All MCA Insight articles in January 2014 – Page 9
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OpinionWagamama restructures property department
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-led group, has carried out a restructure of its property department, which has led to the departure of property director Sharon Cawthorne
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NewsBill’s strengthens property team
Bill’s Restaurants has strengthened it property team in the north, with the appointment of Tony Palmer, former head of acquisitions at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), to oversee its expansion in the region
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Priestley joins Electra Partners
Bill Priestley, the former managing director of LGV Capital, backer of Amber Taverns, Liberation Group and Novus Leisure, is to join investment firm Electra Partners as a partner
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NewsJamie’s Italian confirms Sweden launch
Jamie’s Italian has confirmed it will make its debut in Sweden later this year after signing a partnership deal with Scandic Hotels to expand across the Nordic region
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100 pubs face prosecution for foreign satellite screenings
The Premier League plans to prosecute 100 pubs and bars across England and Wales for broadcasting games using foreign satellite systems, the BBC reports
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NewsLodge steps down from Novus
David Lodge has stepped down as property and development director at Novus Leisure after over eight years with the company
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FY PBT up at Barworks as it eyes further growth
Barworks saw pre-tax profit rise from £434.4k to £1.8m in the year to 30 June 2013, as it gears up to open its latest two sites in the capital
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FY PBT up at The Diner operator
The Good Life Group has reported a rise in full-year pre-tax profit from £459.9k to £711.3k, and said it was actively exploring “sources of long-term finance” to accelerate its expansion plans.
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NewsJDW eyes roadside opportunities
JD Wetherspoon will look to open more out-of-town, roadside pubs, although not necessarily at motorways, chairman Tim Martin has told M&C Report
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News'Rising tide' lifts pub companies
A leading analyst has said there’s been a “rising tide” in the pub sector, helped by good trading over summer and Christmas and an “improving consumer outlook” that “fuels optimism in the licensed trade”. -
NewsJack: M&B trading to have picked up
A leading analyst has said that he expects LFL trading to have picked up over the last two months at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), due to an improved sector backdrop, investment, IT roll out and efforts to improve service standards
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Faucet Inn secures former Bramwell site
Faucet Inn has secured the Oak Tree pub in Kent, a former Bramwell Pub Company site, for an opening next month
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Opinion
UK pub market almost "healthy"
The pub industry needs to lose another 1,000 sites within the next couple of years to achieve a “healthy” marketplace – that’s according to Christie + Co director Neil Morgan
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OpinionTesco set for the long stay
News earlier this month, that two M&B executives were set to join Tesco’s Family Dining vehicle led one commentator to proclaim, “oh, they are serious then!”. With underutilised and underperforming space to fill, the supermarket giant is deadly serious about becoming a significant player in the UK’s eating out sector
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Ed’s and Chopstix open at intu Midsummer Place
Intu has strengthened the catering offer at its Midsummer Place scheme in Milton Keynes with two new openings within the 60,000 q ft Boulevard area, Ed’s Outside and Chopstix
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Byron secures Clapham Common site
Byron, the Hutton Collins-owned burger chain, has secured a further site in London, after finally completing on a unit near Clapham Common tube station
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Forum secures seventh site
Forum Café Bars will open its seventh site this spring, with the launch of a new pub restaurant, the British Oak Ale House
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NewsTGI secures Pesto site
TGI Friday’s has secured its first site in Liverpool after exchanging on the Pesto restaurant site in the Liverpool One scheme
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McDonald’s denies tax avoidance claims
McDonald’s has moved to rebut claims that it was avoiding hundreds of millions of euros in taxes every year in France through an unlawful scam
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Luminar raises £21k for Echo Trust
Luminar, the nightclub operator, has raised more than £21,000 for its nominated charity, the Echo Trust