All MCA Insight articles in June 2013 – Page 10
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Aqua MK to be template for further expansion
Aqua Italia, the premium Italian restaurant chain, is to use its latest opening in Milton Keynes as a test bed for further expansion
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Ed’s builds pipeline
Ed’s Easy Diner is continuing to strengthen its pipeline of openings for this year, with a further three sites close to being secured for its core brand
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Intu plans £17m catering development at Eldon Square
Intu has submitted a planning application to refurbish and redevelop two of the malls within its Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle.
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Las Iguanas recognised for excellence
Las Iguanas has seen 17 of its 29 sites pick up a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award
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Whibread Q1 LFLs up 3.1%, restaurants flat
Whitbread has reported a 3.1% rise in Q1 like-for-like sales, with Costa again leading the growth with like-for-likes up 8% but with flat like-for-likes in its restaurants division
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Jack: GK cut from Add to Hold
A leading analyst has cut his stance on Greene King to Hold in the run up to the pub operator’s full year results next week
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Richards to step down from Novus
Steve Richards is to step down as chief executive of Novus Leisure this summer after eight years with the premium late-night bar and restaurant operator
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Cable: Government to probe code impact
Vince Cable has revealed that the Government will carry out independent research to analyse the impact of its statutory code proposals on the pub industry
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Heineken labels Gov’t proposals ‘misguided’
Heineken has labelled many of the Government’s proposals to reform the pub sector as “misguided” and called on it to work with the company on a more ambitious agenda for growth in the sector
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St Austell secures Browns deal for Korev
St Austell Brewery’s Cornish lager, Korev, will be available in Browns restaurants across the UK from this month as part of an exclusive deal
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Benugo eyes further growth
Restaurant and deli operator Benugo has set its sights on opening up to 15 new sites under its café format over the next three years
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Prezzo secures Bromley site
Prezzo secures a new site at Bromley South Central in Kent, the new mixed-use scheme that is due to be completed in autumn 2014
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Analysis & Insight
Bramwell breaks out
He may be back in charge of a sizeable pub estate, but Roger Moxham is finding some aspects of life at helm of Bramwell Pub Company a little different to his time at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up 15-16 June
Financial results and company news Drinks wizard Walsh to chair caterer Compass Paul Walsh, the mastermind behind the success of Diageo, the drinks giant, is to become chairman of Compass as the extraordinary reshuffle of the FTSE 100’s leadership gathers pace. Walsh, 58, has been lined up to succeed Sir ...
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Intertain eyes £5m sale and leaseback
Intertain has placed two of Walkabout sites on the market as part of a sale and leaseback opportunity, which values the two investments at £5m in total
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Robinsons PBT grows 86%
Cheshire brewer and pub operator Frederick Robinson has given more details of its reorganisation plan as it reported an 86.1% rise in pre-tax profits to £3.4m in 2012
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Cable: 6,000 responses submitted to pubco consultation
Business Secretary Vince Cable described the response rate for the consultation on a statutory pubco code and code adjudicator as “remarkable”
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Hawksmoor 'attracts private equity interest'
Hawksmoor, the four-strong steakhouse concepts led by Will Beckett and Huw Gott, is reportedly attracting bids from private equity companies as it looks to expand. Graphite Capital has been linked with plans to make an offer for the business, according to private equity magazine Real Deals. The magazine quotes a ...
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Bramwell: no number in mind for Wild Lime
Roger Moxham, chief executive of Bramwell Pub Company, has stressed that the company has not target numbers in mind for its new Wild Lime concept