All MCA Insight articles in January 2017 – Page 3
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D&D plans Issho restaurant for Leeds.
D&D London has submitted plans to open a new Japanese restaurant called Issho in Leeds
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Health body admits sugar tax won’t reduce soft drinks sales
Public Health England has said there is no evidence that the sugar tax will reduce soft drink sales.
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Signature Living to roll out Alma brand
Signature Living has acquired the Alma de Cuba bar in Liverpool with plans to roll the brand out across the UK.
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Singam reveals expansion plans for growing collection
Chris Singam, the restaurateur behind Cottons, Ma Petite Jamaica, and the newly opened Miusan, has told MCA he could open a Cuban style concept next.
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Five Guys begins delivery roll out
Five Guys, the better burger brand, has begun extending a delivery service across its 60-strong UK estate
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Tesco and Booker agree merger
Tesco and Booker have announced they have agreed terms on a merger to create the “UK’s leading food business”.
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Savills retained to sell TRG package
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has instructed Savills to sell 23 of its former restaurants in England, Scotland and Wales
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Norse to launch Kickstarter for new site
Norse, the Harrogate-based Nordic-inspired restaurant known for ‘dynamic pricing’, is preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund a move to a new site.
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Analysis & Insight
Quarter of restaurant firms ‘at risk of insolvency’
New figures on insolvency risks across the sector show that 24% of restaurant companies and 23% of pub companies are in negative territory.
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Eagle Eye joins Flypay’s Flyt platform
Flypay has added Eagle Eye to the growing number of partners integrating with its Flyt platform
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Motion to review Pubs Code Adjudicator role passed
A motion by Greg Mulholland MP calling on the Government to re-open the appointment process for the pubs code adjudicator has been passed.
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Restaurants help boost strong UK GDP for 2016
UK GDP increased by an estimated 0.6% in Q4 2016, driven by a strong performance in the service sector, with hotels and restaurants singled out for performing particularly well, according to the latest data released by the ONS.
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Gaming machine changes could save pubs £500k a year
A proposal to change the rules around gaming machines in pubs could save the sector £500,000 a year, it has been claimed.
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Costa to restructure ops team
Costa is consulting with staff on a plan to restructure its operations team, MCA has learnt.
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Dacosta to launch paella concept in the UK
Quique Dacosta is to launch a new premium paella concept in London
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Waitrose MD “there is still an opportunity for dine in”
Waitrose managing director Rob Collins has said he believes there is still an opportunity for dine-in concepts
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NWTC to launch new concept in Birmingham
New World Trading Company is to launch a standalone concept for its second site in Birmingham, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
UK business mood is “steady as she goes”
A mood of ‘steady as she goes’ is the prevailing headwind from UK businesses as 2017 begins
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Camile to launch first UK site next month
Camile Thai Kitchen, the Dublin-based takeaway and delivery concept, is to make its UK debut next month.