All MCA Insight articles in June 2014 – Page 7
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NewsCaffe Nero doubles up at Liverpool One
Caffè Nero is to open a 3,097sq ft café on Liverpool ONE’s Lord Street, a sister site to its existing unit on Peter’s Lane at the scheme
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NewsDebenhams in talks on third party food offer
Debenhams is exploring the option of launching a third party food offer in its stores, after announcing it is to trial six new Costa Coffee concessions across its estate
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NewsD&M appoints new chair and FD
Drake & Morgan has strengthened its board with the appointments of a new non-executive chairman Tony Campbell and finance director James Sherrington
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English steps down at Ignite
Tina English has stepped down as managing director of Bumpkin, the Ignite Group-owned four-strong restaurant chain
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Kellner steps down at Benugo
Guy Kellner has stepped down as managing director of Benugo, the restaurant operator and caterer
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NewsM&C20 hits six-month low
The M&C20 Leisure Index fell to its lowest point since December this week, sliding 35 points to 1,178 – just 118 points ahead of the All Share Index, which was down 7 points at 1,059
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New healthy eating concept eyes expansion
UGOT, the fledgling healthy-eating concept, the leading online youth broadcaster, us to start on the expansion trail over the next six months
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NewsGBK eyes trio of further openings
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the Capricorn Ventures-backed group, is lining up three further openings for its current financial year
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NewsSt Austell expands coffee shop brand
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has continued the rollout of its branded Brewer & Bean coffee shops into its managed estate and has not adding them to three outlets, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEAT reaches halfway point in refurb programme
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, has reached the halfway point in its store refurbishment programme and it remains on track to complete the project by December, chief executive Adrian Johnson has told M&C Report
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Consumers pay more for "emotional" needs
Consumers pay more when dining out for food and beverages that fulfil ‘emotional needs’ and are happy to have cheaper brands to meet their ‘functional needs’
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Restaurant sector is “stuck” with vouchers
Diners continue to want to use discount vouchers when eating out despite operators reducing the amount of deals being offered by 13% year-on-year in Q2 of 2014
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C-stores muscle into food-to-go market
The line between convenience stores and food service operators is becoming blurred as more stores offer hot on-site food-to-go to compensate for declining sales in other product areas
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Zolfo: Large number of expressions of interest in Strada
The advisor handling the sale process for Strada has said it has had a large number of highly credible expressions of interest in the business, which is valued at £40m
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Ca’puccino will grow to eight in 12 months
Ca’puccino, the Italian coffee concept, has opened its fifth UK site at Heathrow Terminal 2 as part of its plan to open ten new sites in London and Italy in the next two years
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King’s Cross voted best station in the world for F&B
King’s Cross has been voted the best railway station in the world for food and drink, and the station’s The Parcel Yard pub the best individual food and drink outlet
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Matt Scriven, managing director of Bitters ‘n Twisted, the Midland-based pub and restaurant operator, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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OpinionAvoiding chain-gang perceptions
Mastering the art of brand differentiation helps bond customers emotionally to your product – whatever the scale of your business, argues Ian Dunstall
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Premium bottle ale market 'worth £1bn by 2020'
The premium bottled ale (PBA) market is growing at a faster rate than early thought and has the potential to be worth £1bn by 2020, according to a new report from Marston’s
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NewsCamerons converts two pubs to Blue Lounge concept
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has announced the conversion of two pubs from its managed estate to the company’s Blue Lounge Pub & Kitchen brands, representing a total spend of c£100,000