All MCA Insight articles in July 2019 – Page 9
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NewsFrederic Lluch steps down as MD of Wasabi
Frederic Lluch has stepped down as managing director of Wasabi Sushi & Bento, and leaves the business today (11 July).
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NewsMuzinich takes controlling stake in Busaba Eathai
Muzinich Private Debt has acquired a controlling stake in Busaba Eathai, through a new holding company Curry Acquisitions.
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NewsAnalysts corner: Goodbody on JDW
On the back of JD Wetherspoon’s latest trading update yesterday, analyst Goodbody gives its views on the pub operator’s performance and said the numbers indicate a good finish to the year.
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NewsFood prices up across the board but some respite expected
Month-on-month price rises have been recorded in nine out of 10 categories in May, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Index.
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NewsEurope turns heads of global investors
International hospitality investors are widening their scope outside of London, and casting their eye over new European markets, the founder of the Global Restaurant Investment Forum has told MCA.
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News‘Pubs could learn from Flight Club’
Pubs should try and replicate the success of new concepts like Flight Club by improving their in-house entertainment, Marstons’ Andrew Carlill has told MCA’s Pub Conference.
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NewsTitanic Brewery to expand Bod concept with fourth site
Staffordshire-based Titanic Brewery has secured a fourth site for its Bod café bar format, in a former NatWest bank branch in Newport, Shropshire, which is scheduled to open in September.
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Analysis & InsightCleanliness next to goodliness?
Following reports by the BBC last month that food delivery platforms are undermining public trust by listing operators with poor hygiene ratings, MCA insight director Steve Gotham takes a look at the latest MCA Eating Out Panel data to find out how consumers view the cleanliness of their eating out experiences.
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NewsFuller's reveals its chef of the Year
Head chef Luke Emmess has been awarded Fuller’s Chef of the Year
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Coopers open bakery for Swim
Swim, the new format opened by The Stable founders Richard and Nikki Cooper, has launched a stand-alone commercial bakery near Bridport.
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NewsOakman reports lfls increase of 4.8% for last quarter
Oakman Inns has reported that like-for-like sales increased by 4.8% for the 13 weeks to 30 June 2019.
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NewsFourth merges with HotSchedules
Fourth has merged with HotSchedules to create the world’s biggest provider of restaurant and hospitality management software solutions.
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NewsIndapubs opens first site outside London
Indapubs has opened a fifth pub – The George in Oxfordshire, as it looks to expand its estate.
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NewsEx We Are Bar CEO joins Camm & Hooper
Former chief executive of We Are Bar Ian Banks has joined event management company Camm and Hooper as its new finance director.
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NewsCrown Estate launches restaurant incubator in Mayfair
An incubator site for new restaurant concepts is being launched by the Crown Estate on the former Magpie site in Mayfair.
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NewsTap & Tandoor to launch second concept, in Peterborough
Regional Indian gastropub Tap & Tandoor is to open its second site, at Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough.
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NewsTodiwala to open first outside the capital
Television chef Cyrus Todiwala is to open his fifth restaurant, and his first outside London, at Highcross in Leicester.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie confirms further 14 closures
Patisserie Valerie owner Causeway Capital has confirmed the closure of a further 14 cafes.
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Barons Pub Company sees +12% rise in turnover
Barons Pub Company sees turnover up by up by more than 12%, from £11.5m to £12.9m for the 12 months to 30 September 2018.
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OpinionPatty & Bun: 'Complacency is death'
Joe Grossman’s London-centric chain Patty & Bun is responding to challenges in the premium burger market with two new concepts and the launch of several vegan dishes, as Restaurant magazine’s Joe Lutrario finds out.