All MCA Insight articles in June 2019 – Page 6
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Black Sheep eyes M&A after £13m raise
Black Sheep Coffee will look to double its estate this year to 70 through a mixture of M&A and organic site openings, after raising £13m in new private investment.
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Analysis & Insight
Subway subpar?
At more than 2,500 outlets, Subway is the biggest foodservice brand in the UK by site numbers. But how is the franchised business performing? MCA director of insight Steve Gotham delves into the data.
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Puttshack completes £27m equity raise
Puttshack, the tech-enabled mini-golf concept from Adam Breeden, has completed a £27m equity raise with lead investor Promethean, to execute its UK and US expansion plan.
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Wahaca tightens up walk-outs policy
Wahaca has tightened up its policy on walk-outs, after a waiter was reportedly told to pay part of the bill when customers left without paying.
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Stack & Still expands to Silverburn
Stack & Still, the pancake restaurant and bar concept, will launch its second site at Silverburn, Glasgow, in July.
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Causeway Capital: Pat Val ‘back on track’
Patisserie Valerie owner Causeway Capital has revealed further details of the turnaround plan for the chain, which includes a major rationalisation of its menus and product offering.
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Analysis & Insight
Reputation and rumours
The success rate of former CEOs at Mitchells & Butlers in getting the business to fly has been questionable, but has Phil Urban cracked it? In his latest monthly column Dominic Walsh discusses how far the operator has come over the past four years – and those PizzaExpress rumours.
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Six by Nico founder to launch new concept in Glasgow
Six by Nico is to open its third restaurant in Scotland this summer – The Hebridean.
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Analysis & Insight
Research recommends greater use of higher priced sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants
More restaurants should implement higher pricing on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), in order to improve people’s health, a research review has suggested.
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Costa Coffee signs up to Government pledge on food waste
Costa Coffee has signed up the Government’s pledge to try and halve food waste by 2030.
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Stonegate partners with staff wellbeing apps
Stonegate has partnered with two technology platforms aimed at improving staff training, retention and engagement.
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Burger King appoints Lunson Mitchenall to source new sites
Burger King UK has appointed Lunson Mitchenall to help push forward its acquisition strategy, with the brand looking to open at least 30 new outlets a years over the next three years, it has been reported.
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D&D to open Fenchurch Street restaurant 14 Hills in November
D&D London is to open its restaurant at 120 Fenchurch Street, to be called 14 Hills, this November.
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Tortilla returns to expansion trail with four new sites
Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito concept, has updated its pipeline with three forthcoming sites, in Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge.
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SSP acquires the three Jamie’s sites at Gatwick Airport
SSP will take over the operations of the three Jamie Oliver sites at Gatwick Airport after reaching an agreement with the administrators KPMG.
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Vagabond strengths senior team
Vagabond, the wine bar, restaurant and retail business, has further strengthened its senior management team as it gears up for expansion, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs lose share at dinner, gain at breakfast
Pubs have lost share of dinners eaten out, by 0.5 percentage points (pp), but gained share during breakfast time, which was up 1pp, MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
A postcard from Pembrokeshire
Not one to let his holiday get in the way of fodder for his columns, MCA market insight director Steve Gotham, gauges the offerings for those on staycation in southwest Wales and highlights some of the more interesting concepts he ate at, in the name of research.
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Analysts corner: Berenberg on Greene King
In advance of Greene King’s new CEO Nick Mackenzie unveiling the company’s full-year results for 2019, the analyst shares its thoughts on the pub operator and brewer’s position in the market.
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Analysis & Insight
’A brand that has been around for a certain amount of time can be both a gift and a curse’
The Restaurant Group’s director of product innovation talks to Sarah Sharples at MCA’s sister title Food Spark about dish development at Frankie & Benny’s, why innovation is key to fighting casual dining woes and her hopes for sustainable eating.