All MCA Insight articles in July 2013 – Page 13
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News
Thwaites re-opens two pubs
The Lancashire company opens two pubs that had both previously been closed for more than two years following joint investments of over £500,000, M&C Report learns
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News
Bowland Inns goes fourth
Bowland Village Inns has secured its fourth pub restaurant in the region and said it continued to seek further sites to grow its business
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Opinion
Tragus execs go ‘back to the floor’
Top executives at Tragus went back to the shop floor last Friday as part of a pledge that saw the company raise £131k for charity
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Opinion
Jack: Strong trading at Fuller’s should continue
A leading analyst has said that he expects trading at Fuller’s to have been strong when it gives its update next Thursday, particularly in managed pubs and hotels
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News
Treasury 'not persuaded' on tourism VAT cut
The Treasury is “thus far not persuaded” to reduce VAT for businesses in the tourism sector, a Government spokeswoman has told the House of Lords
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London pub lease sells for £395k
A London bar owned by Terry O’Sullivan and Charlotte Labbett, who ran Wishing Well Pub Company, has been sold for £395,000 for the leasehold interest by Christie + Co
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Opinion
McDonald’s to make Vietnam debut
McDonald’s is to open its first site in Vietnam next year, in Ho Chi Minh City
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Opinion
Cook and Indi’s eyes expansion
Cook and Indi’s has opened its fourth site and has secured its next opening, as it looks to expand across the country
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News
TCG sees surge in Xmas bookings
TCG, the managed operator, says it has already achieved a “major uplift” in festive bookings by investing in new “party planning” technology
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OpinionJamie: doing it right for the kids
High-profile chef Jamie Oliver, whose Jamie’s Italian chain was today named as the best for providing healthy meals for children, discusses his approach to providing “kid-friendly” meals that also find favour with parents
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NewsNew campaign calls for healthier kids' meals
Jamie’s Italian named as chain with the most healthy options for children, as new campaign calls for parents to expose outlets that don’t make the grade
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Opinion
Sector LFLs up 1.6% in June
Like-for-like sales across 27 leading brands grew 1.6% in June, although outside London like-for-likes were essentially flat and declined among wet-led pubs, new figures show
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News
Operators remove high-calorie foods
JD Wetherspoon, Whitbread and Subway have all said they have removed some food items from their menus as part of calorie reduction pledges under the Responsibility Deal
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NewsLoungers on track to exceed roll out target
Loungers has reiterated that it is on track to exceed its growth target of operating 70 sites by April 2017
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News
Zizzi appoints new marketing director
Zizzi, the Gondola-owned chain, has appointed Johanna Fawcett, formerly of Kantar Retail, as its new marketing director
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Jack: Marston’s well placed to accelerate growth
A leading analyst has said that Marston’s is well placed to accelerate growth
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Vianet optimistic on long-term propects
Vianet has said that the first quarter of the year had started slowly, but said there were good reasons for it to be optimistic on its medium to long term prospects
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Analysis & Insight
Rise in critical distress among pubs and restaurants
The number of bar and restaurant companies deemed to be in “critical distress” grew by 37% between Q1 and Q2 2013, the second highest increase across all sectors behind hotels
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News
Sector makes salt reduction progress
Some pub, restaurant and cafe operators still report significant difficulties abiding by some commitments under the Responsibility Deal
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News
Wildwood goes West
Tasty, the AIM-list restaurant group, is hoping to open its first site in the South West under its Wildwood brand by the end of the year