All MCA Insight articles in January 2014 – Page 14
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Hakkasan eyes the UK for new brands
Hakkasan, which is backed by Tasameem, a property arm of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, anticipates launching at least one of its new restaurant brands in London within the next 18 months
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Eclectic: overall sales in line with expectations
Newly-listed bar company Eclectic Bar Group has updated on trading for the six month period ended December 2013 saying that ”overall sales for the period are in line with the Board’s expectations”.
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BrewDog secures first Bottle Dog
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has secured a site for its first Bottle Dog off-licence format in London’s King’s Cross
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NewsBrewDog grows bar lfls 17%; reveals openings programme
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, grew like-for-like sales 17% at its established bars last year, co-founder James Watt has told M&C Report as he revealed the company’s openings programme for the first half of 2014
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So! secures fourth site
North Yorkshire group So! Bar & Eats has a secured a Punch Taverns site near Leeds for a new opening in late April/early May
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Ekachai eyes London expansion
Ekachai, the South East Asian restaurant group, is beginning a culinary and interior makeover of its original site in Liverpool Street before embarking on expansion plans to double its estate over the next five years
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NewsFrench: Eclectic presents a unique investment opportunity
Leading analyst Simon French has said that the recently listed Eclectic Bar Group represents a unique investment opportunity, stating that the 20-strong business could eventually triple in size and initiated coverage with a Buy recommendation and 210p Target Price.
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Martinez closes in on second UK site
Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez is closing in on a site in London’s Covent Garden for for his second UK restaurant, M&C Report understands
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TLC to open next Grand Central
TLC Inns, the multiple operator led by Steve and Jo Haslam, is to covert its new site in Cambridge into its American-style steakhouse format Grand Central, reports the Ely News
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NewsInventive grows beer sales
Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, says it has grown its bottled and draught beer sales since overhauling the offer. Bottled beer and cider sales have grown 12% since the introduction of a new range that combines “the best of the high street with the best of the independents”. The ...
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Vapiano appoints new GM
Vapiano UK, the Italian fresh casual dining concept, has appointed Dagmara Glesmer-Salamon as general manager of its restaurant in Great Portland Street, central London
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Osborne: we can afford above-inflation minimum wage hikes
Chancellor George Osborne has said Britain can afford an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage
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Ribble Valley December lfls grow 15.5%
Ribble Valley Inns, the four-strong food-led pub business owned by the Northcote Group, saw like-for-like sales grow 15.5% during December and said it has further acquisitions in the pipeline.
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NewsJohnson acquires stake in stockbroker
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has invested c.£1.4m in buying a 9.75% stake in the small stockbroker Arden Partners, raising speculation that he would look at listing some of the companies he has backed
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CAMRA petitions for 'Pubs Watchdog'
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a petition to “build pressure” on the Government in advance of a Parliamentary Debate next Tuesday (21 January) calling for a “Pubs Watchdog”
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Star plans £18.5m estate investment
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, is to invest £18.5m in its estate during 2014, the biggest capex programme the estate has ever received
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs and clubs regularly serving drunks
Pubs and nightclubs routinely break a law which says they should refuse to serve people who are already drunk, research has claimed.
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Analysis & InsightJohnson: Entrepreneurs really do matter
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has said that entrepreneurs really do matter as they add value, create jobs and generate value
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C&C Group reports tough cider market
Drinks company C&C Group has reported that trading for its UK cider business remains “challenging”, with volumes down 13.5% in the nine months to November 2013
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Report highlights strong open rate for sector campaigns
Restaurants achieved the third highest open rate for email marketing campaigns across 25 leading sectors last year, according to a new open and click-through rate report by the Sign-up.To agency