All MCA Insight articles in January 2014 – Page 5
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Analysis & InsightGastropub’s virtuous circle
As Tom Kerridge’s Hand & Flowers is named top UK gastropub for the third year running, Jo Bruce asks whether it is time the phrase gastropub was brought in from the cold
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News
Ex-minister responds to 'Mugabe' jibe on pubco code
Former pubs minister Bob Neill has responded to accusations made against his support of a statutory code from McMullen managing director Peter Furness-Smith last week
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NewsWhitbread extends bank facilities
Whitbread, the leisure group, has extended its existing £650m syndicated bank facility, extending its maturity by two years to 4 November 2018 and introducing an option to extend it by a further two years beyond that date
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NewsDrake & Morgan trials Q App
Drake & Morgan, the London-based bar and restaurant group led by Jillian McLean, is the latest operator to sign up to the Q App mobile ordering system at The Drift in the City
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NewsPizzaExpress strengthens management team
PizzaExpress has strengthened its management team with the appointments of former Whitbread finance director Andy Pellington as its new chief financial officer, and Charlotte Maxwell, formerly of Talk Talk, as its new commercial director
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NewsCommercial terms deterred Punch bondholders
A source close to a group of Punch Taverns bondholders has given reasons for its decision not to support the pub company’s plans for its debt restructure
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Analysis & Insight
Two in three sector firms to increase wages
More than two thirds (69%) of UK hospitality & leisure (H&L) businesses plan to increase wages in the coming year, according to a survey of 684 firms by Barclays
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NewsDomino’s managing evolution to mature business
A leading analyst has said that Domino’s is a company managing the evolution from fast growth to established mature business
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NewsGoodman secures further Soho site
Goodman, the backers of the Burger & Lobster concept, is understood to have secured the former Vodka Revolution bar in St Anne’s Court, London
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NewsWildwood builds pipeline
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, plans to open up to seven further sites under its Wildwood brand this year
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NewsFive Guys secures Uxbridge site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has secured a further site in the South East, after taking a McMullen’s unit in Uxbridge
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Patty & Bun secures second site
Patty & Bun, the burger concept, has secured its second site in London, near Liverpool Street Station
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OpinionOff the leash
BrewDog has grown to be the leading light of the UK’s blossoming craft beer scene, and with new funding and a new brewery in place, the company is setting its sights even higher. John Harrington spoke to co-founder James Watt about what the future holds for the self-styled “punk” brewer, and for UK craft beer as a whole
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News
Golden Union eyes expansion
Golden Union, the London-based family-run fish & chip shop business, is looking to grow its estate in the capital, after securing a second site at the O2 Arena
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NewsFrid joins Caffe Nero as operations director
Former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) executive Adrian Frid is joining Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led Italian coffee chain, as its operations director for the North
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Opinion
Shoryu secures third site
Shoryu, the Hakata ramen concept owned by the Japan Centre Group, has secured its third site in London, near Carnaby Street
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News
New Jamaican patty concept takes Spud site
Jamaica Patty Company, a new meat patty concept, has secured its first site in London, after acquiring the former Spud unit in Covent Garden
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Dirty Martini closes in on Auberge site
CG Restaurants & Bars, the London-based group, is understood to be close to securing the Auberge site in the City for a further opening under its Dirty Martini brand
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Analysis & Insight
UK craft beer market grew 53% in 2013
The UK craft beer sector grew in value by 53% last year, according to figures from Greene King quoted in the Herald Scotland
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News
Diageo acquires super-premium tequila Peligroso
Diageo, the drinks giant, has added the super-premium tequila brand Peligroso to its portfolio for an undisclosed sum