All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 14
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Analysis & Insight
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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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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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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Campbell: Valuations are becoming unrealistic
Leading sector investor Paul Campbell has said that valuations of businesses are becoming unrealistic
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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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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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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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Analysis & Insight
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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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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Analysis & Insight
Leisure visitors want better recycling options
Most people in the UK want to see better recycling facilities at entertainment and leisure attractions and would look more favourably upon them if such facilities were available
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News
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse to open at Threadneedles
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill, one of the restaurant brands created by the high-profile chef, is opening at Threadneedles Hotel under a franchise agreement with Black & White which owns the franchise
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TRG appoints non-exec director
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has appointed Debbie Hewitt as an independent non-executive director to the board with effect from 1 May 2015
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Joe’s sets out growth plans
Joe’s Southern Kitchen & Bar is to launch a second restaurant in London this spring as it forges ahead with plans to open up to four restaurants by 2018
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L’Entrecote eyes Soho site
Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote, the French brasserie chain, is understood to be close to securing a fourth site in London, in Soho
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Supermarket price wars threaten suppliers
A price war between supermarkets could force more than 100 food suppliers to go out of business according to business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor which warned that while most UK supermarkets reported strong festive sales the ongoing price war is forcing small suppliers and high street grocers to the limit
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants outperform pubs in Christmas lfls
Restaurants outperformed pubs over the Christmas period with the combined sector enjoying 2.8% growth in like-for-like sales, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Viner takes helm at Feng Sushi
Paul Viner, the former chief financial officer at Giraffe, has become chief executive of Feng Sushi
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We Grill eyes expansion
We Grill has opened its first site in London’s Leadenhall Market, with plans to expand to 10 units over the next five years
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Analysis & InsightFleurets reports more freeholds remaining as pubs
The number of pub freeholds sold for continued pub use has risen to 56% nationally in 2014 from an average of 50% over the past five years
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Everyman Cinema in line with expectations
Everyman Cinema has reported that its 2014 trading was in line with market expectations and outlined plans for new sites to open this year