All MCA Insight articles in March 2015 – Page 2
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News
JDW plans Brighton rooftop bar and hotel
JD Wetherspoon has applied to create a hotel and rooftop bar above one of its Brighton pubs, M&C Report has learnt.
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Heineken announces global restructure
Heineken has announced a restructure and a number of changes to its senior management team.
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McDonald’s to test all-day breakfast
McDonald’s is to trial all-day breakfasts next month in the US as its continues to explore ways to evolve its offer against a backdrop of declining sales
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Fulham Shore shares rise after Franco Manca deal
Fulham Shore, the Real Greek operator, has seen its share price rise 7.5% after announcing a conditional agreement to acquire the 10-strong Franco Manca chain for c£27.5m.
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Neds signs international 100 site franchise deal
Neds Noodle Bar, the London-based fast food concept, has signed an international franchise deal to open up to 100 sites beginning with the UK, Germany and UAE, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
London to bare brunt of rates revaluation
Retailers in London’s West End could face an 80% hike in business rates in the next revaluation, new research has shown.
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News
26 Grains secures Neal’s Yard site
Shaftesbury has announced that café brand 26 Grains will take a 249 sq ft site in Neal’s Yard, Seven Dials
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Analysis & Insight
Preston tops table of UK’s unhealthiest High Streets
New research has found that towns and cities in North and Midlands are more likely to have higher concentrations of businesses which may harm the public’s health
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Pug Pubs moves towards food-led format
Pug Pubs, the Midlands pub company set up by former M&B director Nigel Pinegar and former openings manager Matthew Crowther, is moving towards a food-focused concept and adding seven letting rooms to its newest pub, the Pug and Greyhound, in Great Glen, south of Leicester
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Analysis & Insight
Research says binge drinking costs UK £4.9bn a year
Researchers claimed binge drinking is costing UK taxpayers £4.9bn a year.
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News
Home affordability in UK cities deteriorates to 2009 levels
The past year has seen a deterioration in affordability in UK cities, driven by rising house prices across the country
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Dunkin’ Donuts in SSP link up
Dunkin’ Donuts has signed a franchise agreement with SSP to begin developing sites in train stations across Denmark
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SSP expands into China
SSP, the travel food operator, has secured a £60m six-year contract with with Beijing Capital International to introduce eight brands to Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) in China
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Unlimited fines for illegal sport screenings
Venues convicted of illegally showing Premier League matches without a commercial agreement will now face an unlimited fine, after the abolition of the cap at £5,000.
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 28-29 March
Restaurants, fast food and takeaways Domino’s tech-loving boss likes humble pie with his pizzas Patrick Doyle did not pull any punches. “It sickens me,” he told the hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched his online apology. It was just after Easter 2009 and as the boss of Domino’s in ...
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Compass predicts revenue growth of 5.5% for H1
Contract caterer Compass has said it expects to report organic revenue growth of 5.5% when it presents its H1 results in May.
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Franco Manca acquisition “major step forward”
Fulham Shore has said that its acquisition of Franco Manca represents a major step forward in the implementation of its strategy
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Opinion
Where next for pubs code debate?
The bill containing the pubs code received Royal Assent last week but that is far from the end of the story. Mike Berry looks at what could happen next.
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News
Bulldog secures £4.5m funding
Bulldog Hotel Group, the coaching inns chain, has secured £4.5m from the Business Growth Fund as it seeks to double in size by 2020.
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UK restaurant to introduce ticketing system
The Clove Club restaurant in London’s Shoreditch is to become the first in the UK to introduce a system in which diners must purchase tickets in advance