All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 12
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NewsOperators sign up for Bromley extension
A handful of leading operators have already signed up to open in the Queens Gardens extension to the Intu Bromley scheme
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McDonald’s backs communication skills campaign
McDonald’s has launched a campaign with a consortium of businesses to help staff develop communication and interpersonal skills following research that shows these skills are worth £88bn to the UK economy
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Analysis & InsightNew BII chairman Pender on industry priorities
The BII has a new chairman, Anthony Pender MBII, founder and director of the award-winning Yummy Pub Co and vice-chairman of the Perceptions Group – the organisation that offers unemployed young people placements and training in pubs, with the long-term aim of securing jobs and careers in the sector
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The Smoke Haus to reach four in 2015
Fledgling American diner concept The Smoke Haus, is opening its third and fourth sites this year in Bristol and Birmingham, M&C Report has learnt
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Essenden FD to step down
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, has announced its financial director Richard Darwin has given notice of his intention to leave the company
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Campbell: Valuations are becoming unrealistic
Leading sector investor Paul Campbell has said that valuations of businesses are becoming unrealistic
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NewsYau hints at Babaji Pide rollout
Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, has hinted that expansion is on the cards for his new Turkish pizza concept Babaji Pide
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NewsRecord month for MeatLiquor
MEATliquor reported gross turnover of c£1.2m across its six sites in December, which included a record month for its original site
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Risks, uncertainties and opportunities for 2015
To coincide with this year’s Business Outlook from Christie+ Co, David Smith, Economics Editor of The Sunday Times was the guest speaker at the report’s launch event. For his talk, Smith took up the theme of ‘Risks, Uncertainties and Opportunities for 2015’
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Analysis & InsightConfidence returns to restaurant sector
The value of property in the restaurant sector is rising as consumer confidence returns to the sector according to Christie + Co’s, which has seen average prices rise by 11.1% in 2014
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Analysis & InsightPubs: leaner, fitter & more sustainable
The average sale price of a pub has increased by 8.6% over the past year, according to the latest research from property agent Christie + Co
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NewsIRC execs take stakes in fledgling businesses
Steven Walker and Vernon Lord of Individual Restaurant Company (IRC), have taken stakes in the fledging operations run by Roy Ellis and Des McDonald
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Oakman Inns lfls up 2.4% for FY14
Oakman Inns and Restaurants has reported like-for-like sales up 2.4% for the year to 6 April 2014 but made a £806,000 EBITDA loss.
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Analysis & InsightNothing ventured…
Tim Bacon, chief executive of restaurant and bar group Living Ventures, talks building brands, developing a company culture and people, expansion and Manchester
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Portman Group rules on alcohol responsibility breaches
The Portman Group has ruled that two producers of high-strength beer have breached alcohol responsibility rules.
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NewsBatram: JDW all eyes on the margin
Leading analyst Nick Batram at Peel Hunt has said that he expects JD Wetherspoon to report a healthy top line when it gives its Q2 update later this month
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BBPA rallies support for beer duty cut
The British Beer and Pub Association is calling for greater support for a cut in beer duty in the 2015 Budget.
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NewsBusaba Eathai confirms Shoreditch flagship site
Busaba Eathai, the casual-dining Thai restaurant group, is opening in London’s Shoreditch while exiting its Bicester site in favour of a pop-up in the Oxfordshire village, chief executive Jason Myers told M&C Report
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North - south dining divide
Diners in the north and south east are the most likely to spend more on meals out with an average of £113 a month, according to a new survey from Pragma Consulting
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Discretionary spend shows highest rise since 1997
Household discretionary spending saw its largest rise since 1997 in the third quarter of 2014, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.