All MCA Insight articles in June 2015 – Page 15
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NewsLondon Union to raise £3.5m for flagship venue
London Union, the newly formed parent company of Street Feast backed by a consortium of big names in the food scene, is launching a crowdfunding campaign later this year to raise £3.5m to create its flagship London food market
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NewsBII set to launch ‘licensed retail academy’ next year
Tim Hulme, the chief executive of the British Institute of Innkeeping has told M&C he expects to launch a licensed retail academy next year.
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Analysis & InsightChoices have to be fair across both genders
There’s been an industry conundrum for some time about how to broaden beer’s demographic (from predominantly male) to a more balanced audience of men and women
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Almost a third now prefer to book online
New research has shown that over 40% of people tend to book at least a week ahead of a special occasion, with 31% booking online or through an app.
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Grafton duo reveal more on second site
The award-winning duo behind Great British Pub of the Year the Grafton have opened their second pub, the Gipsy Queen.
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Five minutes with... Guy Lawrence: Jaegermeister
M&C takes five minutes to talk to Guy Lawrence, chief executive of Jaegermeister in the UK, about MeatLiquor, the problem with imposters and yachting in the south of France
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NewsPorky's to open neighbourhood restaurants
Memphis barbeque restaurant Porky’s has changed its expansion plans to target London neighbourhoods instead of central London, M&C has learnt
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Sussex licensees double up
The owners of an award-winning Sussex country pub have opened a second site
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B&L confirms Bath location
Burger & Lobster, the Goodman-owned London-based group, has secured a site at Milsom Place in Bath to open its third regional site at the end of the summer
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Leisure development confirmed for Notts
Nottingham City Council has approved plans for a new leisure and retail development from intu
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NewRiver to buy remaining stake in 202 ex-Marston’s pubs
NewRiver Retail, the UK REIT specialising in the UK food and value sector, is to raise £150m for further acquisitions through a share placing.
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NewsLiving Ventures brings Australasia to Liverpool
Living Ventures has signed a deal with Liverpool City Council to bring its Australasia brand and a new restaurant led by Aiden Byrne to the city’s Cunard Building.
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NewsGiggling Squid secures Berkhamsted site
Giggling Squid has further strengthened its openings pipeline, by securing its first site in Hertfordshire.
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Selby swaps Charles Wells for Enterprise
Miles Selby has joined Enterprise Inns as its new head of commercial, after stepping down as head of purchasing at Charles Wells
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NewsDishoom: “expansion will not be rapid or large”
The expansion of Dishoom, the all-day Indian cafe concept, will not be rapid or large and will depend upon finding the right sites
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McDonald’s to see net reduction in US stores this year
McDonald’s has announced that, for the first time since 1970, it is to close more restaurants in the US than it will open this year.
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CMA launches investigation into online reviews
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into fake reviews being posted on online review sites.
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O2 Academy operator buys Brighton Hippodrome
Academy Music Group, the owner of the O2 Academy Brixton and the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, has bought Brighton’s Hippodrome.
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Analysis & InsightWet is the new dry
Amber Taverns has made a mockery of the industry adage that pubs need to serve food to succeed. James Wallin spoke to the founders to find out how they kept faith with the old-fashioned wet-led boozer
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Booker appoints M&B non-exec as new chair
Booker has announced that M&B non-executive director Stewart Gilliland will replace Richard Rose as its chairman