All MCA Insight articles in March 2014 – Page 12
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Analysis & InsightValue of wines and spirits in pubs to grow
The value of wines and spirits to the UK on-trade is set to increase over the coming years as new outlets sell a greater proportion of these products, new research shows
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Scottish Beer & Pub Association CEO leaves
Scottish Beer & Pub Association chief executive Patrick Browne has left the organisation after changes in the management and structure of the association were agreed at its AGM last week. There will be no new CEO appointment
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OpinionSee through the fog
Excise duty for pubs increased last year despite the beer duty cut, points out JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, who challenges the industry to see through the “illusory economic benefits” of policies that are supposed to help pubs
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NewsPublic oppose alcohol duty hikes
More than three quarters (78%) of the British public believe that pubs are important for community spirit and are calling on the Government to end duty hikes so they can continue visiting their local
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NewsWareing to open mid-price eatery Tredwell’s
High-profile chef Marcus Wareing is to open his third London restaurant, a new mid-price “West End eatery” called Tredwell’s in Shaftesbury’s Seven Dials
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Analysis & InsightWise guys
It has been less than a year since its UK launch, but US better burger chain Five Guys has already made plenty of waves across the country’s eating-out sector
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NewsNewcastle P&P site sold for £7.6m
The freehold of a landmark Pitcher & Piano site in Newcastle has been sold for £7.6m
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NewsJust Eat plans IPO
Just Eat, the on-line takeaway platform, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange for a primary offering of £100m
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NewsCarluccio’s signs for Silverburn
Carluccio’s has become the fifth restaurant group to join Hammerson’s £20m leisure extension of Silverburn, its flagship regional out-of-town shopping centre in Glasgow
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NewsByron secures Exeter site
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, is set to open its first site in the South West, after securing a unit in Exeter
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Tesco to trial pizza delivery, open hamburger restaurant
Tesco is to trial an in-store pizza delivery service and a hamburger restaurant, according to reports this morning
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NewsFive Guys secures Birmingham site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has secured its first site in the Midlands, after taking on a unit in the city’s The Bullring shopping centre, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsM&C20 holds steady amid general market decline
The M&C20 escaped the worst ravages of a week that saw the FTSE All Share Index plummet by 3.2% to 1,027
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NewsTGI’s to introduce step-change menu
TGI Friday’s is to make a step-change in its food offer, with the launch a new menu which will comprise of brand-firsts including delicious Creole seafood such as mussels and shell-on shrimp
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Mick Horan, former operations director for Ha Ha Bar & Grill and the Living Room and owner of the new Study Room concept, about his best investment, his best business decision, and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Johnny Rockets UK plans receive ‘fantastic’ response
Johnny Rockets said it has received a “fantastic” response from prospective partners in the UK and said that it hoped to open its first site here around the turn of the year
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NewsYO! closes in on Belfast opening
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led group, is close to securing its first site in Northern Ireland
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Industry set for next Big Conversation on jobs
The British Hospitality Association, Springboard and Business in the Community will again come together next week to urge the hospitality and tourism industry in and around Heathrow to invest in local young people as part of the latest ‘Big Hospitality Conversation’
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Operators sought for Bath’s Colonnades
High end restaurant operators are being sought by Bath & North East Somerset Council through for a new dining quarter in Bath city centre
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Gyngell in talks to open at Somerset House
Michelin-starred chef Skye Gyngell, formerly head chef at Petersham Nurseries Café, is in advanced talks to take one of the available units at Somerset House