All MCA Insight articles in March 2017 – Page 5
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News
Wokit to launch three new sites this year
Wokit, the healthy Asian fast food restaurant based Borough Market, is planning to open three new sites this year.
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Turton swaps Nando’s for Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay has appointed Karen Turton, formerly of Nando’s and Spirit Pub Company, as its new UK operations director
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Newco acquires Burger & Lobster site in Farringdon
A new company set up by entrepreneurs Stefano Potortí and Yuri Negodyuk is to launch a new concept after acquiring the Burger & Lobster site in London’s Farringdon
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Tasty cuts openings pipeline for ‘challenging’ 2017
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has cut its openings programme and warned that headline operating profit is likely to fall in a ‘challenging’ 2017.
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DP Poland FY lfls up 27%
Domino’s Poland saw like-for-like system sales grow 27% in the year to 31 December during a period in which it accelerated its store rollout.
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Speculation mounts over Wagamama sales process
Speculation has increased that Duke Street Capital will look to exit its investment in Wagamama
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Analysis & Insight
Following the crowd
Over the past few years crowdfunding has gone from a curiosity to a major source of finance for businesses looking to scale up. Analyst Geof Collyer examines the statistics behind this phenomenon and how it is impacting on the eating and drinking out sector.
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News
PCA confirms details of levy for pubcos
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has confirmed the details of the levy on pubcos for the financial year 2016/2017.
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Active invests in Caravan
Active has invested in the London-based, all-day dining concept Caravan
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YO! to open street food-influenced concept
YO! Sushi is to open a smaller, stripped-back version of its format at Boxpark, Croydon
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Clarke swaps Las Iguanas for Bistrot Pierre
Bistrot Pierre, has appointed Nick Clarke, formerly of Las Iguanas, as its new property director
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PF Chang’s to launch here this summer
PF Chang’s, the Asian-themed US casual dining restaurant chain, is set to make its debut in the UK this summer
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Opinion
Consumption is the mother of all mix-ups
Chris Snowdon, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, was one of the guest speakers at MCA’s FD Leaders Club yesterday. He discussed the ongoing campaign by the anti-alcohol lobby to pressurise the Government into further regulation despite overwhelming evidence that consumption has been falling for years.
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Pret plays down US IPO speculation
Pret A Manger has played down renewed speculation that it is considering a New York stock market listing
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Analyst corner: Hammond on TRG
Analyst Ned Hammond at Berenberg has downgraded The Restaurant Group to ‘sell’ from ‘hold’
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WBB eyes new funding round
The opening of West Berkshire Brewery’s £4m new facility has been pushed back to August from the original date of April.
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Government to issue new amendment on pub planning rules
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed the Government will support an amendment that would remove permitted development rights for pubs.
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Burning Night raises £4m in P2P loan campaign
Burning Night Group, the Leeds based bar operator, has raised more than £4m in a peer to peer lending campaign due to close tonight.
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D&M to relocate The Happenstance
Drake & Morgan is to relocate its The Happenstance site in London’s Ludgate Hill, after accepting an offer on the unit
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GBK joins Rushden Lakes scheme
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) is set to join PizzaExpress, Wildwood and Costa at the Rushden Lake retail and leisure scheme, the Northants Telegraph reports.