All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 13
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News
Original Scoffs placed on the market
Scoffs, the “British tapas” concept from Chris Hutcheson and his son Adam, has placed its original site in London’s Victoria on the market
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News
Wafflemeister to double in size
Wafflemeister, the Belgian waffle specialist, is planning to double its estate this year and plans and again in 2016, founder Alex Troullier told M&C Report
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Personalised cocktails top Diageo’s drink predictions
Premiumisation and personalisation are filtering down to the on-trade drinks trends this year as Diageo hotly tips these to appeal to drinkers in 2015
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Bradford Brewery appoints head brewer ahead of launch
Bradford Brewery, the fledgling brewer and pub operator, has appointed Steve Crump as its first ever head brewer.
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Fever Bars targets five new openings this year
James Elias, operations director at Fever Bars, has told M&C Report that the company hopes to open up to five venues this year.
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M&C20 levels out
M&C20 was virtually unchanged this week, down 0.2% to 1,259 points with the All-Share ending the week down 1.2% in total to 1,015 points. Much of the All-Share’s movement this week was related to oil and commodities stocks, with the leisure sector largely unaffected, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital
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Analyst corner: Rollo on Enterprise Inns
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley is forecasting like-for-like net income growth of 0.5% when Enterprise Inns gives its Q1 update next month
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Iberica looks to Leeds
Iberica, the Spanish restaurant group, is in talks to open a restaurant in Leeds, following its first site outside of London that is opening at Manchester’s Spinningfields in March
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Opinion
Street food focus: Breddos Tacos
In the second of our monthly street food spotlights, Street Feast organiser Adam Layton shares his thoughts on Breddos Tacos and the changing face of Mexican street food
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Analysis & Insight
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.
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Analysis & Insight
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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News
Busaba 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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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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Batram: 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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News
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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Analysis & Insight
Nothing 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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News
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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News
IRC 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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Analysis & Insight
Pubs: 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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Analysis & Insight
Confidence 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