All MCA Insight articles in July 2014 – Page 18
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NewsMarco Pierre White plans 12 restaurants this year
Sanguine Hospitality, the hotelier with a master franchise agreement with Marco Pierre White, is planning to open UK 12 restaurants under the Steakhouse Bar & Grill and New York Italian brands this year as part of its plans to roll-out 50 over the next five years, M&C Report has learnt
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The Joint secures Slabs site
The Joint, the BBQ pop-up concept, has secured its first standalone site after taking on the Slabs unit in Marylebone
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Gino secures third site for My Pasta Bar
My Pasta Bar remains on track to reach its target of having six sites by the end of this year, after securing a third site in London’s Bishopsgate
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JDW adds Middlesex hotel to estate
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed the purchase of its second hotel in two days as it acquired the freehold of the Greenwood Hotel in Northolt, Middlesex to join its c.30 strong hotel brand
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Q App signs four leisure operators
Q App, the mobile ordering and payments platform, has signed Pho restaurant group, takeaway group Street Kitchen, Ministry of Sound nightclub and the restaurant and nightclub group Chicago Leisure
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Robert Humphreys named Beer Drinker of the Year
Robert Humphreys was named Beer Drinker of the Year at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) annual dinner last night
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Pub and restaurant freeholds sold at auction
Several freehold properties let to major pub and restaurant operators were sold at an Allsops auction on Tuesday
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NewsInnBrighton FY EBITDA grows 4.5%
InnBrighton, the multiple pub operator that was this month renamed Laine Pub Company after receiving an investment from Risk Capital Partners, has reported a 4.5% rise in EBITDA to £3.2m in the year to 30 June 2013
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NewsHolts names new chair as PBT falls
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, saw its pre-tax profit fall to £2.8m from £3.5m in the year to 31 December 2013 and announced that chairman David Tully is to step down
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NewsHawksmoor secures Manchester site
Hawksmoor, the operator of eponymous high-end steak restaurant chain, has secured its first site outside London, in Manchester
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Jeremy King to set out blueprint for industry change at R200 event
Renowned restaurateur Jeremy King is the special guest speaker at our upcoming R200 summer event, being held on Tuesday 22 July the new Big Easy in London’s Covent Garden
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NewsSSP valued at almost £1bn
An offer price of 210p has been set for SSP’s IPO, which values the company at c£997m
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BCI sale 'likely'
A sale of the 19-strong British Country Inns (BCI) estate is the most likely outcome for the business, executive director Tim Udell has told M&C Report
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NewsLa Tasca eyes India launch
La Tasca, the Simon Wilkinson-led group, is considering launching in India under a franchise agreement
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NewsAnalysts reiterate JDW margin concerns
Leading analysts have held their recommendations for JD Wetherspoon following its quarterly results yesterday, with concerns about its margins again highlighted
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Ellis & Rimmer raise £4m for new venture
Roy Ellis and Neil Macleod, the founders of Inventive Leisure, have secured £4m of funding to aid the development and initial roll out of their new venture the Flying Pig & Lobster
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Almost Famous takes fourth site
Almost Famous, a Manchester-based burger concept, is opening its fourth site in Leeds later this year
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NewsBBPA to make case for duty and red tape cuts
The British Beer & Pub Association is to push for further duty reductions on beer and cuts in red tape in the run-up to next May’s general election
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VOA: some agents to blame for pub rates appeal delays
The Valuation Office Agency has responded to criticism from Star Pubs & Bars, which has claimed the appeal cases for some of its pubs have taken four years to settle
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NewsMarston's launches BBQ concept for pubs
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, is to launch a new pop-up style fast-casual barbecue concept at its pubs called the Garden Grill Company, put together by the team that created the design for Red’s True Barbecue