All MCA Insight articles in June 2014 – Page 2
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NewsDraft House to open ’dive bar and distillery’
Draft House, the London-based craft beer concept founded by Charlie McVeigh, is to open a “dive bar and distillery” beside its existing site at Tower Bridge, reports Hot Dinners magazine
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Arc Inspirations opens third Pit bar
Arc inspirations, the Yorkshire bar operator, is opening its third bar under the Pit concept in Harrogate this week
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Analysis & Insight
Plan ahead to maximise success
Just 58% of hospitality companies have a business plan, despite there being a clear link between business planning and increased profit, according to new research by People 1st
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NewsDrake & Morgan secures two new sites
Drake & Morgan, the Bowmark Capital-backed bar and restaurant group, has acquired two new sites in central London.
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Everyman CEO to step down
Everyman has announced that its chief executive Andrew Myers will leave the business at the end of this year
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Cornish leisure operator enters administration
Brooks Hotel and Leisure, a family-run operator of a hotel, restaurant and pub in Cornwall, has entered administration proceedings
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Analyst corner
Douglas Jack at Numis examines yesterday’s announcement on Punch Taverns’ debt restructure and the pub company’s trading update
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Opinion
Challenging intolerance
While translating new EU allergen rules into practical action is demanding, the FSA’s advice can benefit profits as well as customers, says James England of Fourth
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NewsFriday five-minute intervew: Tony Kitous
M&C Report talks to Tony Kitous, founder of Levant, Pasha, Kenza, and Comptoir Libanais restaurants, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Analysis & Insight
Commuters seek lower F&B prices and healthy options
Lower prices would be the key motivator in persuading more people to buy food and drink at railway stations or on trains, while healthy options and increased quality are also desired
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NewsWadworth seeks new MD; FY PBT grows 16%
Wadworth, the Wiltshire brewer and pub operator, has announced that Charles Bartholomew is to stand down from his role of managing director and chairman in 2015 to become non-executive chairman
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s to open in Qatar
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chip brand led by Joe Teixeira, is to open in Qatar, after securing its first international franchise in over a decade.
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Coffee Republic on track for 20 UK franchise stores this year
Coffee Republic, the Arab Investments-backed group, is opening sites in Northampton, Chatham and Whitechapel later this summer as part of its target to open 20 sites annually under its franchise agreement while also growing its overseas presence
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Saunders unveils craft beer bar venture
Pub entrepreneur Matt Saunders hopes to open “three or four” sites in the Midlands under his new craft beer bar venture Crafted Bars, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCarluccio’s returns to Oxford
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, is to return to Oxford, five years after the group pulled out of the city
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NewsCalculus confirms Chop’d investment
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has confirmed it has invested £2m in Chop’d, the London-based salad bar chain
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Koh Thai targets south east for expansion
Koh Thai Tapas, the Thai restaurant group, is on-track to roll-out four restaurants under its Koh Thai and Koh Noi concepts this year as it spreads from the south west into the south east to make a move towards the capital, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Fear of appearing ‘tight’ fuels UK overspending
Almost half of the nation admits to falling into debt as a result of their social lives, a new study by the Money Advice Service has found
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Entrée owner to open new venture
Jayke Mangion is to open a new wine & charcuterie concept in a former Victorian public toilet located underneath Clapham Common tube station
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NewsByron takes prominent Holborn site
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, is to further strengthen its presence in London, after securing a prominent site opposite Holborn tube station