All MCA Insight articles in June 2015 – Page 12
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News
Rhodes to launch Dubai cinema restaurant
Gary Rhodes has teamed up with UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas to launch Vox ThEATre by Rhodes in Dubai
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News
Costa UK lfls up 5% in Q1
Costa Coffee saw like-for-like sales in the UK grow 5% in the 13 weeks to 28 May with total system sales up 15.9% to £375.2m.
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Jack: TRG expansion rate could reach 60+ new sites pa
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has said TRG’s self-financed expansion rate could reach 60+ new sites per annum in four to five years
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News
Johnson joins Eclectic as chairman
Serial investor Luke Johnson has joined Eclectic Bar Group as executive chairman with immediate effect
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Opinion
Young's at heart of M&A theory
There has been movement in the acquisitions market, talk of a flotation and likely responses to the market rent-only option (MRO) recently, and Dominic Walsh thinks there may be more on the horizon
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News
Patisserie Valerie plans Ireland debut
Patisserie Valerie, the AIM-listed company, is set to make its long-flagged up debut in Northern Ireland, later this year
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Domino’s appoints new non-exec
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced the appointment of Steve Barber as an independent non-executive director
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Grind & Co. to raise £1.5m for expansion
London-based coffee shop group Grind & Co. is raising £1.5m with a Grind Bond on crowdfunding website Crowdcube to fund its next stage in growth
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NWTC confirms plan to launch The Club House
New World Trading Company (NWTC), the Chris Hill-led group, has confirmed it will open a new bar and restaurant on Liverpool ONE’s Chavasse Park called The Club House. The 7,446sq ft, 600-cover site will be housed in a specially-created pavilion-style building and will trade from two floors, including a first ...
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Zizzi secures Westfield London site
Zizzi, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, has secured a site in Westfield London
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Smoke BBQ eyes rollout
Smoke BBQ is planning to grow its estate to 15 restaurants by 2020, after securing a second site in Yorkshire
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News
MBE honour for Leon founders and Robert Humphreys
John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, founders of Leon, Robert Humphreys, formerly of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, have been made MBEs
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News
Gaucho set to assess options
Gaucho is believed to have appointed advisers to assess its options, which could lead to a sale of the business
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Analysis & Insight
Diners remain reluctant to ‘trade up’
The latest pricing analysis conducted by M&C Allegra Foodservice has highlighted an ongoing reluctance by consumers to trade up
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News
BII endorses Spirit Leased training programme
Spirit Leased “In Pub” training programmes have been endorsed by the BII as an example of good practice
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Sat Bains to launch “restaurant within a restaurant”
Michelin starred Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms in Nottingham has today opened its latest dining concept, Nucleus
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Randall eyes Manchester opening
Theo Randall, the former Michelin-starred River Café chef, has been eyeing restaurant opportunities in Manchester, for a smaller, more casual concept Randall told the Manchester Evening News, that he had looked at several sites in the city centre and given ‘serious consideration’ to one near Piccadilly station. He said wanted ...
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Opinion
Old country values
There has always been a Utopian view of pubs that are located out in the sticks. Glynn Davis finds out if the living really is as easy going as most people imagine
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News
French: Increased competition to impact Domino’s
The UK home delivery market is becoming increasingly crowded which is likely to make it more difficult for Domino’s Pizza
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Interviews
Five-minute interview: Steve Holmes – Ask/Zizzi
M&C Report takes five minutes to talk to Steve Holmes, chief executive of The Azzurri Group, owner of ASK Italian and Zizzi, about securing good sites, the challenge of recruiting good staff and cooking pasta in a kettle!