All MCA Insight articles in January 2018 – Page 13
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News
BrewDog mooted for Ape & Bird site
BrewDog has emerged as the possible buyer of Ape & Bird, which Polpo closed earlier this week
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News
December lfls up 4.8% at Loungers
Loungers recorded like-for-like sales up 4.8% for the four weeks to 31 December 2017
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News
Everyman Media Group planning five new venues in 2018
Everyman Media Group has announced it expects to open five further cinemas in 2018.
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News
Butcombe targets 100 rooms by Easter
Liberation Group chief executive Mark Crowther has told MCA that he expects the Butcombe estate to reach 100 bedrooms by Easter, up from the current 70.
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News
Kained Holdings criticises proposed Scottish pub code
Multi-operator Kained Holdings has voiced its criticism of proposals to introduce new legislation for leased and tenanted pubs in Scotland.
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice inflation down to 3.4%
Foodservice price inflation fell for the third month in a row to reach 3.4% in November – its lowest point since January.
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News
Byron confirms CVA and sale plan
Byron has confirmed that it is to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), which could lead to the closure of 20 of its sites
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News
Draft House December lfls up 5.9%
Draft House, the Charlie McVeigh-led craft beer pub operator, is planning a return to the acquisition trail in the second half of the year.
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News
Redcomb Pubs reports December LFLs up more than 12%
Redcomb Pubs has reported a like-for-like sales increase of 12.6% during December 2017, compared to the same period the previous year.
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News
Just Eat replaces 50p card charge with ‘service’ fee
Just Eat has introduced a 50p service charge across all its orders.
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News
Bistro Mirey to launch in Fulham
Pop-up chefs Gerald Mirey and Ko Ito are opening their debut restaurant Bistro Mirey in West London.
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News
Cocotte and Tenshi join Editions
Cocotte, a French rotisserie chicken restaurant based in Notting Hill, has also made its debut on Deliveroo Editions, at Battersea and Camberwell.
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Opinion
Landmark gambles on new playmaker
As it enters its eighth year of owning Carluccio’s, the Dubai-based Landmark Group has decided to make a key substitution, bringing in Mark Jones, the outgoing chief executive of Goals Soccer Centres and former head of Mecca Bingo, in a move it hopes will steady the ship and move it towards an eventual exit.
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News
The Alchemist secures £16m finance package
The Alchemist is set for further growth after securing an additional £16m finance package
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News
Jones to replace Wickers as Carluccio’s CEO
Mark Jones, the current chief executive of Goals Soccer Centres, is to become the new chief executive of Carluccio’s, replacing Neil Wickers
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News
There’s a Beer for That to evolve with new campaign focus
Cross-industry consumer campaign There’s A Beer For That has announced it will be evolving to focus on beer duty.
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Analysis & Insight
Most consumers to maintain eating out spend in 2018
Nearly a quarter of consumers (23%) plan to cut back on eating and drinking out in 2018, while a majority (59%) plan to spend the same amount as 2017.
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Analysis & Insight
'Link discounts to customer loyalty'
Leisure and hospitality businesses that offer distinctive, innovative, personalised and Instagram-worthy experiences will continue to stand out as consumers become more open to experimentation, RSM research argues.
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News
Zing Zing extends crowdfund campaign
Zing Zing, the Chinese delivery concept, has extended its crowdfunding campaign by at least two weeks to allow more investors to come on board.
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News
KOOX to make debut in Bloomsbury
KOOX, a premium healthy grab and go concept, is to make its debut in Bloomsbury.