All MCA Insight articles in March 2018 – Page 14
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News
Maxwell’s relocated due to rent increases
Maxwell’s Bar & Grill on Covent Garden’s James Street, is relocating to King Street after 25 years due to “unsustainable rent increases”
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Analysis & InsightAlan Yau: ‘Shun’, Seasonality and Sanitaryware
Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, Busaba Eathai and Hakkasan, discusses how the UK restaurant sector latched onto the theme of seasonality and compares the comparisons and differences between the British and Japanese dining scenes.
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Maxxium UK rebrands as Edrington-Beam Suntory UK Distribution
Maxxium UK is to rebrand as Edrington-Beam Suntory UK Distribution Ltd, reflecting the long-term partnership between spirit producers Edrington and Beam Suntory.
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Doughnut Time UK not affected by Australian closures
Doughnut Time, the Australian gourmet brand with three London stores, has been sold with a number of stores closing – though the UK stores are not believed to be affected.
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Stonegate appoints Brown as new ops director
Matt Brown has joined Stonegate Pub Company as an operations director, after 10 years with Greene King
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Access Group acquires Procure Wizard
Software provider the Access Group has acquired online procurement specialist, Procure Wizard, for an undisclosed sum.
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Charles Wells to launch £13m new brewery
Charles Wells commercial director, Peter Wells, has told MCA that the group’s new £13m brewery will allow it to tap into emerging beer trends.
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NewsTRG pre-tax profits fell 26.4% in 2017
The Restaurant Group saw adjusted pre-tax profits fall 26.4% to £56.7m over what it described as a “transitional” year in 2017
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Private equity circles Laine Pub Co
Duke Street Capital, the backer of Wagamama, is one of three bidders currently in the running to acquire Laine Pub Company
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Vessel begins rollout with 7 new sites across UK
Vessel, the dark kitchen group, has begun its rollout across the UK, opening two sites in Leeds, two in Manchester, and three in London, in Battersea, Hammersmith and Tobacco Dock, MCA has learnt.
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Solanot to oversee Wingstop’s UK launch
Christian Solanot, formerly of Cote, Jamie’s Italian and Shake Shack, is to oversee the launch of US chicken concept Wingstop in the UK
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Filmore & Union to make Midlands debut
Filmore & Union is to make its debut in the Midlands, and at the same strengthen its partnership with John Lewis
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Young’s to re-open Smiths in the City as The Candlemaker
Young’s will re-open the Smiths site in the City, which it acquired last November, this spring under the name The Candlemaker
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Tattu secures Birmingham site
Tattu, the contemporary Chinese restaurant brand, has secured a site in Birmingham for its third site
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Compass launches barista academy
Compass UK is launching its first barista academy to drive up coffee quality across the business
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Plans to introduce Agent of Change across UK
The Government has published draft proposals which would see the agent of change principle rolled out nationwide.
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Fuller’s eyes zero-alcohol London Pride
Fuller’s Beer Company has begun developing a non-alcoholic version of its London Pride ale.
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Freshcut Foods in MBO
Freshcut Foods, the Nottingham-based supplier, has been acquired in a deal backed by investment firm Perwyn.
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Pernod Ricard launches The Loft
Pernod Ricard UK is launching The Loft, a multipurpose experiential bar and events space in Manchester. The Loft is 6,000 sq. ft, with a training bar, private event space and is now open for private hire, at old Walkabout Bar on 13 Quay Street. The venue will serve 19 brands ...
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Analysis & Insight
Service sector overtakes manufacturing
The UK service sector picked up in February after the weakest start to the year in almost a decade, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS services purchasing managers’ index (PMI).