All MCA Insight articles in January 2014 – Page 26
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News
Gamestec joins VAT campaign
Gamestec, the UK’s largest gaming and amusement machine operator, has joined the campaign to reduce VAT for the sector to 5%
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Analysis & Insight
Who are the new generation?
A new generation is here. You probably didn’t notice. They didn’t upset music, politics or fashion. They didn’t make mothers blush or old men angry. They didn’t break anything. They quietly arrived at adulthood – 100 million 16-24s in the US and Europe alone – with a different outlook to those before them, says Luke Mitchell, head of insight at research firm Voxburner.
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Hook Norton returns to profit
Hook Norton has returned to profit in the year to 30 September and said it would dispose of more pubs and “potentially” make acquisitions
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NewsAlmost 10,000 invest in latest BrewDog scheme
Almost 10,000 people invested in the latest £4.25m fundraising drive from BrewDog, the company has said
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NewsFive Guys targets key cities
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is understood to be looking to add openings in key UK cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool in 2014
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Dabbous plans Charlotte Street opening
Ollie Dabbous, whose eponymous restaurant won its first Michelin star eight months after opening in 2012, has applied to operate a new restaurant and bar venture on the Curryleaf site in London’s Fitzrovia under the name Barnyard
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TCG festive turnover grows 7%
Turnover for TCG, the managed operator, grew 7% over the Christmas and New Year period, the company has said
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AtWill Pubs eyes 30-strong estate
AtWill Pubs, the Chester-based pub group, is planning to grow to 30 sites by the end of 2015, after strengthening its board and raising further investment
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Peyton & Byrne establishes growth platform
Peyton & Byrne saw a dip in performance in the year to 31 March 2013, but said that it had established a platform on which to grow during the period
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FY PBT increase at Masala World
Masala World has reported a rise in pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2013 from £1.79m to £2.1m, a performance it labelled as ”satisfactory”
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Budvar UK names new sales director
Budweiser Budvar UK, the UK arm of the Czech brewer, has named Simon George as its new sales director, M&C Report has learnt.
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SWA names new CEO
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced that David Frost, a former senior official at the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, has replaced Gavin Hewitt as chief executive
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Brooklyn Bowl confirms UK launch
Brooklyn Bowl, the highly-regarded New York-based live music, bowling alley and restaurant venue, has confirmed the details of its launch in the UK this winter
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Majority oppose Lambeth EMRO
Almost four times as many people have openly opposed plans by Lambeth Council in London to implement an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) than have supported for the measure
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Moore to launch US smokehouse concept
David Moore, founder and owner of Michelin-starred Pied a Terre and L’autre Pied, is to open a new US smokehouse-style concept, 160 degrees Fahrenheit in West Hampstead, M&C Report understands.
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Molson Coors exits Tradeteam
Molson Coors has sold its stake in Tradeteam, the UK drinks logistics business, to global logistics firm DHL Supply Chain for an undisclosed sum
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NewsFY EBITDA up 28% at Cote
Cote Restaurants, the CBPE-backed group, saw EBITDA for the year to 28 July 2013 increase 28% to £12.8m, driven by strong like-for-like sales and the opening of 11 new sites