All MCA Insight articles in July 2018 – Page 11
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News
PizzaBuzz site brought to market
Pizzabuzz, the pizzeria concept developed by the Meredith Group, has placed its only site near London’s Finsbury Square, on the market.
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News
Pho partners with Feed it Back
Vietnamese restaurant chain Pho has partnered with customer feedback specialists Feed it Back, in order to gather insight on the customer experience as it looks to expand the business.
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News
Welcome Break appoints finance transformation director
Welcome Break, the UK’s largest roadside services operator, has appointed Paul Roy, as its new finance transformation director.
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Opinion
Coaching Inn Group checks out potential in market towns
The Coaching Inn Group has doubled in size since in first received backing from BGF three years ago, and with 960 market towns to target, remains highly ambitious. Mel Flaherty talks to founder, Kevin Charity, about growth one room at a time.
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News
New waffle and crepes concept to replace Soho Firezza
A new crepes and waffle concept is to launch in London, on the site of the Firezza restaurant in Soho
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Opinion
Taking supply issues on the chin
Prestige Purchasing chairman, David Read explains why he believes the foodservice sector is asleep at the wheel regarding purchasing and supply chain and what lessons he believes the sector can learn from retail.
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News
Bundobust confirms Liverpool opening; eyes second Manchester site
Indian street food and craft beer operator Bundobust has confirmed it will be opening a site in Liverpool’s Bold Street in late 2018/early 2019, and revealed it is eyeing a second Manchester site.
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News
Crussh expands Everyone Active partnership
Crussh, the healthy eating and juice bar group, has expanded its partnership with Everyone Active Leisure Centre Group with the opening of two new sites, including its first outside the capital.
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News
M Restaurants reports FY lfls up 15%
M Restaurants, the three-strong group led by ex-Gaucho Group managing director Martin Williams, has reported like-for-like sales up 15% in the year to the end of May.
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News
Leon ‘pops down’ Shaftesbury Tuk Shop to test elsewhere
Leon has ‘popped-down’ its Asian fast food pop-up Tuk Shop in order to test the concept elsewhere in central London.
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News
PizzaExpress hires group strategy director
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed chain, has hired consultant Isabel Greiner as its new group strategy director
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News
'No excuse for men-only board’
“There is no excuse for having a men-only board,” according to Holly Addison, head of hospitality and consumer digital at executive recruiter Odgers Berndtson.
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News
Board game café to launch in Shoreditch
Proceed Clockwise, a new, 100-cover board game café, is to launch later this summer in London’s Shoreditch
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Analysis & Insight
Attitude to immigrants improving - survey
British voters have the most positive views about immigrants since at least 2011, with negativity about immigration falling sharply since 2015, according to the British Social Attitudes survey.
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News
MOD Pizza set for Romford
MOD Pizza UK is to open its seventh site in the UK this week, in Romford, Essex
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News
Yard & Coop lines up permanent Leeds site
Yard & Coop, the North West based fried chicken and drinks concept, has lined up a permanent site in Leeds
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News
NewRiver acquires Barrow-in-Furness retail park
NewRiver has acquired Hollywood Retail & Leisure Park in Barrow-in-Furness, from an institutional investor, for £15.3 million.
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News
Islington-based Ei Group-let pub sells for c£2m
A site let to EI Group in London’s Islington has been acquired by an the overseas investor for £2.1m.
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News
Grindsmith to launch roastery
Grindsmith, the Manchester-based speciality coffee shop operator, is opening a coffee laboratory and roastery in Ancoats.
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News
Star Pubs introduces craft beers on rotation
Star Pubs & Bars has introduced a rotational craft beer scheme to enable operators to broaden their selection and offer regular guest beers.