All MCA Insight articles in March 2015 – Page 3
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Benito's Hat to open flagship site at London Bridge
Benito’s Hat, the fast casual Mexican restaurant group, is opening a 3,000sq ft flagship site spread over three floors at London Bridge station in the summer as part of plans to reach up to 12 sites by the end of the year, managing director Ben Fordham told M&C Report
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NewsBlack Dog continues property search
Black Dog, the Manchester-based bar and restaurant operator, is increasing the capacity of its Manchester Northern Quarter site by 60% following investment of more than half a million, M&C Report has learnt
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Tesco begins Burrito Kitchen link up
Tesco is to begin its link up with fledgling Mexican concept Burrito Kitchen, with the launch of a concession in one of its central London Metro stores
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TGI Friday’s planning more Fast Track sites
TGI Friday’s chief executive Karen Forrester has told M&C Report she is had conversations with various transport hubs over further Fast Track outlets.
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Punch shares up on CEO appointment
Shares in Punch Taverns rose 5p (5.73%) to close yesterday at 92.25p on the back of the appointment of the company’s new chief executive
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Levant sets out 2015 plans
The Levant Restaurants Group, the Tony Kitoys-led company, plans to open three sites this year, under its Lebanese restaurant concept Comptoir Libanais
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Bibigo sets out UK expansion plans
Bibigo, the Korean fast food concept, owned by CJ Corp, one of South Korea’s largest food manufacturers, plans to open four more sites in London
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Pull’d seeks investment to grow estate
Australian inspired slow cooked meat concept Pull’d has launched a pitch with crowdfunding site CrowdCube to raise £100k to grow the brand and open five London restaurants in the next five years with plans to expand further after that
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Burger and grill concept eyes UK wide expansion
A new burger and grill concept called Smoky Boys is being launched in Watford in early May as the first restaurant that will be the model for the brand to be rolled out across Surrey, Kent, Sussex and Essex
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NewsWagamama launches payment app
Wagamama has partnered with MasterCard to launch a new payment app
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sector biggest loser in cold snaps
Cold weather costs the UK economy an average of £2.5bn a quarter when temperatures are one degree celsius lower than average with accommodation and food sectors found to be most vulnerable
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T4 to roll-out five shops
Taiwanese tea brand T4 has plans to roll out five of its bubble tea shops in the next three years focusing on London initially, M&C Report has learnt
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Business park dedicated to food and drink seeks operators
Scotland’s first business park dedicated to food and drink has opened for occupation.
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NewsMinister congratulates drinks industry on responsibility pledge
Public Health Minister Jane Ellison has congratulated the drinks industry on its success in removing 1.3bn units of alcohol from the UK market.
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NewsFriska sets out expansion plans
Friska, the fast growing Bristol-based healthy eating concept, is preparing to open its first site in Birmingham later this year as part of plans to open a cluster of restaurants in the city before expanding nationwide, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsNine out of 10 Brakspear tenants want to renew
More than nine out of 10 Brakspear tenants (92%) would renew their agreement with the company, according to the pub operator’s survey of its tenants.
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NewsNeame: Managed growth, accommodation and pubs code
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame talks to M&C Report about why the company is in good shape to grow its managed estate, how accommodation has become an increasingly important part of its revenue stream and what effect the pubs code could have on the company’s investment strategy.
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Mr Pretzels eyes further expansion
Mr Pretzels UK has set its eyes on up to 10 more sites by the end of the year, with ambitions to open up in train stations
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EatDrinkSleep sees turnover rise 33.3%
EatDrinkSleep, the coaching inn operator, has said turnover for the start of the year at its Cornish sites underlines the dramatic impact of last year’s winter storms and the resulting disruption to train services across the south west.