All MCA Insight articles in March 2014 – Page 14
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Exhibition Rooms to open sister site
Exhibition Rooms, the Crystal Palace-based restaurant led by former Harvey Nichols head chef David Massey, is set to open a sister site in Streatham this spring
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Drygate to launch The Vintage
Drygate Brewing Company, C&C Group’s new craft beer brewery in collaboration with the Williams Bros Brewing Company, is to open a new gastropub this spring, called The Vintage
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Tesco builds Decks pipeline
Tesco is to continue the rollout its new casual dining format, Decks, to more sites across the country over the next few months, including its second in Wales
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Grill & Go and Chopstix arrive at Woking
Woking Shopping, the joint venture between Moyallen and Woking Borough Council, has announced the opening of Grill and Go and Chopstix Noodle Bar in Peacocks Place, the scheme’s food court
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Yummy reports February lfls up 15%
Yummy Pub Co, the four-strong pub operator, has reported like-for-like sales were up 15.6% across its sites in February
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The Stable to open Newquay site
West Country pizza and cider brand The Stable will open its sixth site on Cornwall’s famous Fistral Beach next month
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Butcombe takes top prize at SIBA Business Awards
Butcombe Brewery was named Overall Brewery Business of the Year, yesterday at the organisation’s BeerX event in Sheffield
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NewsJDW H1 lfls rise 5.2%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 5.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the 26 weeks to 26 January, with profits before tax and exceptionals up 8.5% to £37.8m
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Lloyd-Jones exits Notting Hill pub
The lease on a west London pub operated by former Gourmet Holdings chief executive Gareth Lloyd-Jones has been sold to a private operator
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NewsSpirit Leased sees four-fold rise in applicants
Spirit Leased, the leased pub arm of Spirit Pub Company, has reported a four-fold increase in licensee applications over the first three months of 2014
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Weston Castle takes three Star pubs
Weston Castle, the northern England-based pub operator, has secured leases on three pubs owned by Star Pubs & Bars
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NewsCaring to pick up warchest for further restaurants
Serial sector investor Richard Caring is set to gain a “warchest” for further restaurant and club acquisitions in London, after the sale of significant part of Camden Market and Wentworth golf club
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World Cup pub hours consultation opens
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is urging operators to respond to the Home Office’s consultation to decide whether to relax licensing hours during England matches in the World Cup 2014
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Blackpool formally rejects EMRO
Blackpool Council has endorsed the licensing committee’s recommendation to reject an early morning restriction order (EMRO), which would have banned the sale of alcohol after 3am within the town centre
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NewsM&B creates innovative cattle scheme
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has created an innovative cattle scheme offering direct contracts with British beef farmers
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NewsHumphreys to step down from Parliamentary Beer Group
Robert Humphreys is to step down from his role of honorary secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, M&C Report has learnt. His replacement is Dr Paul Hegarty
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls flat in February
Like-for-like sales across 27 leading pub and restaurant groups were virtually flat in February, with growth of just 0.2%, against relatively difficult comparatives with the same month last year
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NewsTfL to launch pop-up shops in Tube stations
Transport for London (TfL) has signed a deal with short-term lettings firm Appear Here to rent vacant retail units across London Underground stations to brands and designers.
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Imbiba secures £4m of new funding
Imbiba Partnership, the investment vehicle led by John Connell, has so far raised £4.1m out of the £6m it is looking to secure from its latest round of fundraising
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NewsCanteen and Ed’s appoint new directors
Canteen, the high-quality British food concept, has promoted Kasia Vanderputt to the role of group finance director, while its former finance director Mayuri Vachhani has joined Ed’s Easy Diner on a permanent basis as director of special projects, finance