All MCA Insight articles in January 2018 – Page 14
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Ex-Fuller’s Beer Co MD named Fentimans CEO
Former Fuller’s Beer Company managing director, Ian Bray, has been appointed chief executive of soft drinks and mixers producer, Fentimans.
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Chokhi Dhani restaurant to open in Battersea
Indian dining concept Chokhi Dhani is to open its first overseas restaurant in Battersea, in February.
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Amber takes on two new sites
Amber Taverns, the c135-strong wet-led community pub operator, has secured two new sites to kick off 2018.
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BrewDog achieves beer-training milestone
BrewDog has announced that all of its 700 staff have now passed the Cicerone beer serving certificate.
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Analysis & Insight
Sector spending up 4.7% in December
Spending in restaurants, bars and hotels was up 4.7% in December compared last year.
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Deliveroo vegan orders up 147%
Deliveroo has reported orders for vegan food were up 147% in 2017 on the previous year.
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Sargeant eyes pub rollout
Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant has told MCA he is keen to secure a joint venture partnership to roll out more pubs.
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Santa Cruz team plans premium takeaway concept
Santa Cruz Co is planning to launch a new high-end retail/take away concept in central London
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Wingstop closes in on UK debut site
US chicken concept Wingstop is closing in on securing its first UKsite, with a flagship location in central London being lined up
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Polpo closes two sites
Polpo, the Venetian-style concept, founded by Russell Norman and Richard Beatty, has closed two of its sites
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Welcome Break to expand Starbucks and Pizza Express openings
Welcome Break to expand Starbucks and Pizza Express openings
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Brakspear appoints new business development manager
Brakspear appoints new business development manager
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending up 4% in December
Consumer spending jumped 4% year-on-year in December to mark the first occasion in three months when spending outpaced the rate of inflation
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Analysis & Insight
UK hospitality industry facing 375k skills shortfall
The UK hospitality industry is facing a skills shortage of 375,000 positions in 2018, according to new joint research.
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Analysis & Insight
Shopping centres drive decline of town centres
The UK town centre retail market is forecast to rise 0.2% in 2018 with sales being driven by convenience goods particularly in the food and grocery sector, according to GlobalData.
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Tasty FD resigns; trading in line with expectations
Tasty expects a further deterioration in the trading environment in 2018
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Deltic's December lfls up 8.2%
The Deltic Group has reported like-for-like sales increased by 8.2% in the four weeks to 31 December 2017.
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Analysis & Insight
Surfing the waves of M&A
After a quiet year on the M&A front, what can we expect from the eating and drinking-out market in 2018? Sam Fuller looks at the outlook for the various exit/funding routes and examines whether conditions may be ripe for more mergers and acquisitions over the next 12 months
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Analysts corner: Jack on high street bar chains
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Peel Hunt, examines the Deltic Group’s latest trading figures and what it means for high street bar operators in general. He suggests that wet-led bar operators are now seeing the benefits of 10 years of hard work in cleansing the model – a process which he believes restaurant operators are only just beginning.
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Optimism at Fuel Juice after restructure
Fuel Juice founder Jamie Weston, who returned to lead the group after a three-year absence, has told MCA the business is in a much stronger position following its restructure.