All MCA Insight articles in March 2016 – Page 4
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News
Call for more action on cutting salt consumption
Restaurants, cafes and takeaways have been called on by Public Health England (PHE) to do more to help cut the nation’s average salt consumption
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Analysis & Insight
Night tube to add £71m in drinking-out spend
A report has calculated the impact of Londoners staying out for one more pint as a result of the 24-hour tube as £71m.
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Adnams FY sales down 0.5%
Suffolk brewer and pub operator Adnams saw sales in the second half of its financial year to 31 December improve to end 0.5% down at £65.7m.
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SA Brain grows FY sales 3%
Welsh brewer, pub operator and coffee shop operator SA Brain has reported sales growth of 3% in the year to 26 September to £127m.
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Analysis & Insight
Young people increasingly shun alcohol for food
New research has underlined the shift away from drinking out occasions in the 18-24-year-old market but active participation in the eating out market.
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News
Miller to leave Meantime
Nick Miller, chief executive of Greenwich-based brewer Meantime, is to step down after five years at the company, which is facing its second takeover in a year.
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Johnson steps down as EAT CEO
Adrian Johnson has stepped down as chief executive of EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed sandwich shop chain, to pursue other opportunities
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Pint Shop secures second site, eyes further expansion
Cambridge beerhouse concept Pint Shop has secured its second site in Oxford, with a further opening planned to follow soon after, MCA has learnt
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Le Bistrot Pierre secures Weston-super-Mare site
Le Bistrot Pierre has secured a further opening for this year in the Somerset seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare
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Analysis & Insight
Boom in popularity for British cuisine
A poll of diner across the UK has shown the popularity of British cuisine is booming.
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News
Minor sets out three-pronged UK expansion plan
Minor Food Group has set out a three-pronged expansion plan for the UK, through its brands – Patara, Suda and the yet-to-be-launched format Grab Thai
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Analysis & Insight
Eating-out still growing in popularity
New research has found that 30% of Brits are eating out more often than they did 10 years ago and a third of people dine out at least once a week
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News
Reynolds steps down at YO!
Paul Reynolds has stepped down as operations director and as a board member of the Mayfair Equity Partners-backed YO! Sushi
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Timothy Taylors FD to step down
Timothy Taylors finance director Steve Drinkwater is to retire after 20 years with the Yorkshire brewer and pub operator.
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Noble Inns set for period of consolidation
Noble Inns is set for a period of consolidation following the departure of its managing director, Simon Holroyd to become Bella Italia chief operations officer, MCA understands.
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Tapas bar Poco named Restaurant of the Year
East London tapas bar Poco has been named Restaurant of the Year at the Food Made Good Awards just six months after opening
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MARC acquires The Square
Philip Howard and business partner Nigel Platts-Martin have sold The Square restaurant in London’s Mayfair to Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation (MARC)
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Micropub Association expands to take in micro-brewers
The Micropub Association is to broaden its remit to incorporate the microbrewery sector.
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Bird eyeing regional expansion in 2017
Bird will target expansion into the rest of the UK in 2017 with Leeds and Manchester identified as targets, MCA has learnt.
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Iberica evolves as it closes in on target of 10 sites
Iberica is evolving its offer of ‘casual gastronomy’ as it gears up to open restaurants in Glasgow and Edinburgh following its launch in Leeds next month.