All MCA Insight articles in July 2018 – Page 2
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Analysis & Insight
On-trade beer sales down 1%
Overall beer sales in the second quarter of 2018 were up 3.6% on the same period in 2017, but on-trade sales fell 1%.
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News
Black Sheep Coffee extends London pipeline
Black Sheep Coffee is expanding its reach in London with another four openings lined up over the coming months.
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Analysis & Insight
RSM predicts more of the same in mid-year report
A continuation of the closures, restructures and consolidation seen in the restaurant industry has been predicted by restructuring firm RSM.
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Opinion
Analysts corner – Citi on Greene King
Analysts at Citi have given their view Greene King, saying it believes the concerns around the share price are overdone.
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News
JDW relaunches Tax Equality Day
JD Wetherspoon is relaunching its Tax Equality Day, with chairman Tim Martin calling on other operators to show their support.
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News
Greggs H1 lfls up 1.5%
Greggs has reported like-for-like sales at its directly managed shops up 1.5% in the 26 weeks to 30 June.
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News
Just Eat UK orders up 20% in H1
Just Eat, the online delivery platform, saw orders grow 20% in the UK in the six months to 30 June, to 59.3 million.
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Opinion
Summer reading
With August fast approaching and many sectors leaders heading for their summer break, MCA caught up with a few of them to gauge their impressions of the year so far. Discussing their thoughts on successes, surprises and challenges of 2018, and their predictions for the closing months, as well as countering some misconceptions about the sector are: TGI Fridays’ Karen Forrester, Gerry Carroll of Hawthorn Leisure, Amber Taverns’ James Baer, Nick Collins of Loungers, Bistrot Pierre’s Nick White, Simon Potts of the Alchemist and Scott Collins of MEATliquor, among others.
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News
Heineken UK volumes up double digit in H1
Heineken has reported double digit volume growth in the UK for the first half of 2018.
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News
City Pub Group adds four new sites
City Pub Group, has acquired three new pubs, as well as exchanging on a fourth, with the expectation that it will have a c50-strong portfolio by the end of the year.
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News
MCA Introduces: The Frog Hoxton
Adam Handling talks to MCA about his new three-in-one venue The Frog Hoxton, whiskey bar Iron Stag, and sustainable café Bean & Wheat.
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News
Zelman Meats closes St Paul's
Zelman Meats, the steak concept from Goodman Restaurants, is closing its site in St. Paul’s, less than a year after opening.
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News
Vittoria to open £3m fish and shop restaurant
Vittoria Group, the Scotland restaurant operator, is launching a £3m fish and chip restaurant in Edinburgh.
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Analysis & Insight
Eating out sector growing at slowest rate for five years
The eating out sector is growing at its slowest rate for five years, according to the latest data from MCA.
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News
Burger & Lobster to launch spin-off brand
Burger & Lobster is to launch a spin-off brand, MCA understands.
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News
Ole & Steen plans West End opening
Ole & Steen, the Danish bakery concept, is to strengthen its presence in London, with an opening in the West End.
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News
Starbucks reports slowdown in openings
Starbucks has reported 10% growth in revenue for the EMEA region in Q3, despite a slowdown in new openings.
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News
Ex-Antic head of food takes on EiG pub
Former head of food at Antic London, Nick Ford, and his partner Hayley Chappell, have taken on a Crouch End pub with Ei Publican Partnerships.
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News
Former Innis & Gunn MD launches restaurant brand
David Hall, the man behind Innis & Gunn’s Beer Kitchen model, has launched a new restaurant concept.
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News
Kotrys joins Star Pubs & Bars
Paul Kotrys, the former property director of Orchid Group, has joined Heineken/Star Pubs & Bars as its corporate estates manager.