All MCA Insight articles in June 2016
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Iberica gears up for next stage of growth
Iberica is gearing up for its next stage of growth, which will include the search for new funding and a new site in Covent Garden
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Wagamama opens first restaurant in Saudi Arabia
Wagamama will continue its global expansion this month with the opening of a new 280-seat restaurant on Hail Street in Jeddah
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Tortilla reaches 30
MCA talks to Tortilla managing director Richard Morris about further expansion plans, the evolution of the brand, volatile trading and future funding
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Oakman acquires £1.5m Olney site
Oakman Inns & Restaurants has completed the £1.5m freehold acquisition of Westlands House, a former care home
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Steak ‘n Shake to make UK debut
Steak ’n Shake, the US premium burger concept, is to make its UK debut, in Chester
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PGB highlights continued engagement with pubcos
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) has said it has seen continued engagement with pub companies
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Fuller’s launches Instagram campaign to attract Millennials
London brewer Fuller’s has launched a unique campaign involving Instagram to attract craft beer-drinking Millennials
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Analyst corner: Brumby on Domino’s
Leading analyst Mark Brumby says that Domino’s UK’s main drivers of growth now appear to be splitting existing UK trading areas and acquiring stakes in overseas master franchisees
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Young’s to make Cambridge debut
Young’s is set to open its doors to the community at CB1, its new development in Cambridge, which will mark its debut in the city
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Wadworth to invest in hometown sites
Wadworth, the pub operator and family brewer, has revealed plans to invest over £500,000 into pubs in its hometown, Devizes
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Gail’s strengthens regional pipeline
Gail’s Artisan Bakery, the Luke Johnson-backed group, has strengthened its regional pipeline after securing a site in Surrey
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French: Plan for the worse
Analyst Simon French has said that on the back of the decision to leave the EU, the pub and restaurant industry “should plan for the worst (i.e. a re-run of 2008-10)”.
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Temakinho eyes London launch
Temakinho, the Japanese-Brazilian restaurant concept, is planning to launch in the UK
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Soho House to introduce Fox Bar concept into the UK
Soho House Group is to its Fox Bar concept into the UK later this year in London’s Brixton
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Red’s appoints head of people
Fast-growing smokehouse concept Red’s True Barbecue has appointed Samantha Fearnley as its new head of people
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C&C Group reports ‘solid’ first quarter
C&C Group, the drinks producer, has this morning reported a “solid” first quarter to the end of May across its core brands
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H1 PBT up 28% at Heavitree
Heavitree Brewery, the Exeter-based tenanted pub operator, has reported a 28% increase in pre-tax profit to £505k for the six months to 30 April 2016
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Fuller’s acquires The Gun from ETM
Fuller’s has further strengthened its managed pub estate with the acquisition of The Gun in London’s Docklands from the ETM Group for an undisclosed sum
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Tortilla to ramp up Middle East presence
Tortilla plans to have four sites open in the Middle East by next May, after making its debut in the region this week
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Coya set for the City
Coya, the Peruvian restaurant, bar and member’s club concept, is set to double its presence in London with an opening in the City