All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 7
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News
Maclay Group placed into administration
The Maclay Group has been placed into administration after the company’s directors admitted failing to find a “strategic solution to the financial pressures facing the business”
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Albion reviews options for Bravo Inns
Albion Ventures, the investment vehicle, is reviewing its options with regards to Bravo Inns, the Cheshire-based pub company led by Ken Buckley
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NewsGiggling Squid to begin new investment search
Giggling Squid is set to begin a beauty parade of advisors as it look to secure new investment to fund its next stage of growth with the sale of a minority stake
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NewsUK positive amid poor McDonald's FY results
The UK bucked the global trend in McDonald’s FY results by delivering positive comparable sales and operating income results for Q4 2014
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NewsSports Bar & Grill sites achieve record sales
Bar Holdings Ltd, the owner of Sports Bar & Grill, has announced that all four of its restaurants with historical comparisons achieved record sales in 2014
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TCR on the look out for new opportunities
TCR London, the company formed after acquiring the assets of Town Centre Restaurants , is reviewing opportunities to add new sites across its four brands, Mark Winter told M&C Report
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New Forest pub brought to market
The operators of the Elm Tree in Ringwood, New Forest, have placed the site on the market on a partially-tied lease with Greene King
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Crussh to accelerate openings following re-brand
Crussh, the healthy food concept, is looking to ramp up its opening rate across London after its rebranding exercise is completed across the remaining sites in its estate of 25, M&C Report has learnt
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News
New figures show 29 pubs per week closing
New figures released today (23 January) show the number of net pub closures stands at 29 per week for the six months June-December 2014
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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News
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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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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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