All MCA Insight articles in March 2018 – Page 10
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Morrisons strengthens barista coffee offer
Morrisons has introduced 50 coffee barista bars to its estate over the past year.
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Pret to open first Netherlands site
Pret A Manger will open its first shop in the Netherlands on Monday, as part of its partnership with HMSHost International.
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Everyman F&B spend up 8%
Everyman Media Group, the cinema operator, saw average food and beverage spend across its estate grow 8% to £5.97 in the year to 28 December.
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Puma to begin “realisation” of Derby Pub Co estate
Puma Investments has begun the process of exiting its investment in the 14-strong Derby Pub Company
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NYC Bar & Grill business in administration
Yorkshire-based American restaurant business NYC Bar and Grill has been placed into administration
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Englender swaps Restaurant Property for AG&G
Matthew Englender has stepped down as head of sales at Restaurant Property to join London-based advisory firm AG&G
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Loch Fyne closes sites
Loch Fyne, the Greene King-owned group, has started to close some of its sites
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NewsNWTC wins four at Publican Awards
New World Trading Company (NWTC) was once again the big winner at last night’s Publican Awards, operated by MCA’s sister title, the Morning Advertiser.
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Analysts corner: Peel Hunt on Domino's
Analysts at Peel Hunt have summarised some key points from Domino’s analyst presentation following its preliminary results.
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Knife to open sister site
Steak restaurant Knife is to open a new sister site to its Clapham venture called 24 The Oval.
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Tantrum Doughnuts to double up in Glasgow
Artisan doughnut company Tantrum Doughnuts is to open its second Glasgow outlet today (13 March).
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Flavour Garden closes and goes into administration
Flavour Garden, the mixed-model restaurant, bar and retail business, which was consulted on by former Geronimo operations director Mark Ashley, has closed its single site and gone into administration, MCA understands. The concept, which opened at 4-6 New London Street, in The City, at the end of 2016, had counter ...
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Analysis & InsightFewer bakery purchases in H2 2017
The number of bakery purchases fell in the second half of the year, from 1.43bn in Q1 2017, to 1.35bn in Q4, according to new data from MCA’s Bakery and Sandwich Tracker (Q4 2017).
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Deliveroo launches street food pop-up
Deliveroo has launched new initiative ‘Pop-ups’, which gives street food operators time to operate at its Editions sites, with two out of the initial four operators vegan-only. Street food brands will get 12 week slots at the dark kitchens, with the most popular to be offered the chance to become ...
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Foxlow Chiswick to close
Foxlow, the Hawksmoor spin-off from Will Beckett and Hugh Gott, is to close its Chiswick branch, it has been announced.
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C&C sees Magners return to volume growth
C&C Group has reported a return to volume growth for Magners in the 12 months to 28 February.
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Maxwell’s to open Old Compton Brasserie
Maxwell’s Group is understood to be planning to open a new concept – Old Compton Brasserie
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending poor - but restaurants and bars resilient
Consumer spending had the weakest start to the year since 2012 – though restaurants and bars experienced a strong month, according to Visa’s UK Consumer Spending Index.
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Wickwar acquires Bristol pub
Wickwar Wessex, the West Country brewery and pub operator, has acquired the Black Swan in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol on, MCA has learnt. Wickwar has launched a new food menu and added Wickwar ales to the community pub since acquiring it last month. It takes the total number of sites to 18 ...
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ACI secures ninth site
Anglian Country Inns has acquired its ninth site – the Lytton Arms, in the village of Knebworth in north Hertfordshire.