All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 15
-
News
Matthew Clark sales break £100m for December
On-trade supplier Matthew Clark celebrated its most successful month ever in December, with sales breaking £100m.
-
NewsJack: M&B update to be “reasonably upbeat”
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis says he expects Mitchells & Butlers’ AGM statement, which is due on 29 January, to be “reasonably upbeat”
-
NewsRobinsons first managed pub to open next week
North-west based brewer and pub operator Frederic Robinson is to unveil its first managed pub next week, M&C Report has learnt.
-
NewsSt Austell to open first standalone Brewer & Bean coffee shop
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, is planning to open standalone coffee shops after the success of its Brewer & Bean format within its managed pubs, M&C Report has learnt.
-
NewsDomino’s begins search for new CFO
Domino’s Pizza Group has begun the search for a new chief financial officer after announcing that Sean Wilkins, has resigned from the company
-
NewsJDW lfls up 2.8% in Q2
JD Wetherspoon saw like-for-like sales rise 2.8% for the 12 weeks to 18 January with the figure falling to to approximately 2% in December and slowing further in the last fortnight.
-
News
Swiss concept Nusu closes
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, which secured its first site in the UK last year, has closed
-
News
Terrace Eatery eyes expansion
Terrace Eatery, the restaurant and deli concept, is looking to expand across the South East
-
News
Jack: Wetherspoon’s sales slowdown shows dangers of discounting
Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said the slowdown in Wetherspoon’s like-for-like sales increase in Q2, shows that the “downgrade momentum is with those trapped in discounting”.
-
NewsShake Shack to be valued at $568m
Shake Shack has said it expects its initial public offering to be priced at $14-$16 per share, valuing the company at up to $568m (£374.5m)
-
News
The Seafood Pub Company confirms seventh site
The Seafood Pub Company has confirmed its seventh pub site in West Lancashire to reopen at Easter following refurbishment
-
News
Big Lottery Fund to continue support for Pub is the Hub project
Pub is The Hub has secured another three years of support from the Big Lottery Fund for its Reaching Communities programme.
-
News
SABMiller’s UK sales hit by performance of Polish brands
SABMiller said sales in the UK had been hit by a slump in demand for its Polish brands, such as Tyskie and Lech lagers.
-
NewsTaco Bell has potential for 100s of UK sites
Taco Bell, the Yum! Brands-owned chain, has the potential to open “hundreds” of restaurants in the UK, according to the head of its UK division Nick Dawson
-
News
Giggling Squid sales grow by 67%
Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant group, has announced plans to open eight new restaurants after reporting a 67% increase in its group sales for the year ending 31 March 2014
-
NewsBig Fernand planning UK-wide presence
Big Fernand, the French burger restaurant, is opening its first London site at Fitzrovia in March and plans to open a second in the capital this year as part of international expansion plans that will grow the group by 20 sites this year, M&C Report has learnt
-
Analysis & Insight
Recognition highest staff motivator
Recognition for a job well done has been named the highest motivator for workers in the hospitality sector by 37% of staff, according to a survey by Argos for Business
-
NewsJack: Prepare for chart break-out from Fuller’s
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has said that he expects Q3 like-for-like sales at Fuller’s to have remained strong
-
Analysis & InsightFeeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
-
News
Ramsay loses pub rent legal dispute
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay has lost a high court battle relating to the lease of the York and Albany pub in north London following a dispute that his father-in-law forged his signature