All MCA Insight articles in June 2013 – Page 5
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News
CAU appoints ops director
CAU has appointed Graham Hall, formerly of All Star Leisure, as its new operations director
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Windmill Taverns to launch craft ale concept
Windmill Taverns, the London-based pub operator, is set to launch a new craft ale and cocktails concept
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Coke reveals £2.1bn growth opportunity
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has revealed an opportunity to grow the soft drinks category by a further £2.1bn over the next five years
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Luke Johnson joins H&J board
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has joined the board of contract caterer Harbour & Jones
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Scotch Steak Houses founder under investigation
Administrators of the Scotch Steak Houses chain shows were investigating allegations of impropriety in the run-up to the company’s collapse
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Analysis & Insight
Nudge, then a push
The health debate has gone quiet recently, but don’t be lulled into complacency, it remains very much on the Government’s agenda, and the UK’s eating-out sector could find itself right in the firing line
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 June
Food-on-the-go Pret A Manger seeks £375m debt refinancing Pret A Manger is seeking to raise a new £375m loan to refinance existing debt and pay a dividend to private equity owner Bridgepoint. The London-based firm has mandated HSBC, Rabobank, ING Bank, RBS, Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas and ...
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Starbucks makes £5m tax payment
Starbucks has paid corporation tax in Britain for the first time since 2008, after paying £5m to HMRC
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Piper acquires stake in Turtle Bay
Piper Private Equity, the backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a significant stake in Turtle Bay, the four-strong Caribbean restaurant chain
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Stonegate eyes Slug expansion
Stonegate, the managed pub and bar operator, is looking to nearly double the size of its Slug & Lettuce estate
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Whiting & Hammond closes in on next site
Whiting & Hammond (W&H) has made an offer on what it hopes will become its eighth site
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Ping Pong launches brand revamp
Ping Pong, the dim sum chain, has launched a revamp of the brand
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Jake’s Wayback Burgers eyes UK debut
Another US burger chain is eyeing a UK debut, after Jake’s Wayback Burger announced it was in discussions with potential franchiseesto open here
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M&C20 Leisure Index outperforms market
The M&C20 Leisure Index fell a mere 1.6 points to end the week on 1,052.51 during a turbulent time for UK company shares
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Wahaca and GBK open in Waterloo
Wahaca and Gourmet Burger Kitchen have both opened new sites on the former Waterloo Brasserie unit in London
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Final Kitchen Italia site sold
Kout Food Group, the Kuwait-based owner of Maison Blanc, has sold its remaining Kitchen Italia site in Covent Garden
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BrewDog raises £1m in one day
More than £1m has already been invested into the latest Equity for Punks fundraising programme launched by BrewDog yesterday