All MCA Insight articles in June 2018 – Page 6
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News
Roast team plan new opening
The team behind Roast Restaurant in London’s Borough Market is set to launch a second site in the capital
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NewsGill steps down from GBK
Steve Gill has stepped down as HR director of GBK after nearly seven years with the Famous Brands-owned chain.
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NewsVeeno to make Chancery Lane move
Veeno, the Italian wine bar and café concept, is to add to its presence in London, with an opening in Chancery Lane
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NewsSt Austell secures new £15m bank facility
St Austell Brewery has secured a new £15m Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) from HSBC to help further grow its pub estate
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Prescott & Conran confirms administration
Prescott & Conran has gone into administration, with three restaurants closing.
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NewsF&B at Westfield London worth £105m
Sales in food and beverage at Westfield London have grown 88% since opening nearly 10 years ago, and now accounts for 10% of total revenue, a total of £105m each year.
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Analysis & InsightOpportunities to premiumise tea offer
Operators should premiumise and specialise their tea offer in order to challenge consumers’ poor value for money perception of the beverage out of home, Allegra has suggested.
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NewsHonest Coffees rebrands to Underdog
Honest Coffees, the Devon based wholesaler, has been forced to change its name to Underdog Coffee following legal threats from Coca-Cola.
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NewsSettled status policy “must have simplicity at heart”
The Government has been urged to ensure that its “settled status” immigration policy has simplicity at its heart.
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NewsFrayne and Craig depart Bill’s
Nicola Frayne has stepped down from her role as chief people officer at Bill’s, MCA understands.
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OpinionFuller’s: ‘To become famous for food, we have a formula’
The brewer and pub operator’s director of food, Paul Dickinson, talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about his long-term plans for the pub group’s food offering, how he hopes to improve working conditions for chefs and the acquisition of Bel and the Dragon
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NewsWagamama grows international presence to 25 countries
Wagamama has opened its first site in Norway – taking it to 25 international sites.
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OpinionWhy we’re going cashless
Danny Meyer, chief executive of Union Square Hospitality, and founder of Shack Shack, explains why he is taking his US-based restaurant group cashless.
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NewsHazel swaps Splendid for Boparan
Andrew Hazel has stepped down as head of UK food operations at Splendid Restaurants to join Boparan Restaurant Group
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NewsArabica Coffee House targeting 50 sites by 2021
Arabica Coffee House is targeting 50 shops opening over the next three years, after opening its first in March this year.
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NewsHickory’s set to trial new-build format in Telford
Hickory’s Smokehouse has submitted plans for a site in Telford, at which it will trial its new-build template, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBabaBoom secures former Vintage Salt site
BabaBoom, the kebab restaurant concept, has secured its second site, in Islington Upper Street.
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NewsAdventure Bar acquires Barworks site
Adventure Bar Group has acquired the Electricity Showrooms in Shoreditch from Barworks after securing a further £2.5m funding package from OakNorth, MCA has learnt.
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NewsTapas Revolution lines up Windsor opening
Tapas Revolution has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after lining up a site in Windsor
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NewsParr takes on fifth Star pub
East Midlands multiple operator Johnny Parr has taken on a fifth Star Pubs & Bars site.