All MCA Insight articles in June 2015 – Page 6
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Criterion placed in administration
Neo-Byzantine restaurant Criterion in London’s Piccadilly has entered the administration process
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Texture and 28°-50° enter new era
Texture and 28°-50° director Agnar Sverrisson says he wants to ‘take the company to another level’ following last month’s departure of sommelier and co-founder Xavier Rousset
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Olivelli's eyes London neighbourhood for expansion
Independent Italian restaurant group Olivelli’s is looking to expand away from central London to replicate the success of its newest site in East Dulwich, M&C has learnt
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FoodCo appoints ex Patisserie Holdings' Brooks
Foodco, the parent company of bakery franchised group Muffin Break and café brand Jamaica Blue, has appointed Lisa Brook as its UK general manager
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Regulation ‘unfairly harming’ late night venues
Late night venues are being unfairly harmed by regulation and reduced opening hours, a report by sociologist Professor Frank Furedi on behalf of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed
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Pub & Bar Careers officially launches
Pubandbarcareers.com, the online platform for hospitality careers, was officially launched yesterday at M&C Allegra’s Pub Retail Summit.
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GK completes Spirit deal to create “market leader”
Greene King has officially completed the £774m acquisition of Spirit Pub Company to create what the latter’s chief executive Mike Tye described as “a real force to be reckoned with”.
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Wadworth secures first south east site, eyes London flagship
Wiltshire brewer and pub operator Wadworth has secured its first site in the south east as part of a ‘slow but sure’ approach into London.
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Network Rail and SSP create 'destination station'
Network Rail, the station operator, is embracing street food as part of its vision to create destination stations as it plans to implement its London model in regional stations
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Barrio Bars secures two new sites, eyes UK expansion
Barrio Bars has secured sites for a new opening in Brixton and a second outlet in Soho, with plans to open two to three new bars a year going forward, M&C has learnt.
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SIBA overhauls its Direct Delivery Scheme
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has rebranded its Direct Delivery Scheme, which will now allow brewers to price their beers based on style and ingredients as well as ABV.
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M&B and Whitbread to help develop employment benchmark
Mitchells & Butlers and Whitbread are among the companies to partner with People1st on a new scheme aimed at boosting career prospects for low paid workers in the hospitality sector.
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JDW invests £9m in four new hotels
JD Wetherspoon will open four new hotels in a £9m investment in the next ten weeks.
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M Restaurants secures further investment
M Restaurants has raised an additional £2.3m towards the development and opening of its second site
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Former Tesco exec joins GK in newly created role
A former Tesco executive has joined Greene King in the newly created role of communications director.
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Be At One enhances award-winning app
Be At One, has ‘shaken up’ its award winning smartphone app, with new features
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Pho turns ten
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Vietnamese restaurant group Pho is selling dishes for 10p at its original site
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Opinion
Melting pot
Chicago-based Potbelly comes to the UK this month to discover whether consumers here have the stomach for a premium toasted sandwich chain. Can it do for sandwiches what Shake Shack and Five Guys did for burgers in the UK?
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TCG invests in cocktails
Managed pub operator TCG is upgrading the cocktail offering across its estate with a staff manual to improve bar skills and refresh the drinks menu
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Burger chain eyes expansion and charity donation
Speratus Group hopes to open a further three further sites under its Boozy Cow burger brand