All MCA Insight articles in July 2018 – Page 15
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News
Bar Soba appoints Ladd as CEO
Bar Soba Group has appointed David Ladd, formerly of Copper Dog Whisky and Cameron’s Brewery, as its new chief executive.
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Tonkotsu confirms Stratford opening
Tonkotsu, the ramen restaurant brand, has confirmed it will open its biggest site to date, in newly developed International Quarter in Stratford, at the end of the month, as first reported by MCA in March.
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Las Iguanas: ‘We look for authentic ingredients and a story’
Glenn Evans, the head of food development at Casual Dining Group’s Latin American chain talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about the biggest mistakes when it comes to menu development, the vegan junk food trend and how to introduce consumers to new foods.
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Drake & Morgan appoints Graham Hall as ops director
Drake & Morgan has appointed former CAU managing director Graham Hall as its new director of operations.
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Zonal launches events and pre-order service
Zonal is to launch an Events & Pre-Order service under its liveRES brand in time for the Christmas party season.
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Darby appointed new SA Brain CEO
SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, has appointed Alistair Darby as its new chief executive.
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Analysis & Insight
UK street food market to reach £1.2bn in 2018
The UK street food market will reach an estimated total value of £1.2bn in 2018 – up 9.1% on 2017, MCA analysis predicts.
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials value human touch over hospitality tech
Millennials value ‘hospitality and human touch’ (13%) over interactive technology and automation (7%) as a reason for choosing a restaurant, a report from CMS reveals.
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Government ‘considering scrapping duty freeze’
Reports have suggested that the Government is minded to scrap the freeze on alcohol duty introduced last year.
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Inn Collection aims to treble in size in five years
The Inn Collection Group is aiming to treble in size in the next five years after securing new investment from Alchemy Partners.
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Last Days of Shoreditch to close
Last Days of Shoreditch, the Rob Star-led street food, bar and events space, is to close this summer after eight years to make way for the Art’otel Hoxton development.
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Fine & Country Inns opens eighth site, eyes further growth
Fine and Country Inns, the Gary Hunt-led operator, is eyeing further growth after opening its eight pub.
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Bednall joins EiG board
Ei Group has appointed Jane Bednall, chief marketing officer of energy firm SSE, as a non-executive director.
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UKH Ops Managers Awards finalists revealed
UKHospitality has announced the finalists in the 2018 Operations Managers Awards (formerly ALMR Ops Managers Awards).
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NewRiver announces Ford as new chairman
NewRiver, the UK REIT and owner of 630 pubs, has announced the appointment of Margaret Ford, , Baroness Ford of Cunninghame, as chairman with effect from October.
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Adventure Bar confirms seventh site and new funding
Adventure Bar Group has confirmed the acquisition of the Electricity Showrooms in Hoxton from Barworks, after securing new funding from OakNorth, as first revealed by MCA last week.
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Whitbread to cut 250 jobs across pub-restaurants
Whitbread has confirmed that its £250m cost-cutting programme will include the loss of 250 staff across its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands.
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KFC hit with fresh delivery delays
KFC has been hit by fresh supply chain problems five months after a botched switch of logistics providers led to the temporary closure of hundreds of restaurants and reduced menus across the UK.
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Topham, Webb and Young form new property consultancy
Former directors of DCL and JLL have created their own property consultancy business, Distrkt.