All MCA Insight articles in July 2016 – Page 5
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News
Mallon swaps TRG for Goals Soccer
Derek Mallon, former brand director at The Restaurant Group (TRG), has joined Goals Soccer Centres as an operations consultant
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Fever-Tree H1 revenue up 69%
Fever-Tree, the mixers and tonics supplier, has reported revenue up 69% to £40.6m for the six months to 30 June.
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Square Pie launches street food-inspired salad range
Square Pie has launched a new street food-inspired Square Salads range in collaboration with its new chef partner Ronnie Murray, formerly of HIX and Scott’s
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Leon to double up at Schiphol airport
Leon will open a second site at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam early next year after the success of its first overseas opening at the transport hub
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Time Out Market reports strong yoy growth
Time Out Group, the multi-platform media and e-commerce business, has reported that its first Time Out Market in Lisbon, Portugal, has shown strong year-on-year revenue growth
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AB InBev revises offer for SABMiller
AB InBev has issued a revised offer for SABMiller, which values its shares at £1 more than the initial pitch.
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Star launches specialist food workshops
Star Pubs & Bars is launching a series of specialist food workshops for its licensees with the aim of directly addressing the shortage of skilled kitchen staff across the pub sector.
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Welcome Break partners with Chopstix Noodle
Motorway services station operator Welcome Break has launched added Oriental fast-food restaurant Chopstix Noodle Bar to its Birchanger Green service area on the M11.
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Analysis & Insight
27% of operators less likely to acquire post-Brexit
A post-Brexit poll of sector leaders has found that a quarter are now less likely to consider an acquisition, however half do not plan to change their investment plans.
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Hammerson reports H1 dip in retail sales
Landlord Hammerson has reported retail sales down 0.8% across its shopping centre portfolio for the six months to 30 June, because of “subdued consumer confidence”.
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Analysis & Insight
Delivering more
The next six months should prove a significant period in shaping the UK’s food delivery sector, with new entrants, new formats and an increasing battle for operator loyalty and market share.
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Wagamama confirms Spain & Portugal move
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, will make its debut in Madrid early next year, with more outlets across Spain and also Portugal to follow
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Bar Remo team to launch new concept
The owners of Bar Remo, the long-established restaurant located near Oxford Circus, is set to launch a new concept called Guste REMO
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Gorgeous Pubs eyes five-strong estate
Rob Laub, the co-founder of Gorgeous Pubs, has told MCA he is aiming to build a five-strong estate of London pubs following the acquisition of the Bull in Highgate.
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Starbucks EMEA Q3 lfls decline 1%
Starbucks saw like-for-like sales across its EMEA division decline 1% during the last quarter
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Bird eyes two-pronged approach after Westfield launch
Paul Hemings, the co-founder of Bird has told MCA that the group’s fourth site – in Westfield Stratford – will see it develop a new format which could lead to a two-pronged growth strategy.
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Oak Taverns plans street food market concept
Oak Taverns is looking to develop a new street food model which will be developed in a new site and rolled out to a selection of existing sites as well as new venues.
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Voodoo Ray’s set to double in size
Gourmet pizza restaurant Voodoo Ray’s is set to double its estate with two planned openings this year
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PizzaExpress restructures operations team
PizzaExpress has restructured its operations team, taking out the divisional director level and replacing it with five regional operational directors
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Eadon swaps Crussh for Wasabi
Anthony Eadon, the former head of marketing at Crussh, has taken up the same role at rival grab-and-go chain Wasabi