All MCA Insight articles in July 2019 – Page 10
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Koi Ramen and The Tap In announced for Elephant Park
Elephant Park, a £2.3bn regeneration project, has signed up independent operators Koi Ramen and The Tap In, a new craft beer bar concept.
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HaiDiLao looking to expand with regional UK sites
China-based hot pot giant HaiDiLao has briefed property agents to hunt sites in eight “priority” UK regions as part of its plans to get a foothold beyond London and as a springboard into Europe.
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Aprirose completes first of 14 revamps
Blackrose, the new pub management company from Aprirose, has launched The Anchor Bexley, the first of 14 pubs in its portfolio to undergo a major refurbishment.
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Greene King defends beer tie model
Pubcos should celebrate the leased and tenanted model, with a change in narrative needed in “unfair” characterisation, Greene King’s Wayne Shurvinton tenanted told MCA’s Pub Conference.
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Wetherspoon like-for-likes up 6.9%
J D Wetherspoon has updated on trading, with like-for-like sales up by 6.9% in the 10 weeks to 7 July 2019.
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Star probed over suspected pubs code breach
An investigation has been launched by the Pubs Code Adjudicator into the suspected use of “unreasonable stocking terms” by Star Pubs and Bars in proposed market rent only (MRO) tenancies.
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Calls for Conservative leadership to back beer and pubs
A coalition of industry trade groups has written to both Tory leadership contenders with a hit list of measures it said would support brewers, pubs and other hospitality operators.
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The Ivy swoops on Jamie's sites
The Ivy Collection, the Richard Caring backed bar and restaurant group, has acquired three former Jamie Oliver sites, in Cardiff, Victoria and St Paul’s, The Times reports.
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Ridgeview named in World’s Best Vineyards
Sussex winery Ridgeview has been named in a new list of the world’s best vineyards.
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Cheese conveyor belt for Seven Dials
A cheese and charcuterie conveyer belt restaurant has been announced for Kerb’s Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden.
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Pizza Pilgrims to launch Academy
Pizza Pilgrims is to launch a training programme called The Pizza Academy, in early 2020.
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Uber Eats has 200 virtual restaurants
Uber Eats has 200 virtual restaurants live in the UK – half its target for 2019.
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Halal Guys target expansion
The Halal Guys has two more sites under offer as it plans to expand out of London and open sites across the UK.
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Analysis & Insight
Independents face uphill struggle against branded coffee shops
Branded coffee shops are growing at twice the rate of the independent coffee shop sector, research from Allegra reveals.
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Azzurri studies Pod delivery hub model
The Azzurri Group will convert the first Pod store to Coco di Mama in around September, before switching three or four more before Christmas, CEO Steve Holmes has told MCA.
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Puttshack identifies 30 target locations in the UK
Mini-golf concept Puttshack has identified more than target 30 locations in the UK as it ramps up its expansion plans, CEO Joe Valkrin has told MCA.
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Analysis & Insight
Evolving before our eyes
The pace of change is speeding up and nowhere is this clearer than in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector. Over the last five years, AlixPartners and CGA’s Market Growth Monitor has tracked some seismic changes across the industry – from the drinks-led renaissance to the burgeoning impact of delivery. There’s not been a dull moment, say AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith and Craig Rachel.
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Pub sector predicted to outperform wider market
Quality, experience and localisation are all key trends driving the growth of the pub sector, Gareth Nash, insights director at MCA told delegates at the Pub Conference.
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Young’s stays positive as bad weather dents trading
Young’s has reported like for like sales at its managed house estate were down 2.1% for the first 12 weeks of 2019, blaming poor weather.
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London Star Pubs operators expand to West Country
London-based operators The Johnson Collective taken on their first pub in the West Country – The Unicorn On The Beach, as they look to build a portfolio of eight sites over the next five years.