All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 10
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NewsFY order numbers up 52% at Just Eat
Online ordering platform Just Eat saw total orders for the 12 months to 31 December 2014 increase by 52%
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Beds & Bars returns to profit for FY14
Beds & Bars, the bars-meets-hostels operator, has reported EBITDA of £3.7m for the year to 29 March 2014, up from £2.6m the year before.
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Zomato acquires Urbanspoon
Restaurant discovery app Zomato has acquired global restaurant online search service Urbanspoon for an undisclosed amount to bring the company into the US and Australia for the first time as well as boosting its UK presence
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NewsJackson & Rye gears up for rollout
The team behind the Richard Caring-backed Jackson & Rye (J&R) is planning to open another three or four sites under the concept this year
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NewsWahaca signs up for Southampton
Wahaca has further strengthened its regional pipeline after securing a site in Southampton
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Opinion
Year of deregulation awaits
Graeme Cushion from licensing law specialists Poppleston Allen look at what red tape to expect in 2015.
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Coffee Republic plans UK franchise expansion
Coffee Republic is looking add a minimum of 20 new franchises in the UK by the end of 2015
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Corona presents ‘exciting opportunity’ in UK for AB InBev
AB InBev Europe president Stuart MacFarlane has said the company has a huge opportunity when it takes back the distribution of Corona this month.
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Chapman Group sees rise in pre-tax profits
The Chapman Group, the Sussex-based pub, hotel and restaurant operator, saw pre-tax profits rise from £537,038 for the year to 31 March 2014.
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Cineworld: Profits to be at the top end of guidance
Cineworld has reported an increase in full year revenue and said it expects its profit for the year to be at the top end of market guidance
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Stonegate to launch “new breed of student pub”
Stonegate Pub Company is to launch a “new breed of student pub” in one of Oxford’s busiest student areas
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Fox Bars set to grow to 12
Fox Bars, the London-based bar and boutique hotel operator, plans to grow to 12 sites over the next three years, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsDunkin Brands: Hybrid stores, new openings and coffee focus
The general manager of Dunkin’ Brands UK has told M&C Report the company has successfully trialled a hybrid store bringing together its Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands.
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CGR reports strong festive trading
CG Restaurants & Bars saw sales increase 4.5% in the six weeks to 4 January and said it had several more openings planned for core brand Dirty Martini
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NewsPizzaExpress appoints new international MD
PizzaExpress has promoted Luke Davies to international managing director
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NewsPredictions for 2015
The year the pub sector gets to grip with what the beer tie, further industry consolidation and growth in the cocktail market are among the predictions for 2015 picked out by industry leaders.
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Carluccio's has ambition to double UK estate
Carluccio’s has the potential to double its UK estate according to chief executive Simon Kossoff who will move into the role of executive chairman from February as the operational management is reinforced to reflect the changing nature and scale of the company
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Diary
Diary: PizzaExpress, La Tasca, BII, Columbo Group
In this week’s Diary we report on a worrying decline in customer satisfaction, La Tasca taking further digital steps, Neil Morrissey prepares another pub venture and fashion tips with the BII
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Velo secures second site
Velo, the Brighton-based cycle café concept led by Small Batch Coffee chairman Nigel Lambe, will open its second site in the city’s train station this March
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Ruby Tuesday down to one UK site
US restaurant brand Ruby Tuesday has closed its Cheltenham restaurant leaving it with just one UK site, in Cardiff