All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 10
-
News
Rogan appoints MD for growing portfolio
Simon Rogan has appointed David Simms as the managing director of his Umbel Restaurant Group
-
Analysis & Insight
Street food and technology will drive food trends in 2015
Increasing demand for niche food and the need for operators to engage with customers via technology are among the trends predicted by NPD Group for 2015.
-
News
Intertain to undergo restructuring
Intertain, the operator of the Walkabout brand, is to undergo a restructuring, which will include a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), and has aleady seen a reduction in its debt levels
-
News
McDonald’s UK MD steps down
Mark Hawthorne has stepped down as McDonald’s UK’s managing director, after just over a year in the role
-
News
Spirit Leased to rollout turnover-based rent deal
Spirit Leased is to make its turnover-based rent deal the norm for new tenants and lessees as the company looks to move “from the Premier League to the Champions League”
-
News
Starbucks UK launches wireless charging
Starbucks is to follow McDonald’s in equipping its UK stores with wireless charging technology
-
News
Brewhouse & Kitchen secures sixth site
Brewhouse and Kitchen, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) backed venture, has secured its sixth site and second in Dorset
-
News
Brumby: JDW momentum has faltered
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital has said that JD Wetherspoon’s Q1 represented a strong performance in terms of sales
-
News
Pubs at risk of summary review following single violent incident
Licensed premises are at risk of being taken to a summary review on the basis of just one violent incident, following a High Court precedent case
-
News
Ramsay loses pub rent legal dispute
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay has lost a high court battle relating to the lease of the York and Albany pub in north London following a dispute that his father-in-law forged his signature
-
Analysis & Insight
Feeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
-
News
Jack: Prepare for chart break-out from Fuller’s
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has said that he expects Q3 like-for-like sales at Fuller’s to have remained strong
-
Analysis & Insight
Recognition highest staff motivator
Recognition for a job well done has been named the highest motivator for workers in the hospitality sector by 37% of staff, according to a survey by Argos for Business
-
News
Big Fernand planning UK-wide presence
Big Fernand, the French burger restaurant, is opening its first London site at Fitzrovia in March and plans to open a second in the capital this year as part of international expansion plans that will grow the group by 20 sites this year, M&C Report has learnt
-
News
Giggling Squid sales grow by 67%
Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant group, has announced plans to open eight new restaurants after reporting a 67% increase in its group sales for the year ending 31 March 2014
-
News
Taco Bell has potential for 100s of UK sites
Taco Bell, the Yum! Brands-owned chain, has the potential to open “hundreds” of restaurants in the UK, according to the head of its UK division Nick Dawson
-
News
SABMiller’s UK sales hit by performance of Polish brands
SABMiller said sales in the UK had been hit by a slump in demand for its Polish brands, such as Tyskie and Lech lagers.
-
News
Big Lottery Fund to continue support for Pub is the Hub project
Pub is The Hub has secured another three years of support from the Big Lottery Fund for its Reaching Communities programme.
-
News
The Seafood Pub Company confirms seventh site
The Seafood Pub Company has confirmed its seventh pub site in West Lancashire to reopen at Easter following refurbishment
-
News
Shake Shack to be valued at $568m
Shake Shack has said it expects its initial public offering to be priced at $14-$16 per share, valuing the company at up to $568m (£374.5m)