All MCA Insight articles in March 2014 – Page 13
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Davy's names first head of sales and marketing
London-based wine bar operator Davy’s has appointed Simon Gaske, who has previously helped with marketing for a number of high-profile leisure groups, to the new position of head of sales and marketing
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Pub industry playing tech catch-up with its customers
The pub industry is lagging behind its customers when it comes to the adoption of technology, according to new research
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Benugo expansion continues
Benugo, the restaurant and deli operator, is to open its next site on Wigmore Street in Fitzrovia, central London, at the end of this month
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NewsAnalyst corner
Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to the H1 pre-close update from Spirit Pub Company on Tuesday (18 March), with the analyst “strongly” reiterating his Buy recommendation and 110p Target Price for the group
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NewsMinister: 'alcopop' market will disappear
The market for “alcopops” looks like disappearing in the next few years, according to a Government health minister
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Autogrill profits pick up after drop in 2013
Autogrill, the transport hub operator, said sales were starting to pick up this year as road traffic after reporting a 2.2% drop in revenue to €3.98bn in 2013
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OpinionHill start at Las Iguanas
Steve Hill, the new chief executive at Las Iguanas, talks to Mark Wingett about how a meeting over a curry got him the only job he “would return to the sector for” and describes the challenge he faces in not “mucking up” an exceptional business
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Bo London in administration
Alvin Leung’s Michelin-starred Bo London restaurant in Mayfair is understood to have been placed on the market, after its holding company was placed into administration
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NewsHolts seeks new tenanted food position
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, is recruiting for a new role aimed at building the food business in its tenanted estate
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Flying Coffee Bean to make London debut
Flying Coffee Bean, the railway station concessions operator, is to make its debut in London this spring
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Valentina secures sixth site
Valentina, the Italian delicatessen, restaurant and shop concept, is to open its sixth site in the South East, after acquiring the leasehold interest of a unit in Reigate
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NewsJDW: Ireland, property, World Cup, M40, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results to 26 January for JD Wetherspoon and reports from a press briefing with chief executive John Hutson and finance director Kirk Davis
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NewsVapiano aims to double global estate
Vapiano, the Italian casual dining concept, plans to more than double in size to 300 sites globally over the next five years as it targets openings in larger UK cities under franchise, UK and US managing director Phil Sermon has told M&C Report
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s signs franchise deal for Scotland
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chips brand, plans to open 50 sites in Scotland by 2019 after granting the franchise for Scotland to Sevenseas Ventures Limited
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NewsSubway remains top franchise opportunity
Subway has been named as the number one franchise opportunity for the fourth year in a row in an annual list of Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct, the leading online resource for global franchise opportunities
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NewsAction on pubcos this Parliament 'unlikely'
It’s “increasingly unlikely” that tenanted pub companies will be subject to legislation during this Parliament, according to leading analyst Nigel Parson
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Sticks’n’Sushi eyes further UK expansion
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Danish restaurant group, plans to double its estate in the UK over the next two years, including the opening of a site in Canary Wharf next spring
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Analysis & InsightEating-out chains 'hide behind brands'
Eating-out chains need to stop “hiding behind their brand” and introduce genuinely healthy meals for children, M&C Report’s Future Pub Conference has heard
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Grind operators secure Soho site
David Abrahamovitch and Kaz James, founders of Shoreditch Grind, the independent espresso bar on London’s Old Street roundabout, have secured a second site for the concept in Soho
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NewsYO! to strengthen London presence
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led group, is to strengthen its presence in London, with the opening of four new sites in the capital this summer