All MCA Insight articles in July 2014 – Page 10
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Analysis & InsightNet spending on eating out grows
Net spending on eating out and short breaks grew in the most recent quarter as consumer confidence continues to improve, says new research from Deloitte
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Essenden to increase customer spend on food
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, is looking to increase the average customer spend on food with a range of sharing platters and snacks as well as introducing an alley-side ordering tool to make it more convenient for customers to order drinks and food, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsOakman 'cautiously optimistic' for growth
Oakman Inns and Restaurants, the pub operator led by Peter Borg-Neal, saw like-for-like sales growth of 11.1% for Q1 of 2014/15 to 6 July as it negotiates on two new sites
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NewsCa’puccino joins Westfield fashion event
Ca’puccino, the Italian coffee concept, has been named the exclusive food and drink partner at the Italian Trade Agency’s (ITA) weeklong fashion event at Westfield Shopping Centre that celebrates an Italian fashion exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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All Our Bars is “retrenching”
All Our Bars, the Kent-based multiple pub operator led by Paul Wigham, is looking to tighten up its existing estate and improve its food offering before looking to acquire any new pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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M&B to extend Americana-style pop up rollout
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is expanding the roll out of Ruby Jean’s Diner, its Americana-influenced pop-up menu
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Club with 3am licence placed on market
The lease on a nightclub with a 3am licence in London’s Kensington High Street has been placed on the market with a premium of c£1.5m
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REL Leisure opens Norwich club, lines up Surrey site
REL Leisure, the late night bar operator that operates No 1 in London’s Leicester Square, has opened a nightclub in Norwich and is set to open a further venue in Surrey, according to the Eastern Daily Press
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NewsLa Bottega disposes of site to Abokado
La Bottega, the Italian deli and café concept, which is backed by Pembroke VCT, has sold its site in London’s Berners Street to Abokado
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New Mediterranean concept opens in Hampshire
The operators of Thyme & Tides, the deli, bistro and fishmonger concept in Stockbridge, Hampshire, have opened a Mediterranean-themed restaurant called Woodfire in the town
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O’Neill’s to host music festival
O’Neill’s, Mitchells & Butlers’ Irish pub brand, is to host a weekend of free live music across its 45 pubs from 31 July
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NewsTesco names new CEO; trading 'challenging'
Tesco, the supermarket giant that has been making further inroads into the eating-out sector, has announced the appointment of former Unilever chairman Dave Lewis as chief executive to replace Philip Clarke from 1 October
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OpinionShopping around for the right mix
Shopping nowadays is as much ‘experience-based’ as it is ‘needs-based’. While online offers the best value and convenience, shopping centres will always have the upper hand from an experiential point of view. At least for the time being argues Richard O’Sullivan, the co-founder and CEO of Boost Juice Bars UK, who previously co-founded the 100-plus retail chain, Millie’s Cookies
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Ecuadorian concept to launch in Soho
A new Ecuadorian food specialist concept called Tostado is set to launch in London, after securing a site in Soho
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NewsTGI Friday’s new owners to consider options for UK arm
Sentinel Capital and TriArtisan Partners, the new owners of TGI Friday’s are in the early stages of considering a sale of its British arm
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NewsPunch noteholders vote to waive covenants
Punch Taverns noteholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of requests by the pub company to waive its covenants that would otherwise put the firm in default, as part of the restructure of its £2.3bn debt
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NewsSvenson eyes UK launch for MOD Pizza concept
Scott Svenson, the US-based founder of Seattle Coffee Company in the UK that was later bought by Starbucks, is targeting a UK launch for his MOD Pizza restaurant concept, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & InsightMenus embrace 'chickenisation'
The “chickenisation” of menus has seen the poultry become the most popular protein group in the eating-out sector, according to Allegra Foodservice’s Menu & Food Trends Report
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Analysis & Insight
Sharing dishes have 'significant growth potential'
Sharing dishes have “significant growth potential” in the eating out market and could be used to ‘hide’ price rises, according to experts from Allegra Foodservice
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NewsSSP joins M&C20 in a week of modest recovery
The M&C20 Leisure Index staged something of a recovery following last week’s recent dramatic fall as it finished up six points at 1,160