All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 3
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Deliveroo raises $25m to “aggressively” roll-out service
Deliveroo, the online food delivery platform, has raised $25m (£16.5m), in Series B funding to expand its UK and international platforms
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K10 hosts Beer & Buns pop-up
K10, the Japanese restaurant concept, is to launch a pop-up from Beer & Buns at its site in Appold Street
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NewsRichoux grows Dean’s Diner pipeline
Richoux has bolstered its openings pipeline for Dean’s Diner, the group’s 1950’s-inspired American diner format, by securing a further three sites
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Richoux set for “aggressive” expansion
Richoux is eyeing “aggressive expansion” for its eponymous café brasserie brand after securing a new site in London’s South Kensington
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NewsWahaca secures further D/F Mexico site
Wahaca is to begin the expansion of its fledgling D/F Mexico format, after securing a site in London’s Tottenham Court Road
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Jack: Expect positive lfls from ETI
Leading analysts Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said he expects Enterprise Inns to report positive like-for-like income when its releases its AGM statement on 5 February.
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NewsRuth & Robinson sets out expansion plans
Ruth & Robinson, the Imbiba Partnership-backed Brooklyn bar concept is planning its second venue in east London to open before the end of the year while preparing to open its first site in Clerkenwell, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsAbokado achieves sales record
Abokado saw like-for-like sales running in the mid-teens in both December and January across its 23-strong estate,
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NewsF&B in cultural shift on service
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has said that it has made a cultural shift in terms of service after completing the roll out of its Family Matters programme across Frankie and Benny’s
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Carlsberg extends Tapster's range
Carlsberg is partnering with an additional eight breweries to extend its beer portfolio across its 2015 Tapster’s Cask Ale range that will be available for on-trade customer orders this month
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Analysts: M&B performance reflects wider sector trends
Analysts have responded to Mitchells & Butlers results this morning, saying that strong festive sales indicate that the rest of the trading period was flat.
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Historic Kensington restaurant to open second site
Il Portico, a restaurant in Kensington that has been run by the same family for 49 years, is opening a second site on Kensington High Street called Pizzicotto, M&C Report has learnt
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Porky's outlines 2015 expansion plans
Porky’s, the Memphis BBQ restaurant, is rolling out four sites this year as part of its plan to reach 10 over the next two years, M&C Report has learnt
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Coal Grill & Bar reports fesitve lfls up 6%
Coal Grill & Bar, the restaurant group operated by Charterhouse Leisure, saw like-for-like sales up by 6% in December across its estate, John Gates told M&C Report as the group prepares to open its 10th site in Swindon today
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OpinionPerpetuating proper cider
Thatchers has been producing cider since the early 1900s and the family-run business, now in its fourth generation, is still doing well. Mike Berry finds out more about the man at the helm.
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Pubcos accused of flouting IFC rules
A new report by the Pub Governing Body has said pub companies are increasingly waving business plans when granting new lease and tenancy agreements, resulting in them being non-compliant with the Industry Framework Code (IFC).
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BCI chair criticises ‘absurd’ buyout offers
Martin Sherwood, chairman of British Country Inns, has told M&C Report he is seeking buyers for the 19-strong pub group but said recent offers on the market have been “absurdly low”.
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LV secures historic Manchester venue
Living Ventures Group, the Tim Bacon-led business, has acquired the former Room Restaurant site on Manchester’s King Street to open Grand Pacific restaurant and bar
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Iconic east London nightclub on the market
The leasehold of the former Rex nightclub in Stratford, east London, has been brought to the market by leisure property specialists Fleurets
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Diageo UK net sales up 2% for H1
Diageo has reported net sales up 2% in the UK for H1 with reserve brands up 50%.