All MCA Insight articles in June 2018 – Page 4
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Whitbread f&b lfls down 1.9% in Q1
Whitbread has this morning reported food & beverage sales across the business down 1.9% on a like-for-like basis for its first quarter with Costa UK like-for-like sales down 2%
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Hummus Brothers in administration
Hummus Brothers Limited has announced it is in administration, blaming a perfect storm of reduced demand, rising costs and over-supply in the market.
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McDonald’s to roll-out Bluetooth locators for table service
McDonald’s is to roll out the use of Bluetooth locators in stores where it offers table service, in order to cut down on time spent looking for customers.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers tiring of meat-focussed bbq formats
Consumers are tiring of undifferentiated barbecue offerings, as well as traditional staples such as Chinese and Indian takeaway but interest is flaring in new cuisine types, MCA data has shown.
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Grind kickstarts SSP rollout with London Bridge Station site
Grind co-founder David Abrahamovitch has told MCA he hopes the first announced site with SSP to open at London Bridge will be the first of many.
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London Union confirms Wood Green opening
London Union has confirmed its sixth Street Feast market will open in Wood Green, as first revealed by MCA last month.
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East Coast Concepts takes on Alchemist site
East Coast Concepts has acquired the Alchemist site in Alderley Edge, with a £1.2m investment planned.
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Camerons to open first Head of Steam in Wales
Camerons Brewery has secured its first site in Wales, after taking on the former Harvester site in Cardiff’s Church Street.
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Marston’s signs five-year deal with Founders Brewing
Marston’s has secured a new five year distribution deal with American craft brewers - Founders Brewing Co.
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Grind appoints people director
Lucy Craig, formerly head of people development at Bill’s, has joined Grind as people & culture director.
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Star Pubs & Bars launches free-from menu
Star Pubs & Bars has launched a free-from menu for its licensees to cater for increasing consumer demand for these options.
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Smoky Boys to open two more
Smoky Boys BBQ and Grill Haus, the Halal barbecue and burger restaurant, has announced plans for two new sites.
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Chakra heading to Kingston and Wimbledon
Chakra, the Kensington based Indian restaurant, is launching a new restaurant in Kingston-upon-Thames, and a Deliveroo Editions kitchen in Wimbledon.
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Analysis & Insight
How do we ensure the survival of the high street?
The government’s minister for local growth, Jake Berry, recently announced that his department plans to establish a panel of industry leaders in order to diagnose the real issues affecting our high streets and how best to ensure their survival. In light of this we asked a series of industry experts in the eating and drinking out sector what advice and recommendations they believe would make a difference
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SIBA appoints Fozard as chairman
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA has announced Ian Fozard of Rooster’s Brewery as its new national chairman.
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Ei Group introduces supplier open morning
Ei Group is to introduce a new open morning allowing suppliers to showcase their products and services to the business.
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Red Mist launches apprenticeship schemes
Red Mist Leisure, the Surrey and Hampshire-based pub group, has announced a partnership with Farnborough College of Technology to develop two new apprenticeship schemes.
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SRA launches guide to plastic alternatives
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has launched a guide to help foodservice businesses find the best available alternatives to single-use plastics.
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Analysis & Insight
Lessons learnt in a tough market
In a challenging climate, operators still have many levers they can pull to keep ahead of competitors and stay relevant to an increasingly demanding consumer set. MCA’s executive director Simon Stenning looks at lessons that can be learnt from how the sector has evolved in the past two years
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Loungers set to reach 140 by end of 2018
Loungers, the Lion Capital-backed café bar operator, has updated on its pipeline, saying it is on track to reach 140 sites by the end of the year.