All MCA Insight articles in June 2014 – Page 3
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New juice concept teams up with Wolf & Badger
Raw Press is set to open its first two sites in London, after teaming up with fashion boutique retailer Wolf & Badger.
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Marco’s NY Italian opening in Stratford
A Marco Pierre White New York Italian restaurant is opening in Stratford-upon-Avon in August under the franchise agreement with Sanguine Hospitality
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One Group to open Milan STK
One Group Hospitality has signed a hospitality services agreement with Meliá Hotels International to open an STK restaurant in Milan
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Urban bazaar planned for Cains site
A plan has been proposed for an “urban bazaar” street food market at the Cains Brewery site in Liverpool
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D&D London appoints new director of sales
D&D London, the international restaurant group formerly known as Conran Restaurants, has appointed Chris Fradin as its new director of sales
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Absolute Pubs up to five, eyes more
Absolute Pubs, the group led by award-winning licensees Simon and Sarah Bailey, has opened its fifth pub in Epsom, Surrey, and is in discussions about further acquisitions, M&C Report has learnt
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Theakstons seeks apprentice cooper
Theakstons, the North Yorkshire brewer, is looking to appoint an apprentice cooper, which it is believed would be the only one of its kind in the country
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NI searches for Pub of the Year
Pubs of Ulster, the representative body for licensed trade in Northern Ireland, has launched its annual Pub of the Year competition to find the best licensees in the country
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NewsPunch Taverns restructure proposals agreed by stakeholders
Punch Taverns has announced that its latest restructure proposals have been agreed by “a broad range of stakeholders” including the influential ABI Special Committee
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NewsBrakspear pledges VAT Club funding
Brakspear has pledged to give funding to the VAT Club for the further year
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Pubs to get new price display obligations
Pubs and bars will be forced to display prices of the smallest measures of alcohol and “make customers aware” that these are available while at the bar, under new Government proposals tightening up licensing laws
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NewsHealth quango to examine sugary drinks tax plan
A body that advises the Government on public health is to investigate the effectiveness of introducing a tax on sugary drinks, but has stopped short of recommending the measure for the time being
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Deliveroo raises £2.75m to expand business
Deliveroo, the London-based food delivery platform, has raised £2.75m of new funding to further strengthen its logistics technologies and delivery platform
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NewsH+H reaches 40-site mark
Harris + Hoole has opened its 40th site, its 10th opening of 2014, and has a further 13 sites in its openings pipeline
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Kornicis backer in sales talks
National Bank of Greece (NBG) is reviewing bids for its London-headquartered private equity business NBGI, which backs Jamie’s Wine Bar operator Kornicis, and hopes to sell it by the end of September
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NewsOakman expansion continues
Oakman Inns & Restaurants, the award-winning pub operator led by Peter Borg-Neal, has secured its ninth site and its first in Essex, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsMcMullen’s eyes acquisition options
McMullen’s, the Hertfordshire-based brewer and pub operator, would look at newbuilds and unlicensed units as well as existing pubs for acquisitions, managing director Peter Furness-Smith has told M&C Report
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Pub People expands
Pub People Company, the Midlands-based multiple pub operator, has taken its estate to 50 sites with the acquisition of two pubs from Marston’s, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsHealth body 'backs sugary drinks tax'
A new report from a Government-backed body that advises on public health is set to call for a tax on sugary soft drinks, a move that is likely to be rejected by the Coalition, according the Daily Mail
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NewsOperators trial “geo-fencing” app
A number of leading operators have begun trialling “geo-fencing” technology which enables users of a smartphone app to receive notifications automatically whenever they enter a specific radius of one of their sites