All MCA Insight articles in March 2017 – Page 18
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NewsTurner to chair ETM Group
ETM Group, independent bar, pub and restaurant company, has appointed Graham Turner as its non-executive chairman
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Honi Poke targets five in three years
Honi Poke, the latest Hawaiian raw food concept to hit London, is targeting five sites in three years, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
VAT cut would boost eating out market
A cut in VAT by 5% in the Spring Budget could provide the average UK adult with extra spending power of £5,471 per year, with tourism and hospitality in line to benefit.
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Sticks ‘n’ Sushi eyes Soho launch
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Copenhagen-based restaurant group, is lining up a further central London opening in Soho
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Rousset plans Café Comptoir
Xavier Rousset, the co-founder of the 28-50 group, plans to launch a further venture in central London, Café Comptoir
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Time Out to appeal Shoreditch market rejection
Time Out Group is to appeal the decision by Tower Hamlets Council to reject its plans for a food market in Shoreditch.
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Hawkshead plots growth after securing investment
Hawkshead Brewery will go through a period of significant expansion after agreeing an investment deal with independent drinks company Halewood Wines & Spirits.
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Bravo acquires three, eyes further growth
Bravo Inns, the Albion Ventures-backed pub operator, is to open three new pubs in the coming months with plans to add the same again before the end of the year.
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NewsShepherd Neame: Accommodation, acquisition and Asahi
MCA speaks to Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame following the group’s H1 trading update.
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Analysis & Insight
UK CEO’s more upbeat about own growth prospects
UK chief executives are more upbeat about their own businesses’ growth prospects than 12 months ago
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7Bone builds pipeline
7Bone Burger Co, the Kings Park Capital-backed concept, has built a pipeline of six openings across the South of England which will be coming online “fairly quickly”, MCA has learnt.
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Q4 like-for-like sales up 3.7% at Network Rail
Network Rail has a reported that like-for-like retail sales at its managed stations grew by 3.7% in Q4 2016
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Papa John’s testing fee for “priority orders”
Papa John’s is experimenting with a ‘priority fee’, which enables guests to jump to the front of the queue
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Analysis & Insight
Junk food more expensive than healthy options
Healthy food is mostly cheaper than junk food, making it “simply wrong” that cost is driving poor nutrition and obesity, says IEA report
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Hawksmoor confirms Foxlow Soho launch
The Hawksmoor Group has confirmed it will open a new site under their neighbourhood restaurant brand Foxlow in Soho
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NewsBrewDog legal warning fuels Lone Wolf Bars speculation
BrewDog has demanded that independent operator Lone Wolf bar changes its name – fuelling speculation that it is planning to launch standalone outlets under its distillery brand.
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Bale & Brains team up on sports bar
Gareth Bale and SA Brain are teaming up to open a new premium sports bar and restaurant in Cardiff
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AB InBev revises up SAB Miller synergy savings
AB InBev has revised up is synergy and cost saving expectations for the integration of the SABMiller estate – from $2.5bn to $2.8bn.
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Peers vote to strengthen planning protections for pubs
Peers have voted in favour of an amendment to the Neighbourhood Planning Bill aimed at preventing pubs undergoing a change-of-use without planning permission.
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Pitcher & Piano to open in Durham
Marston’s has secured a unit at the Milburngate complex in Durham to open a Pitcher & Piano.