All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 9
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Bill’s current run rate turnover nudging £90m
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, is on track to post full-year turnover of close to £90m in its current financial year and has a current run rate EBITDA of over £14m, M&C Report has learnt
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Tim Martin: JDW offers UK's most premium offer
Tim Martin has told M&C Report that JD Wetherspoon has the UK’s “most premium offer” and insisted that a VAT cut is “100 times more important” than any other campaign facing the sector.
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Luminar secures new Basildon site
Luminar is to spend £3m on a new site in Basildon, M&C Report has learnt.
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M&B replies to PM’s Nando’s preference
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has replied to a statement by Prime Minister David Cameron in which he suggested that Nando’s was better value than the group’s Harvester brand
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Thorley Taverns poised for growth in 2015
Phil Thorley, operations director at Thorley Taverns, has told M&C Report that the Kent-based pub, restaurant and hotel group, is poised for growth again.
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B&L and CAU set for Bath
Burger & Lobster and CAU are both set to open in Bath later this year, M&C Report understands
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Indian tonic water fuels Fever-Tree sales growth
Fever-Tree, the tonic water and mixers group, has said in the six months to 31 December sales were up 43% year on year.
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Analysis & Insight
Drinkers reluctant to try new drinks
Almost eight out of 10 drinkers rarely or never try new alcoholic drinks according to research by Canadean which shows that 77% of out-of-home drinkers eschewing new products and 32% opting for brands they know and trust
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The Real Greek & PizzaExpress line up Finchley Road sites
The Real Greek and PizzaExpress are in talks to open sites next to each other in London’s O2 Finchley Road, M&C Report understands
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Vagabond plans expansion
Vagabond, the award-winning wine shop and deli concept, is set for expansion after securing its third site in London, M&C Report has learnt
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Hickory’s eyes Wilmslow opening
Hickory’s Smokehouse, the Piper-backed American BBQ restaurant chain, has submitted proposals to turn a Spirit Pub Company in Wilmslow, Chester, into its fourth site
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Ex-Ribble Valley Inns CEO joins Bunzl
Wayne Chapman, who stepped down from his role as chief executive at Ribble Valley Inns and Northcote Group last September, has joined the Bunzl-owned procurement and fulfillment specialist MDA
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Analysis & Insight
Unemployment at lowest point for six years
Unemployment has reached its lowest point for six years as it falls to 1.91m for the three months to November 2014 new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed
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Marco Pierre White pubs go into administration
Four pubs trading under Marco Pierre White’s name have gone into administration, according to press reports.
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Hotel Indigo to roll out artisan F&B concept
Hotel Indigo, the boutique hotel brand from IHG, has launched a local food and beverage concept at its Indigo Kensington site that will be rolled out across the hotel group
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Patisserie Valerie launches new website with customisable cake tool
Patisserie Valerie, the AIM-listed group, has launched a new website with a custom cake making function to offer bespoke cakes online and take virtual tours of its cafes
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Pubs and bars fourth best performer at stations
Christmas retailing across Network Rail managed stations was the busiest ever with lfls growing by 10.7% with pub and bars being the fourth best performing category
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Analysis & Insight
Shopping centre investment tips £5.6bn
Investment in shopping centres is at its highest now for a decade with £5.6bn being spent on developments in 2014, according to a survey by commercial property advisors CBRE
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New EPOS tills for Star lessees
Star Pubs & Bars is providing new lessees with Cloud-based till systems enabling them to generate and view all financial reports whenever and wherever they want
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Minnis operators open second site
The operators of an award-winning Kent bar and restaurant have opened their second site.