All MCA Insight articles in July 2018 – Page 9
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News
Red’s in best position operationally
James Douglas, co-founder of Red’s True Barbecue, has said that the company is in the best position it has ever been operationally
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News
Polu Poke to begin expansion
Polu Poke, the fledgling concept from Celia Farrar, is to begin its expansion, after securing a second site in central London
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SSP reports Q3 lfls up 2.7%
SSP Group has reported Q3 2018 results, with like-for-like sales growth of 2.7% across the group.
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Comptoir confirms Carrick as CFO
Comptoir Group has confirmed the appointment Mark Carrick as its new chief financial officer with immediate effect while non-executive director Jonathan Kaye resigned.
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Loungers' Marsh joins Ten Kites as COO
Alex Marsh, who headed up central operations at Loungers, has joined digital menu publishing platform Ten Kites, as chief operating officer.
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Analysts Corner: Berenberg on Greene King
Analysts at Berenberg give their verdict on Greene King
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Monty's Deli seeks £150k crowdfunding for market rollout
Monty’s Deli, the Jewish concept known for salt beef sandwiches, is seeking to raise £150,000 in crowdfunding to roll out new sites in food markets across London and the UK.
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Deltic reports lfls up 4.9% in FY results
The Deltic Group has reported like-for-like growth of 4.9% for the full year to 24 February 2018.
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Opinion
Britain’s beer bonanza
Pubs may well have seen a boost to trade over the past couple of months, but at what point will consumers’ try to claw back on summer spending. Dominic Walsh asks the question as well as throwing in his two-cents worth on the Beavertown/Heineken debate
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Papa John’s to remove founder Schnatter from all advertising material
Papa John’s has announced it will remove founder John H. Schnatter from all advertising and marketing material after he resigned last week following a racist comment made during a conference call.
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Analysis & Insight
Pub like-for-likes up 2.8% in June; restaurants down 1.8%
Like-for-like sales in managed pubs were up 2.8% last month, compared with June 2017, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Gaucho pressed to pay outstanding tax bill
Gaucho has been pressed by HMRC to pay an outstanding tax bill more than £1m later today, it has been reported by Sky News.
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Analysis & Insight
Brewdog and Estrella Damm big risers in off-trade top 100
Brewdog was one of the biggest risers in the off-trade, selling 83% more year on year to reach £71m, according to the Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands report by The Grocer.
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The Ivy pulls out of Exeter site
The Ivy has pulled out of plans to open on Exeter High Street.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer confidence up thanks to hot weather and football
Consumer confidence grew by two percentage points in the second quarter of 2018, boosted by the summer feel-good factor, royal wedding and the opening stages of the World Cup, Deloitte’s Consumer Tracker reveals.
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Intu trials supper clubs
Intu, the shopping centre group, is trailing supper clubs, in a bid to capitalise on growing demand for experiential dining.
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Hotel Chocolat opens new Derby café
Hotel Chocolat has opened its 29th café within its new Derby store in the Intu Derby shopping centre.
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Ziferblat eyeing up site in Birmingham
Ziferblat has been looking at possible venues in the Digbeth are of Birmingham as part of its plans to expand to 50 UK sites by 2020.
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News
Bramley Bars makes it three
Bramley Bars has acquired the Lord Poulett inn in Hinton St George, Somerset, for an undisclosed sum, taking its portfolio of pubs to three.
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Opinion
MCA Introduces... Hawksmoor, Edinburgh
In the second MCA Introduces, Georgi Gyton visits Hawksmoor’s new Edinburgh restaurant to talk to the founders about why the city fits the bill for its latest venture and how it ties in with future plans