All MCA Insight articles in July 2014 – Page 8
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News
Nichols reports strong H1
Nichols, the soft drinks firm, has reported a strong first half, led by its UK business outperforming against a difficult trading backdrop
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Beautiful Drinks to grow bar brands
Beautiful Drinks, the Manchester-based bar and restaurant group behind Almost Famous burgers, is looking to open two to three new venues over the next two years with growth focused on its burger concept, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsJust Eat raises stake in French on-line restaurant service
Just Eat, the on-line takeaway platform, has increased its stake in Alloresto.fr, the French on-line restaurant delivery service, to 80% for c€7m
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Coffee and sandwich shops patronised by 63% of Brits
Most UK adults visited both a coffee shop and sandwich shop in 2013 with 63% visiting both, 57% visiting a coffee shop and 35% visiting a sandwich bar
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NewsM&B Q3 trading flat
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning reported that like-for-like sales through its third quarter (14 weeks to 19 July) were flat, with a 0.6% rise in like-for-like food sales offset by a 0.5% decline in drink sales
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Everards collaborates with Punch on beer
Everards Brewery and Punch Taverns have collaborated for the fourth time to give eight Punch licensees the opportunity to brew and brand their own beer
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NewsPunch invests £1.2m in Notts pubs
Punch Taverns has invested £1.2m into pubs across the Nottingham area over the past year, the company has said
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Vietnamese Kitchen up to five
Vietnamese Kitchen, the London-based Vietnamese restaurant operator, has secured its fifth site and its second in Soho
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Diary
Diary: Greene King, Burger & Lobster, Cabana, Esquire
This week’s Diary includes Greene King’s five-year plan, tasty turnover at Burger & Lobster, Turtle Bay putting employees through their paces and a movie star making your latte
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NewsCoffee shops too expensive say 73% of consumers
Most people believe food and drinks at coffee and sandwich shops are too expensive and more than half would visit more often if prices were lowered
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Analysis & Insight
Pop-up retailers contribute £2.1bn to UK economy
Pop-up retailers contribute £2.1bn to the UK economy each year and the sector is expected to grow by 8.4% over the next 12 months
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Coffee shops resilience will continue if they follow trends
Coffee shops must continue to adapt to the latest trends and modernise product ranges in line with these to maintain a strong consumer following in the face of rising coffee prices, according to the Key Note Market Report 2014 on coffee & sandwich shops
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NewsShake Shack in Victoria talks
Shake Shack, the Danny Meyer-founded burger concept, is in talks to take a site at Land Securities Nova development in London’s Victoria
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NewsYO! appoints new ops director
New YO! Sushi chief executive Vanessa Hall has made her first key appointment after hiring Paul Reynolds as the group’s new operations director
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NewsPizzaExpress launches £610m bond
PizzaExpress has started marketing a £610m bond to fund its leverage buyout by Chinese private equity group Hony Capital
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Analysis & InsightWorld Cup blamed for subdued leisure spending in June
Household spending on leisure fell by 6% in June, a decrease of £12 from the previous month thanks to a “stay at home World Cup”, according to the Greene King Leisure Tracker
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Cirrus Inns appoints new ops director
Cirrus Inns has appointed Paul Boyce, formerly food and beverage director at De Vere Hotels and Village Urban Resorts, as its new operations director
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NewsCote secures more openings
Cote, the French brasserie chain backed by CBPE, has secured a further two sites for opening this year in Dorchester and West Bridgford
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Yogberries in the process of being sold
Yogberries, the frozen yoghurt chain, is in the process of being sold, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsChipotle reports one of its strongest ever quarters
Chipotle has reported a 17.3% rise in comparable restaurant sales in the second quarter of 2014, which the group said was one of its strongest comparative periods as a public company