All MCA Insight articles in July 2019 – Page 5
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News
Zaap Thai looking to double estate over next three years
Zaap, the Thai street food concept from Sukho Group, is looking to open another three to four sites over the next three years.
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FDF issues dire warning over no deal Brexit for food and drink
The FDF says it “has been made aware” that the House of Commons Select Exiting the European Union Committee is publishing a report tomorrow into the “consequences” of a ‘no deal’ Brexit for UK business.
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Costa reveals its Barista of the Year
Brian Chibwe has scooped Costa Coffee’s Barista of the Year 2019 in its annual Champion of Champions competition.
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Café Rouge to introduce access guides for the disabled
Café Rouge has announced it will provide disabled people, carers and those with access requirements with detailed access guides for their restaurants.
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Southwark late-night levy “could be nail in the coffin” for pubs
Industry associations “incredibly disappointed” by the decision by Southwark Council to introduce a late-night levy in the London borough.
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Analysis & Insight
EIG: ‘We have been on alert for at least a year now’
Following the shock news yesterday that Stonegate has announced its intention to acquire Ei Group, MCA’s Georgi Gyton caught up with Ei’s chief executive Simon Townsend, and chairman Robert Walker to find out what it means for both businesses.
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Analysis & Insight
Stonegate is buying Ei Group in a stunning £2.96bn deal. It’s a big one, but is it a good one?
The acquisitive Stonegate has just made its biggest acquisition yet. Buying Ei Group transforms Stonegate into the biggest pub operator in the UK overnight, less than a decade after it was founded in August 2010 by TDR Capital to purchase 333 pubs from Mitchell & Butler.
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Opinion
Stonegate: ‘It’s a great story for the high street’
Stonegate’s latest acquisition sees it become the UK’s biggest pub operator with the £3bn takeover of Ei Group. CEO Simon Longbottom speaks to MCA about its track record of acquisitions and investment, experience in leased and tenanted pubs, and why the deal is a vote of confidence in a pub sector.
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News
Deliveroo turns supplier - and vows to save restaurants up to 40%
Deliveroo has launched a new arm to its operation which will supply raw ingredients to restaurants – and claimed it can deliver savings of up to 40%.
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Döner Haus heading to Manchester Corn Exchange
Berlin-style kebab concept Döner Haus is opening in Manchester’s Corn Exchange in October, MCA understands.
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Caravan confirms Vardo in Chelsea
Caravan has confirmed its next opening will be new nomadic concept Vardo, set open this autumn in Duke of York Square, Chelsea.
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys set to bring up the UK century
Five Guys is bucking the wider market trend when it comes to expansion - but does closer analysis show there is room for improvement on food quality and value for money? MCA market insight director Steve Gotham delves into the data.
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Halal Guys delisted from UberEats
Sales at US-founded fast casual chain The Halal Guys’ first UK site have been hit by 20% after it was delisted by UberEats because it has yet to receive a food hygiene rating from Westminster Council.
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M Restaurants sees productivity improve thanks to mindful days
The majority of employees (83%) at M Restaurants have reported that they are more productive at work following the introduction of additional M-indful Days holiday allowance.
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Analysis & Insight
Big trouble in little China?
Chinatown is changing. The number of Cantonese restaurants is being reduced with the introduction of more specialist, regional Chinese and pan-Asian places in a bid to attract a broader spectrum of customers. But as the big money international players move in, where does this leave the smaller family-run businesses that are its lifeblood? Restaurant’s Joe Lutrario finds out.
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News
Speciality coffee roasting ‘rapidly developing’
Speciality coffee roasting is a rapidly developing market, driven by strong wholesale demand from independent cafés and a growing consumer appetite for café roastery experiences, research from Allegra reveals.
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Chestnut Group up to 10 sites and looking for more
The Chestnut Group has acquired a further site in Suffolk – The Crown in Stoke-by-Nayland, taking its total estate to 10, with the business eyeing additional opportunities.
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Analysis & Insight
Pink gin drives gin boom
Gin sales in the on-trade have rocketed by 56% by value in a year, driven by a doubling in the number of pink gin drinkers, new research from CGA reveals.
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News
Novus sells Balls Brothers sites to Mosaic
Novus Bars has agreed to sell three of its Balls Brothers venues to Mosaic Pub and Dining for an undisclosed sum.
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Young’s appoints Dodd as COO
Young’s & Co has appointed Simon Dodd, formerly of Fuller’s, in the newly created role of chief operating officer.