All MCA Insight articles in March 2019 – Page 8
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Opinion
Mark out of 10: KFC
Mark McCulloch – the brand and marketing guru behind Supersonic Inc – gives his latest take on a marketing campaign by a prominent operator. Today he looks at KFC’s offer to open 300 of its kitchens up to customers, issued via a sponsored tweet.
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News
Young swaps Fuller’s for St Austell
St Austell Brewery has hired Georgina Young as the new head brewer for Bath Ales.
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News
JDW sees H1 lfls up 6.3%
JD Wetherspoon has achieved a revenue increase of 7.1% for the 26 weeks to 27 January 2019, to £889.6m, with like-for-like sales (lfls) up 6.3% over the period.
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News
TRG returns to lfl growth
The Restaurant Group (TRG) ended 2018 with like-for-like sales (lfls) down 2%, but has this morning reported a rise in the 10 weeks to 10 March of 2.8%.
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Analysis & Insight
Customers seek healthier eating promotions
Almost 40% of consumers now rate healthier eating as ‘highly important’ to them, with over a third of consumers eating more healthily than a year ago, the latest MCA data has shown.
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News
Costa to trial delivery
Costa Coffee has announced a partnership with Deliveroo, with six London stores to trial a delivery offering.
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News
Red Dog Saloon unveils Louie's Nashville hot chicken
Red Dog Saloon is launching a spin-off concept Louie’s, serving Nashville hot chicken, in the basement of its Hoxton site.
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News
Bonnie Gull pulls Salt 'n' Sauce out of Oxford Westgate
Salt ‘n’ Sauce, the fish and chip shop concept from Bonnie Gull, has pulled out of Oxford’s Westgate Social, MCA understands.
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News
Analysts corner: Hargreaves Lansdown on Just Eat
Three months after it dropped out of the FTSE 100, Just Eat is due to re-join it. Hargreaves Lansdown gives its thoughts in its readmission.
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News
Minimum wages look set to rise following LPC review
The Government has said it wants to set National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates “as high as possible without damaging the employment prospects for each group”, as it looks to eradicate low pay in the UK.
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Analysis & Insight
Food inflation hikes seen in eight categories in February
Fish was one of the key categories seeing year-on-year inflation during February, according to the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing.
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News
Orange Buffalo secures debut site in Tooting
The Orange Buffalo, the New York wings concept, has secured its debut bricks and mortar site in Tooting Broadway, which will be used as a franchise model, MCA understands.
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News
Paddington Draft House converts to BrewDog
BrewDog has converted the Paddington Draft House pub to its core model.
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News
Jolly swaps Welcome Break for Stick n Sushi
Karl Jolly, who spent 13 years as director of people at Welcome Break, has taken up the same role at Sticks n Sushi.
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Opinion
'The banks are running scared of casual dining'
ThinCats, the alternative finance lender, has backed Flat Iron, Abokado and Wright & Bell. Dave Sherrington, regional head of sales, talks to MCA about how the sector is emerging from the worst of the downturn, and why the fintech company will continue to back hospitality concepts as traditional lenders have retreated.
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News
Spuntino to relocate after lease taken back
Polpo is eyeing a “bigger and better” Soho site for its Spuntino restaurant, after the landlord decided to take back the lease.
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News
Cineworld UK retail sales up 3.5%
Cineworld has reported a 3.5% rise in retail revenue for the Uk & Ireland in 2018, boosted by a broader range of f&b offers.
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Analysis & Insight
Quality is a dish best served … everytime
According to MCA data, food quality is the single most important factor for consumers in choosing where to eat out. But how are those customers defining quality and which operators are being scored highest on this crucial metric? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, reveals answers that may surprise many operators.
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News
Eggslut plans six sites for 2019
American fast casual concept Eggslut is eyeing six store openings this year, MCA has learnt.
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Housekeeping
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