All MCA Insight articles in March 2015 – Page 3
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NewsFulham Shore agrees to acquire Franco Manca
Fulham Shore has conditionally agreed to acquire the 10-strong Franco Manca chain for c£27.5m
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Tasty sees 46% rise in pre-tax profits in FY14
Tasty, operator of the Wildwood brand, saw revenue rise 28% in the 52 weeks to 28 December with a 46% increase in pre-tax profits.
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NewsTesco trials further food to go concept
Tesco has launched the trial of a further in-store food-to-go concession with a third party in London
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NewsMoto completes refinancing
Moto Hospitality, the motorway service area operator, has completed a refinancing deal.
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Managed and food-led pubs continue to boost soft drinks sales
The value of the soft drinks market to the leisure sector grew in 2014 at £4.2bn, with volumes increasing 0.5%, according to the Britvic Soft Drink Review 2015.
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NewsPizzaluxe to extend Crowdcube campaign
PizzaLuxe, the highly-regarded, gourmet concept founded by Laura Pabon and Paul Goodale, is extending its Crowdcube campaign, M&C Report understands.
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NewsEclectic plummets as M&C20 declines
The M&C20 was down 2.6% last week underperforming the All-Share which was down 1.3% as domestic sectors once again underperformed the wider market. The All-Share was held up by gains in oil and mining stocks on the back of rises in the oil price, though this didn’t prove enough to offset what has been a week of decline for most major stock markets
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Russell Brand opens Hackney cafe
Comedian and TV star Russell Brand has opened his first cafe in Hackney, east London.
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Analyst: Brumby on JDW buybacks
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital looks at why JD Wetherspoon has spent another £325,000 today buying back its own shares.
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Second Café Ode to open in Devon
Devon-based Ode-True Food is to expand its sustainable café concept through a partnership with The Gara Rock Hotel in the South Hams, Devon in April 2015.
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Bagel Boy doubles up in Bristol
Bagel Boy, a Bristol-based cafe and takeaway, has opened its second site in the city on Gloucester Road
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Opinion
Operators to watch next year
While the AlixPartners Profit Tracker list is the market-watcher’s pre-eminent guide to dynamism in the sector, there are other operators making waves which haven’t made it on to the list for one reason or another. Mark Wingett provides a snapshot of four that are jostling for a listing.
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Fourth Clink site to open next month
More details have been released about the fourth site for The Clink – the charity operating restaurants in prisons, staffed by offenders.
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Chicken Town launches crowdfunding pitch
Chicken Town, a healthier approach to fried chicken, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to open its first restaurant in north London in September in a disused firestation on Tottenham Green
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Interviews
Five minutes with…. David Bruce, West Berks Brewery
Industry veteran, David Bruce, founder of West Berkshire Brewery and co-founder of City Pub Company on why he was the original BrewDog, his fears for the election and why he doesn’t like being called an industry veteran.
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Social media training rolled out to Greene King tenants
A programme of social media marketing training has been rolled out to support Greene King tenants and lessees.
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Analysis & InsightUK dining brands lead Europe’s top 25
UK restaurant brands account for 15 of the top 25 companies by sales, accounting for 19% of the total market, according to Horizons
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Analysis & InsightOut of home drinking on the rise
Almost two thirds of consumers have drunk at a pub or bar in the last month, compared to almost eight in 10 that have drunk at home, new figures have revealed
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£480m retail and leisure development set for Sheffield
Sheffield City Council has unveiled plans for 700,000sq ft of retail and leisure space in the centre of the city as part of a £480m regeneration project
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Personal licence renewals abolished from 1 April
Publicans with personal licences expiring on or after 1 April 2015 will not need to apply for renewal, the Home Office has confirmed.