All MCA Insight articles in July 2019 – Page 11
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Harry Ramsden goes large with Mecca Bingo
Harry Ramsden will be available in 70 Mecca Bingo halls across the UK this week.
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Analysis & Insight
Beware second half weakness
At the halfway point of the year it seems appropriate to examine the wider economic picture
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CMA could scupper Deliveroo deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Amazon’s investment into Deliveroo.
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Pret opens first Swiss sites with SSP
Pret A Manger has opened its first shops in Switzerland at Zurich Airport, through its partnership with SSP.
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Monty's Deli to shut Hoxton flagship
Jewish soul food concept Monty’s Deli is to close its flagship restaurant and production kitchen in Hoxton to concentrate on the market side of the business.
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Deliveroo offers 25% discount on Fridays
Deliveroo is offering consumers a 25% discount from 2,500 restaurant operators each Friday in July.
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Yummy Pub Company to go freehold
Yummy Pub Company plans to split its business into leasehold and freehold divisions, with the ultimate aim of becoming a “predominantly freehold” operation, MD Anthony Pender has told MCA.
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Analysis & Insight
The Cinderella discipline
It can often take a crisis for some boards to recognise the value within a well-managed supply chain. Prestige Purchasing’s chairman, David Read, asks why that is and suggests the hospitality sector could learn a lot from the retail supply chain model.
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Inn Collection targets originally too ambitious for Alchemy
The Inn Collection’s ambitious expansion targets were reined in by its backers Alchemy Partners, admitted the group’s managing director Sean Donkin, at MCA’s Pub Conference.
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Patisserie Valerie seeks aspirational revamp
Patisserie Valerie is seeking to reposition itself as a more contemporary, aspirational brand with a new store design and blue colour scheme set to be piloted in three London stores, and a proposed new opening in Hammersmith.
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Arc Inspirations seeks external investment to double in size
Arc Inspirations has set out its ambitions to double in size over the next five years as it seeks investment for its next stage of growth, chief executive Martin Wolstencroft has told MCA’s Pub Conference.
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Uber Eats trials pre-order dine-in feature
Uber Eats is trialling pre-order food at restaurants with a new ‘Dine In’ feature. The feature, which allows consumer to select the the food you want in advance, then turn up to the restaurant at a chosen time, is currently available in the US. There are no delivery or service ...
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Former Jamie’s ops chef planning portfolio of pubs
Former Jamie Oliver Restaurants operations chef Kanwar Gurmohan has acquired his first pub lease with a view to opening a portfolio of pubs in the home counties.
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Proper Pub Company appoints liquidators
Midlands-based The Proper Pub Company has appointed liquidators to the four-strong business.
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C&C reports on 'transformational' 2019
C&C Group, the drinks producer and supplier, has reported on a “transformational” 2019, following the acquisition of Matthew Clark and Bibendum.
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Star markets 150 former Punch pubs
Star Pubs & Bars is marketing 150 pubs that were originally acquired from Punch.
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Darwin & Wallace would consider regional opportunities
Darwin & Wallace has voiced its desire to open in London’s Soho and the City and would consider venturing into regional cities, MCA has learnt.
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City Pub Group optimistic about impact of employee bonus scheme
City Pub Group’s chairman Clive Watson has said he is optimistic about the impact that its new weekly employee bonus scheme will have on sales performance within his pubs.
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Pat Val unveils slimmed down summer menu
Patisserie Valerie has unveiled its new slimmed down menu for the summer, which it said refocusses on quality ingredients, creative designs and ethical sourcing.
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Landlord covenant goes ‘full circle’
The concept of covenant has gone “full circle” with landlords now often preferring smaller independent brands to big institutional restaurant groups, Imbiba’s Darell Connell has told the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF).