All MCA Insight articles in March 2017 – Page 13
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News
Sourced Market set for Barbican
Sourced Market is set for further growth in the capital, with an opening near Barbican tube station
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Notes secures expansion fund
Notes is set for further growth across the capital after securing a new debt finance deal with OakNorth
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Campbell soups up Wagamama
Wagamama’s David Campbell explains how he rediscovered the brand’s lost momentum.
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Unite targets Ivy Collection over tips policy
The Unite union has accused the Ivy Collection of failing to give waiters and kitchen staff their fair share of money from service charges.
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M&S sounds out Whitbread’s Baker for chairman role
Marks & Spencer is understood to have sounded out Whitbread’s Richard Baker for the role of its new chairman.
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Everyman sees F&B spend rise; secures new funding
Everyman, the 54-strong cinema operator, saw food and beverage spend per head rise from £5.35 to £5.55 for the year ended 29 December.
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Opinion
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Andy McCue’s first update as chief executive of The Restaurant Group last week was brutally honest in assessing where the business now finds itself and in highlighting the speed of its decline. The question is will he and the company get time to right those wrongs and are the group’s future prospects and that of rival the Casual Dining Group now linked? Mark Wingett reports.
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Opinion
Budget shows sector voices are being heard
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, dissects the details of this week’s Budget announcements and its impact on the sector.
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Coffee concept Flock to launch in Tower Hill
New coffee shop concept Flock is set to launch in Tower Hill, with plans for a further site in central London before moving to regional commuter towns.
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Dalton appointed ops director at ASK
ASK Italian, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, has promoted Jan Dalton to the role of operations director
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Boki to make Covent Garden move
Boki, the fledgling café concept, is make its central London debut after securing a site in Covent Garden
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Tortilla set for Dalston
Tortilla is set to further strengthen its presence in London, with two openings in the capital in May.
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Shot Espresso gears up for 'massive' Nova site
Shot Espresso, the coffee shop, deli and apéritif group, is gearing up for its biggest site yet in Nova Victoria, with the possibility of two more next year, MCA has learnt.
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Analyst corner: Irvine-Fortescue on TRG
Sector analyst Mark Irvine-Fortescue looks back The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) update with a note called “Cue-ing straight”
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St Austell appoints Worrall as retail director
St Austell Brewery, the Cornwall-based brewery and pub company, has announced the appointment of Steve Worrall as retail director, as the business explores opportunities to add sites in the South West.
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JDW: Freeholds; rooms; Lloyds and food to go
JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson and chief financial officer Ben Whitley spoke to the media following the company’s half-year results announcement.
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Moto to invest £14m on F&B in 2017
Moto is to invest £14m this year in ramping up its F&B offer across its 58-strong estate
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Chipotle to close ShopHouse chain
Chipotle is to shut all 15 of its ShopHouse Asian Kitchen restaurants next week
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Chancellor criticised for exaggerating pub relief scheme
The Government has come under fire for claiming that 90% of pubs in England could benefit from a £1,000 business rates discount
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C&C expects FY volume growth of 3%
C&C Group has said it expects to post volume growth of 3% for its full-year to 28 February.