish to the second half of the year.
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KFC to introduce Netflix-style recommendations function
KFC is set to roll out new Netflix-style recommendations technology trialled in its drive-thru estate across it UK operations, MCA’s Hostech conference heard this week.
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NewsGordon Ramsay to open Lucky Cat in Mayfair
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants is to open an Asian-inspired restaurant called Lucky Cat – a new venture for the group – in Mayfair, this summer.
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NewsOakman acquires Buckingham pub
Oakman Inns has acquired a Grade II listed Buckingham pub for an undisclosed sum.
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OpinionA welcome success story for the coffee and cake market
Last week, Caffé Nero acquired a significant stake in Coffee#1, the premium coffee shop operator , from SA Brain. Fraser Anderson, of Sapient Corporate Finance – the sole financial adviser to SA Brain on the transaction – discusses the background to the deal and what it means for the wider market.
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NewsRosa’s Thai Café founders launch new brand
Rosa’s Thai Café founders, Alex and Saiphin Moore, are set to launch a new pan-Asian noodle concept in the London this summer.
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No. 6 The Good Immigrant
Every month, former Five Guys operations and development director and chief executive of Thunderbird Fried Chicken, Marcel Khan reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight into the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla.
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Sushi Gourmet acquired by Permira
Hana Group, the Sushi Gourmet operator, has been acquired by global private equity firm Permira for an undisclosed sum.
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Redcomb founders to launch new pub company
Dan Shotton and Mark Draper, the co-founders and joint MDs of Redcomb Pubs have founded a new business called Prospect Pubs & Bars.
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Serious Pig launches crowdfund
Serious Pig, the pub snack business backed by BrewDog founder James Watt, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £350,000.
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MEATliquor replaces debut site
MEATliquor has succeeded in its goal of securing a replacement to debut restaurant in Marylebone.
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Galvins adopt new digital certificate for staff
Galvin Restaurants is the first business to adopt the new City & Guilds Global Certification for Hospitality.
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Jobes swaps Punch for Hakkasan
Andrew Jobes, Punch’s former head of food, has joined the Hakkasan Group, MCA understands.
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NewsWagamama launches third NY restaurant
Wagamama is to open its first international outlet under the ownership of The Restaurant Group.