All MCA Insight articles in July 2015 – Page 18
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Analysis & InsightAverage hourly wage in sector is £6.75
The average hourly wage in the pub and restaurant sector is currently £6.75, according to research from Fourth Hospitality.
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NewsFazenda gearing up for growth
Brazilian rotisserie and steak house Fazenda is sourcing its fourth site with a view to opening in summer 2016
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NewsBump Caves co-creator to leave Draft House
Max Chater, the distiller and brand guru who created the Bump Caves concept with Draft House, has left the company to work freelance.
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Tribeca secures fourth site
Liverpool restaurant operator Tribeca has secured its fourth site – the second for its Neon Jamon brand.
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Purecraft rebrands first site, close to securing second
Purecraft Bars, the collaboration between Paul Halsey’s Purity Brewing and former Michelin-star chef Andreas Antona, has rebranded its first venue and is close to securing its second, M&C has learnt.
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NewsDistinctive Inns opens third site
Distinctive Inns has opened its third site in its first partnership with Star Pubs & Bars.
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Colliers strengthens restaurant team
Leisure property specialist Colliers has appointed Josh Leon as its new head of central London restaurants.
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NewsAbokado unveils growth plans
Abokado has said it is on track to reach 30 sites by the end of the year before looking to grow nationwide from 2017
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NewsBoost Juice unveils pipeline of stores
Boost Juice Bars, the Richard O’Sullivan led concept, will soon reach the 30 unit mark with new stores lined up to open over the next six weeks including the brand’s first outlet in Scotland
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Solita to add fourth Manchester site
Manchester based bar and grill restaurant group Solita is adding its fourth site and second in the city centre
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All Star Lanes launches ‘build your own burger’ feature
Boutique bowling company All Star Lanes has launched a new ‘build your own burger’ concept.
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Paddy & Scott's expansion continues
Paddy & Scott’s, the East Anglia based coffee shop operator, has said it will add another site this year as part of plans to roll-out its high street model over the next five years
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Camden Council U-turn on LNL consultation
Camden Council has had to perform a U-turn over its consultation to implement a late night levy.
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Hawthorn Leisure to spend £3m on refurbs
Hawthorn Leisure invested £2.5m in 70 sites in its first year and plans to spend another £3m on between 60 and 70 projects over the next 12 months. The company is gearing up to open the latest of its Artisan Tap craft beer-focussed outlets in Aylesbury, as previously reported by ...
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NewsO'Sullivan to launch milkshake concept
Richard O’Sullivan, former owner of Millie’s Cookies and Boost Juice Bars, is launching a milk shake bar concept called The Shake Lab, M&C has learnt
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Breathalyser scheme risks ‘criminalising customers’
A new scheme in Cornwall in which pubs will volunteer to breathalyse customers before entry presents a risk of “criminalising customers”, a trade body has claimed.
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LNLs ‘not impacting on crime figures
Late night levies (LNLs) have yet to have a significant impact on reducing alcohol-related crime, according to figures released by local councils.
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OpinionDoggedly defiant
The BrewDog empire of beers and bars may well be continuing to grow at a rapid rate, but co-founder James Watt remains determined to hold on to the punk spirit that helped establish its name and insists there is no chance of the company ‘doing a Meantime’. He spoke to Adrian Tierney-Jones for M&C’s sister title, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser
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NewsSummer budget: Operators’ response
Operators and commentators tell M&C what impact they think yesterday’s Budget announcements, including the introduction of a National Living Wage, will have on the sector.
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NewsAmber secures first pub in Wales
Amber Taverns, the wet-led freehold pub operator, has secured its first site in Wales, M&C has learnt.