All MCA Insight articles in March 2014 – Page 18
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Pubs missing out on £100m rate relief
Pubs are missing out on their share in a £100m small business rates relief windfall because local councils are failing to provide up-to-date advice, a report has found
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OpinionStonegate's brave new world
In his last interview before resigning as chief executive of Stonegate Pub Company, a spirited Toby Smith discusses Missoula, Common Room, Popworld and the firm’s approach to investments and acquisitions. He speaks about how the pub giant has integrated Living Room and the former Bramwell portfolio, and addresses rumours of an imminent IPO
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NewsLib Dems: let tenants buy their pubs
The Liberal Democrats have committed to introducing a right for pub tenants to buy the freehold of their venue if it’s put up for sale at an independently assessed market value
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NewsLongbottom named Stonegate CEO
Stonegate Pub Company has announced that Simon Longbottom, managing director of Greene King Pub Partners, is to replace Toby Smith as chief executive of the managed operator
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Todd plans to stay in sector
Former Mitchells & Butlers managing director Kevin Todd has told M&C Report that he would like to stay in the industry when he returns to the UK following his resignation as chief executive of Rosinter Restaurants, one of Russia’s largest casual restaurant chains
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NewsMuffin Break to double UK estate
Muffin Break, the Australian bakery cafe chain owned by Foodco, plans to double its UK estate by the end of 2014
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NewsM&C20 flat but outperforms All Share index
Growth for the M&C20 slowed to a halt this week, although it still outperformed the FTSE All Share index, which fell by 0.5%
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NewsBoris Johnson joins pledge on hospitality jobs
London Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged his support for the hospitality industry by joining with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to reveal plans to create 7,000 new apprenticeship positions in the catering industry.
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Timothy Taylor begins new CEO search
Timothy Taylor, the West Yorkshire brewer and pub operator, has begun its search for a new chief executive to replace managing director Charles Dent
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NewsProgressive beer duty is 'a monster'
David Grant, managing director of Lancashire brewer Moorhouse’s, has renewed his attack on the system of tax breaks for smaller brewers, labelling it a “monster” that is “skewing” the market to “badly penalise” regional independent brewers and national suppliers
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NewsMasala World secures Wheeler’s of St James’s
Masala World, the operator of high-end Indian restaurants Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy, has exchanged on the original Wheeler’s of St James’s restaurant and bar in London’s Mayfair
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NewsTiger Bills to expand across India
Lifestyle Hospitality Group (LHG) has announced a major expansion drive in India, with plans for “upwards of 150” sites to be opened in the country under its Tiger Bills restaurant concept over the next three and a half years, M&C Report has learnt
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Coffee Republic steps up expansion
Coffee Republic has signed new franchise agreements in Oman and Qatar and increased its presence in the UK
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks Jake Bishop, operations director at Loungers, the award-winning café bar operator, about his best investment, his best business decision, and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsCote exchanges on Cobham site
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has exchanged on a site in Cobham
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Pan Chai closes in on first franchisees
Pan Chai, the luxury pan-Asian restaurant currently located at Harrods in Knightsbridge, has told M&C Report it has identified some potential franchisees to aid its expansion and is currently at the signing stage
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Europe's brewers call for level tax playing field with US
Europe’s brewers are calling for a level playing field on tax relief for small brewers to be included in trade negotiations between the EU and the US next week
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Pickles approves Cains' £150m Brewery Village
Cains, the Liverpool-based brewer, has been given the green light by the Secretary of State for the £150m development of the Cains Brewery Village
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Waitrose to up foodservice credentials
Waitrose is planning to open more cafes and trial new hospitality concepts over the next 12 months
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Miller’s Collection secures new MD
Rupert Reeves, former operations director at Longshot has become managing director of Miller’s Collection, the operator of top-end gastropubs