All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 12
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Meantime secures £6m finance package from HSBC
Meantime, the London-based craft beer brewery, has secured a £6m funding package from HSBC to double its beer production and increase its export capacity
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Castle Rock launches licensee training course
Castle Rock, the Nottingham-based brewer and pub operator, is launching a licensee training course in Nottingham to train personal licensees in hospitality and alcohol retailing
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Stonegate’s common room concept to grow to 20 sites in 2015
Stonegate is to open the tenth of its evolved student bar concept, the common room, in Oxford this week with a further site in Reading due to open next month, M&C Report has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightCaught in the maul
It is not a technical term, but the word that many operators have used to some up their thoughts on the next 12 months is mental. Competition will continue to be fierce with all the on-going challenges that brings with it
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NewsGK managed lfls up 0.6%
Greene King has announced like-for-like sales up 0.6% in its managed pubs for the 36 weeks to 11 January, with sales up 2% for the festive period amid record breaking Christmas Day trading.
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NewsNWTC secures Liverpool One site
The New World Trading Company (NWTC) is set to open a new site in Liverpool called The Beach House
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NewsFY turnover up at Giggling Squid
Giggling Squid saw turnover for the year to 31 March 2014, climb to £4.5m, up from £2.7m in the previous 12 months, as it looks to step up its openings rate to seven or eight sites a year
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NewsJamie’s confirms More London opening
Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group spearheaded by Jamie Oliver, has confirmed it will open a further flagship site in central London, near London Bridge.
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Honest Burgers: Active has a long-term vision for the brand
Dorian Waite, co-founder of Honest Burgers, has told M&C Report that new backer Active Private Equity has a long-term vision for the brand, including targeting five to eight openings a year
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NewsWagamama turnover reaches £181m
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed noodle chain, saw turnover for the 12 months to November 2014 reach £181.1m, with unadjusted EBITDA of £26.3m
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Active Private Equity takes stake in Honest Burgers
Active Private Equity, the backer of Leon and Evans Cycles, has taken a c50% stake in Honest Burgers, the London-based better burger concept
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Justin Green - Natural Kitchen
M&C Report talks to Justin Green, managing director at Natural Kitchen, about his top priority, the best advice he’s been given and who is doing something special in the industry
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SSP open second Cabin at Newcastle airport; set for Stansted
SSP, the travel concession operator, has opened a second Cabin bar at Newcastle International Airport.
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NewsGreggs to return to the expansion trail
Greggs, the Roger Whiteside-led bakery chain, is to return to the expansion trail and has again set itself a target of 2,000 sites
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Pizza East closes in on regional opening
Soho House is believed to be in talks to replace Busaba Eathai at Bicester Village with its Pizza East brand
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YO! Sushi property sold for £6m
Amazon Property has sold the restaurant unit housing YO! Sushi in London’s Poland Street for £6m
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NewsMatthews steps down at Brains
Jill Matthews has stepped down as head of operations from SA Brain after over 10 years with the company
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NewsAs you were for UK nightclub sector
A leading property adviser has said that the UK’s nightclub sector faces “more of the same” over the next 12 months
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Your Friendly Pubco doubles up
Your Friendly Pub Co, the Devon-based group, will open its second pub next month.
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Red Dog eyes expansion
Red Dog Restaurants, operator of the Red Dog Saloon and Red Dog Sandwiches, is planning to expand both brands across London and the UK