All MCA Insight articles in March 2014 – Page 2
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C&C names new CEO of Tennent business
Irish drinks company C&C Group has announced the appointment of Brian Calder as chief executive of its Tennent Caledonian Breweries business
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NewsDomino’s collects digital award
Domino’s has been awarded the ‘Best Digital Activation’ award for its digitally sponsorship of the X Factor
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NewsAnalyst corner
Nicholas Batram at Peel Hunt looks ahead to the Q1 interim management statement from Domino’s Pizza on Wednesday 2 April. He issued a Hold recommendation but said its shares are “moving closer to buying territory”
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Analysis & Insight
Soft drinks volumes fall in leisure sector
The value of the soft drinks market to the leisure sector was static in 2013 at £2.8bn, while volumes fell 1.8%, according to the Britvic Soft Drink Review 2014
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LHG signs first franchisee for Casa Maroc
Lifestyle Hospitality Group (LHG), the leisure operator behind the Tiger Bills concept, has signed up a first franchisee for its Casa Maroc North African and Mediterranean restaurant format, with plans to open three within its territory in the south west
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Zizzi grows pipeline
Zizzi, the Gondola-owned chain, has further added to its pipeline of openings, with new sites lined up in Hereford, Manchester and Stratford
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OpinionMaster of all trades
Mel Flaherty talks to Oakman Inns & Restaurants founder Peter Borg-Neal about the growth of the company and what the future holds for the award-winning business, while the man himself dismisses the notion that it is impossible to be master rather than just jack of all trades.
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NewsDomino's to 'split territories', grow franchisee profits
Domino’s Pizza is asking franchisees to open more than one location in the same area, or even relocate sites, while at the same time the company will take steps to improve their profitability, chairman Stephen Hemsley told the Numis Travel & Leisure Conference in London
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NewsSpirit takes Premium concept outside London
Spirit Pub Company has expanded its Premium Pub format outside of London, with conversions in Cheshire and the West Midlands, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSoupe Du Jour concept to launch in Soho
Soupe Du Jour, a new restaurant and take away concept, is to launch its first site next month in London’s Soho
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Craft Beer Co secures West End flagship site
Craft Beer Co, the craft beer pub operator led by Martin Hayes, is to launch a flagship site in London’s West End, after securing its first site with Punch Taverns, Rudy’s Revenge in Covent Garden.
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The Clink to open restaurant staffed by female inmates
The Clink, the charity that operates restaurants at prisons staffed by inmates to help their rehabilitation, is to open a new restaurant staffed by female offenders at a prison in Cheshire
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Analysis & InsightOn-trade alcohol sales fell 6% in 2013
On-trade alcohol sales fell 6% in 2013, largely due to a 7% fall in beer sales and mitigated by growth in sparkling wine, liqueurs and malt whisky, according to the Wine & Spirit Trade Association’s (WSTA) market report
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NewsEdward becomes Brasserie Bar Co chair
Ian Edward, the corporate adviser to the eating and drinking-out market, is to become the new chairman of Brasserie Bar Co, the company behind the Raymond Blanc-inspired Brasserie Blanc and White Brasserie Company
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast the fastest growing eating-out occasion
Breakfast visits grew the fastest of any out-of-home meal occasion in 2013, as burger sales at breakfast increased by 6% year-on-year, new research shows
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Analysis & InsightYouth trends to follow in mobile marketing
Luke Mitchell, head of insight at the Voxburner market research agency, takes a look at four youth trends that will impact mobile marketing in 2014 and says that brands should never underestimate what tech means to young consumers and that Snapchat, Vine and WhatsApp are the apps to watch
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NewsDavies joins Beds & Bars as HR Director
Karen Davies, formerly of Novus Leisure, has joined Beds & Bars, the bars-meets-hostels operator, as its new HR director
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Ramsay goes back to the start
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay has acquired the former site of Aubergine, the restaurant where he began his career and won his first two Michelin stars, for c£1.2m
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Gyngell confirmed for Somerset House
Michelin-starred chef Skye Gyngell, formerly head chef at Petersham Nurseries Café, has confirmed that she will take one of the available units at Somerset House for an opening of her new restaurant Spring later this September
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Ed’s opens in Liverpool
Ed’s Easy Diner has opened its first restaurant in Liverpool on Liverpool ONE’s Lord Street