All MCA Insight articles in June 2017 – Page 5
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News
Sturbucks to pay $22m in UK corp tax
Starbucks will pay nearly $22m in UK corporation tax after a sharp rise in its taxable profit and turnover last year, The Times reports.
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News
Draft House completes Grand Union deal
The Draft House has completed the acquisition of the six-strong Grand Union Group business, for an undisclosed sum
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News
EiG admits value food offer is a challenge
Ei Group commercial director Paul Harbottle has said the company has considered a QSR model to make the most of the breadth of its estate.
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News
Restaurants ‘not tapping into events potential’
Brandon Stephens, the Tortilla founder and now the man behind events app REVL, has said the restaurant sector has yet to capitalise on the boom in the experiential economy.
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Opinion
The trouble with crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular way to raise funds. But what’s the success rate for crowdfunded startups in food and drink? And is there adequate protection or are punters just punks? Edward Devlin, deputy finance editor at The Grocer, reports.
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality staff lose 25 minutes a day to IT issues
Hospitality and leisure employees who uses IT lose more than 25 minutes a day of productive time due to technology issues, research from Managed 24/7 reveals.
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News
Stoke House reboots concept
Stoke House, Will Ricker’s contemporary carvery concept at Nova Victoria, has rebooted its menu and service style two months after opening.
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News
Second Hoppers confirmed for St Christopher's Place
JKS Restaurants, the Sethi famimly group, has confirmed it will open a second Hoppers in Marylebone, as flagged up by MCA March.
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News
Savills brings seven-strong prime portfolio to market
Savills has brought to market a seven-strong portfolio of prime licensed leisure investments in London on behalf of a private client.
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Analysis & Insight
'Long way to go' to educate beer drinkers
Licensed operators have a “long way to go” in educating drinkers about the variety of beer available, with research showing more than 60% of drinkers have only tried five styles of beer.
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News
Scarpetta to double up
Scarpetta, the artisan pasta concept, is set to double its presence in the City of London, with an opening in Bishopsgate.
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News
Yau not involved in new Ichibuns concept
Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, Busaba Eathai and Hakkasan, has distanced himself from having any involvement in Ichibuns, the new Japanese burger concept, which is gearing up to open in London’s Soho.
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News
NewRiver gains control of four shopping centres
NewRiver, the UK REIT and owner of 350 pubs, has gained control over four shopping centres in Belfast, Glasgow, Hastings and Middlesbrough with a total gross asset value of £240m.
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Analysis & Insight
Pub restaurants missing out on social media influence
Branded restaurants are excelling at marketing themselves on social media – while pub restaurants are missing out on social media influence, MCA analysis has found.
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News
Vianet in line with expectations
Vianet, the draught beer quality and data insight specialist, has said that its trading in the first two months of its current financial year was in line with expectations and its business areas are “progressing well”.
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News
Tech concept Kajahu to come to UK
Kajahu, a technology-led restaurant concept from Hungary, is planning to launch in London, with a target of 14 UK sites over the next five years, MCA has learnt.
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News
Swingers team set to open “Brewskee” concept
The Institute of Competitive Socialising, the group behind Swingers, the crazy golf, street food and bar concept, is set to launch a new site in Leadenhall Street in the City.
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News
Bean & Wheat to grow in tandem with The Frog
Adam Handling’s new waste-conscious café concept Bean & Wheat could be rolled out – but only if he has opened enough restaurants to feed it with offcuts, MCA has learnt.
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News
Greene King FY managed lfls up 1.5%
Greene King has reported a 1.5% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed division in the 52 weeks to 30 April 2017
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News
Leon to make roadside debut
Leon is to make its roadside debut this summer after signing a franchise deal with Roadchef