All MCA Insight articles in June 2015 – Page 14
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News
Brew founder says tea shops can rival coffee chains
The founder of ‘pub for tea’ concept Brew has told M&C Report that his research shows the scope for drinking tea out could rival coffee.
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Opinion
Is bigger better? Maintaining culture at Byron
Having recently joined burger chain Byron, Mike Williams is faced with a unique challenge – keeping the culture that makes it great while it grows into a truly national organisation
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News
London cocktail bar first to offer new form of vaping
A new late night bar in London’s Duke Street has become the first to offer a new form of vaping.
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News
Williams steps down as Starbucks UK FD
Nigel Williams has stepped down as finance director of Starbucks UK after five-and-a-half years in the role
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News
CMA will continue investigation into GK/Spirit deal
The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed to M&C Report that it has yet to make a final decision on Greene King’s bid to buy Spirit Pub Company.
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News
B&L appoints head of people
Burger & Lobster has appointed former Drake & Morgan employee Gabi Clipp as its first head of people
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Greene King wins VQ employer of the year award
Greene King has been named VQ employer of the Year 2015 for its “outstanding support for staff undertaking vocational qualifications (VQs)”. The company, which won the VQ large employer category award last month, held off competition from TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s cookery school, River Cottage, to land the overall title ...
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News
Wasabi to launch 65,000sq ft production kitchen
Wasabi is to open a 65,000sq ft production kitchen in Park Royal, West London
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Upham secures £6m funding from Natwest
Hampshire based Upham Pub Company has secured £6m funding from Natwest to support its ambitious growth plans.
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News
Hemmerdinger takes up GK Local Pubs role
Anthony Hemmerdinger, who has spent over two years as managing director of Telecoms at Sainsburys, has been confirmed as the new managing director of Greene King’s Local Pubs division.
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Analysis & Insight
Britons eat 36 meals out they're unhappy with a year
The average Briton eats 36 meals out that they’re unhappy with a year, while 40% of consumers wouldn’t complain if their food tasted bad, according to a new survey commissioned by Subway, as part of its ‘Stay Picky’ campaign.
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News
Mowgli set for Manchester
Mowgli, the Liverpool-based Indian street food restaurant, is set to open its second site in Manchester, M&C Report understands.
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News
Pret collects top responsible sourcing award
Pret A Manger has been named the top foodservice business for Responsible Sourcing at the fifth annual Footprint Awards.
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Busaba Eathai to set regional marketing approach
Consumers in the north of the country have different expectations and demands to those in the south and concepts wanting to be successful in the regions must be aware of that, according to Jason Myers of Busaba Eathai speaking at the M&C Allegra Foodservice Marketing in Foodservice conference.
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Harvester appoints new retail director
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has appointed Richards Edwards, formerly of Grosvenor Casinos and Whitbread, as a retail director for its c210-strong Harvester brand, M&C Report understands.
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News
WingsEggs launches in Fulham
Former Hoxton Grill chef JP Tanti has launched a new restaurant in Fulham specialising in experimental chicken wing and egg dishes.
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News
TGI confirms first ‘smaller footprint’ site in Reading
Hammerson has confirmed that TGI Friday’s will take its first ‘smaller footprint’ site at the Oracle in Reading.
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Analysis & Insight
Strong lfl growth returned to sector in May
Pub and restaurant groups rallied to a strong performance in May, with like-for-like sales up 2.1%, following a disappointing start to the year, the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker has shown.
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News
French: Expect strong growth for three years
Leading analyst Simon French, of Cenkos, has predicted pub and restaurant groups will see up to three years of above average earnings growth driven by like-for-like sales rising above inflation, new site openings, a benign cost environment and selective M&A.
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Zonal awarded gold standard for training provision
Zonal Retail Data Systems has been awarded the Gold Standard (GSA) for its training provision by the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI).