All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 18
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NewsRed Mist Leisure secures sixth site and targets seventh
Red Mist Leisure, the Surrey-based pub company, has secured its sixth site - which will see it carry out an £450,000 refurbishment and develop four houses on the land, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsKFC to simplify online payments
KFC has signed up with mobile payments platform Judo as it looks to simplify online payments for its customers
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Tokyo Industries to roll-out student union concept
Tokyo Industries, the late-night venue operator, is launching an “anti-concept” restaurant on the former site of Halo nightclub at Leeds University as part of a roll-out programme to other university sites
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NewsFive Guys secures Charing Cross Café Rouge
Five Guys has secured its third flagship site in central London, after acquiring the Café Rouge restaurant near The Strand from Tragus
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Bavarian Beerhouse sees 19% sales growth
Bavarian Beerhouse, the German beer house group, has reported revenues of £3.4m for the year ending 31 December 2014
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Starbucks appoints new COO
Starbucks has moved quickly to fill vacancy set to be left by the departure of chief operating officer Troy Alstead, with the appointment of Kevin Johnson as his replacement
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NewsJoule’s to re-think Craft Beer Bars after mixed results
Steve Nuttall, managing director of Shropshire brewer and pub operator Joule’s has told M&C Report the company is re-evaluating its Craft Beer Bars concept after mixed results art two trial sites.
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NewsUK leading the way for Starbucks in EMEA
Starbucks has announced that its business in EMEA delivered its most profitable quarter in the company’s history, with the UK outpacing the region overall
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Pubs of Distinction acquires Camden pub
Pubs of Distinction has acquired its fourth London-based venue as it continues to grow its portfolio of ‘local beer houses’
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OpinionBacking the great British pub
Ralph Findlay talks about the most powerful brand in the sector – the British pub – and why high-volume business models mean there’s always a place for innovation
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Analysis & Insight
Half of UK adults would consider dining out on Christmas Day
One in six adults in the UK ate out on Christmas Day this year, equating to eight million meals with a third of consumers choosing to eat in a pub
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Knowles: Career advice in the UK as “fundamentally flawed”
Perceptions Group chairman Keith Knowles has slammed career advice in the UK as “fundamentally flawed”
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Alexander Troullier - Wafflemeister
M&C Report talks to Alexander Troullier, founder & CEO Wafflemeister, about his top priority, the best advice he’s been given and who is doing something special in the industry
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Corbin & King linked to Brown’s in Islington
Corbin & King is in advanced talks to acquire the Brown’s site in Islington from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) for an unnamed project
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NewsM&B fined £1.5m after Christmas Day food poisoning prosecution
Managed pub operator Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) has been fined £1.5m following its conviction of a food hygiene offence which led to the death of a customer
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NewsStrong trading across M&C20
The markets performed very strongly this week with the All-Share Index seeing a 4.9% gain to 1,065 points, outperforming what was a robust showing from the M&C20 which was up 3.3% to an all-time high of 1,301 points
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Warren Bakery eyes expansion after securing funding
Warrens Bakery, the oldest commercial bakery in Cornwall, is to rebrand and expand its store estate, after receiving £1.6m in new funding
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Inaugural London Beer Week launched
Pubs in Carnaby & The Newburgh Quarter will host the first ever London Beer Week from 16-22 February.
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NewsOakman in talks on Lazy Cow site
Oakman Inns is in negotiations to buy boutique hotel and steak restaurant The Lazy Cow in Warwick from current owner Ross Sanders
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Analysis & Insight
Fall in unemployed 16 – 18 year olds
The number of 16 – 18 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has fallen to 148,000 out the population of two million but it is still behind other OECD countries according to figures released by the Commons Select Committee