All MCA Insight articles in June 2014
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Wellington places 33 pubs on market
Wellington Pub Company, the free-of-tie leased pub operator, has placed 33 of its pubs on the market to be let
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NewsBrewDog unveils £100k fund for craft brewers
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has launched a fund of £100K to help two craft brewers a year grow their businesses
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NewsRed’s readying for a step change in growth
Red’s True Barbecue is readying itself for a step change in growth by putting in place all the necessary structures and appointments needed
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NewsGiraffe opens second site at Dubai International airport
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant chain, has opened its second outlet at Dubai International airport, a Giraffe Stop unit at Terminal 3, with its partner Emirates Leisure Retail
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OpinionClevely on track
Gastropub pioneer Rupert Clevely is turning his hand to a new concept, with the opening of Refreshment Rooms - The Cyclist last week, an innovative cafe bar at Brighton train station. Mel Flaherty talks to him
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The Sun backs new tourism VAT cut drive
A new stage in the campaign to reduce VAT to 5% on hotel accommodation and tourist attractions has been launched, under the strapline Give Us A Break, with backing from The Sun newspaper
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Analysis & InsightBrits are returning to the pub
Brits are returning to the pub after years of decline, according to new research by Kantar Alcovision
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NewsChilango breaks through funding target
Chilango, the Mexican restaurant group, has broken through its target of raising £1m from the mini-bond it launched on 9 June through CrowdCube
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Heavitree Brewery H1 operating profit grows 14.4%
Heavitree Brewery, the Exeter-based tenanted pub operator, has reported a 14.4% rise in operating profit to £619,000 in the six months to 30 April, despite the impact of the “truly awful weather” at the start of the year that forced two pubs to close
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Dairy Queen eyes UK launch
Dairy Queen, the fast-food chain owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc vehicle, has set its long-term sights on opening the UK,
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NewsNWTC grows pipeline
The New World Trading Company (NWTC), the pub vehicle led by Living Ventures founders Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts, has secured a further three sites, including its first in Scotland
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NewsBill’s to make Scotland debut
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, has secured its first site in Scotland
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NewsEmeny's FY pay totals £977k
Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny saw his annual remuneration grow from £819,000 to £977,000 in the company’s most recent financial year, a period in which he was promoted from group managing director
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NewsM&C20 begins recovery from slump
The M&C20 Leisure Index recouped some of the losses it suffered last week as it finished up five points to 1,183, while the All Share Index fell 11 points to 1,048, once again widening the gap between the indices largely thanks to gains made by Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers
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Contemporary Pub Co set to launch
The Contemporary Pub Company, a new London-based venture from the team behind restaurant and bar operator Dalziel & Vine, is set to launch later this year
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Inglenook strengthens pipeline
Inglenook Inns & Taverns, the Lancashire-based pub group, has lined up two more openings and hopes to secure a further two pubs before the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsShan: Mixed start to year anticipated for GK
A leading analyst has said that he does not anticipate Greene King reporting a particularly strong start to the year given a solid +3.1% LFL comp
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4Q Pub Co eyes expansion
4Q Pub Company, the south coast-based group led by Nick Warner, is looking to expand further after securing its third site and first in Dorset
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Stagg takes Faucet Inn ops role
Chris Stagg has joined Faucet Inn, the London-based company led by Steve Cox, as its new operations director.
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Heartstone raises further equity
Heartstone Inns, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)-backed freehold pub operator, has raised a further £1m of equity as it looks to further add to its nine-strong estate