All MCA Insight articles in July 2014 – Page 15
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News
BrewDog plans spirits division
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, is planning a spirits division at its Aberdeenshire brewery site, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsGiggling Squid plans three sites this year
Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant brand, is ramping up its expansion to roll out three more sites this financial year and anticipates turnover of £8.75m, M&C Report has learnt
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Scoffs embarks on expansion trail
Scoffs, the “British tapas” concept from Chris Hutcheson and his son Adam, has opened a further two sites in London, and hopes to add further units by the end of the year
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NewsArc Inspirations to reach 20 sites
Arc Inspirations, the Leeds-based bar operator, is planning to open 20 venues by 2017 following an investment of £1.2m in its latest concept, a New York-themed bar called Manahatta that opens in Leeds in mid-October, M&C Report has learnt
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Vianet: Pub sector trading has remained flat
Vianet has said that the first quarter of the current year has started largely as anticipated with trading in the pub sector remaining flat ahead
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Nottingham approves late-night levy
Nottingham City Council is the fifth local authority to approve a late-night levy
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Restaurant blames mobile phones for slowing service
A restaurant in New York has blamed customers using mobile phones for doubling the time it takes to be served
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New Moon Pubco takes sixth site
New Moon Pub Company, the Cheshire-based business co-founded by Paul Newman, has added a sixth site to its northwest estate.
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D-R London takes second site
D-R London, the team behind Clerkenwell pub The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker, is opening a second site in Stoke Newington, London, called 125 Church Street
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NewsCastle Rock expands world beer concept
Castle Rock, the Nottinghamshire-based brewer and pub operator, has now rolled out its Discover World Beers concept to seven of its 20 sites, including the first addition of the brand to one of the company’s tenanted pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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Entrepreneur launches cocktail concept in Newcastle
A landmark nightclub on Newcastle’s Quayside is re-opening as a cocktail bar called Tiger Hornsby by an entrepreneur who has plans to grow the brand around the country, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Eating habits must change to protect people and planet
The Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) has called for firm steps to be taken towards sustainable healthy eating
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Neds secures north London site
Neds Noodle Bar, the London-based fast food concept, has secured its first site in north London
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NewsSupermarket chain invests in coffee brand for major rollout
Mangobean, the coffee supplier that has worked with a number of restaurants, hotels, football clubs and other clients, has received investment from a supermarket group to rollout a chain of branded coffee shops, with plans to open 200 UK sites over the next five years, M&C Report has learnt
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Iberica confirms Manchester for first regional opening
Ibérica Food & Culture has confirmed it will open its first regional site in Manchester’s Spinningfields this autumn
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Thwaites president John Yerburgh dies
John Yerburgh, president of Lancahsire-based brewer and pub operator Thwaites, has died aged 91
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OpinionQ2 trading update
M&C Report talks to pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the second quarter of 2014, with reflections on the first six months of the calendar year. The consensus is that the strong first quarter had broadly continued in Q2, aided to some extent by the weather and sporting fixtures, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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NewsJack: Spirit offering attractive growth
A leading analyst has said that in his view Spirit’s shares offer attractive growth and re-rating potential
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Apostrophe confirms Franks as MD
Apostrophe, the London-based patisserie café chain, has today confirmed the appointment of Richard Franks as managing director and the departure of CEO Amir Chen, as reported by M&C Report last week
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NewsYO! secures third Edinburgh site
YO! Sushi is to open its third site in Edinburgh and the first new restaurant in the city’s Princes Street for decades after the council’s shops-only policy for the street was rescinded