All MCA Insight articles in May 2014 – Page 12
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Purl eyes worldwide expansion
Bryan Pietersen, the owner of London cocktail bar Purl, is opening a second venue in Surrey this June and plans to take the brand worldwide
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Fluid Group takes Star Pubs & Bars site
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has refurbished two of its pubs in Newcastle in a joint investment with lessees of £240k
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Star Pubs & Bars launches social media support programme
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has launched a social media support programme to help its lessees promote their businesses
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Everards opens latest Project William site
Everards, the Leicestershire brewer and pub operator, has opened a pub in Shropshire as the latest for its Project William scheme that sees it work with smaller local brewers to take on outlets
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Domino's sponsors Isle of Wight Festival
Domino’s Pizza has become an official sponsor of the Isle of Wight Festival 2014 this June where it expects to sell up to 20,000 fresh pizzas over the weekend from four pop-up stores around the festival site
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Bar Sports adopts Orderella app
Orderella, a food and drink ordering app, has been introduced to the Bar Sports venue in Cannock Staffordshire as part of nationwide rollout to make app ordering available at every Bar Sports site by the start of the World Cup
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Durham next for Stonegate's new student bar concept
Stonegate is to convert a former Scream pub in Durham into the latest site for its evolved student offer
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NewsZero hour contract action 'could hit pub jobs'
A trade body has warned Business Secretary Vince Cable about adding more red tape to pubs over zero hours contracts, which it said can offer much-needed flexibility to the sector
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Alcohol pricing restrictions to go live by end of May
A ban on selling alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT is expected to come into force by the end of May
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NewsCarluccio’s confirms overseas pipeline
Carluccio’s has confirmed that it will make its debut in the US this autumn as it looks to open an additional seven overseas restaurants by the end of 2014
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NewsSt Austell FY EBITDA grows 7.4%
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has reported a 7.4% rise in EBITDA to £13.8m in the year to 28 December on turnover up 10% to £116.6m, with growth recorded in every division
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Analysis & InsightBuoyant future for branded market
The total UK restaurant market is forecast to reach £52bn by 2017, the growth rate doubling from 1.3% to 2.5% over the next three years, according to Allegra Foodservice
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NewsTRG lfls grow 4%
The Restaurant Group saw like-for-like sales grow 4% for the first 19 weeks of its current financial year, and says it is on track for “a very satisfactory” H1
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Analysis & InsightPleasure seekers drive new era of premiumised informality
Premiumised informality, from street food to fine dining is now widespread across the restaurant sector, according to Allegra Foodservice’s latest report, The UK Restaurant Market 2014
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McGinty to step down from Enterprise
Mark McGinty is to step down as a division director at Enterprise Inns and is thought that he could join new vehicle Hawthorn Leisure.
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NewsAbokado eyes up to 200 London sites; looks overseas
Abokado, the London-based chain of healthy fast food bars, has the potential to grow to between 100 and 200 stores in the capital and is targeting New York and Paris for its first overseas launches
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NewsJack: Marston's 'well placed to drive growth'
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has reiterated his Buy recommendation for Marston’s following its H1 results this morning, saying that the company has “strong underlying trends” and that it’s “well placed to drive growth”
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Tesco plans 130 cafes and restaurants
Tesco is introducing 80 dining areas such as Giraffe and Decks, along with 50 Harris + Hoole coffee shops and 110 bakeries to its stores this year as part of a remodelling plan
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CAMRA delivers pubco reform petition
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has mounted renewed pressure on the Government for pubco reform by delivering a petition to business secretary Vince Cable today
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Analysis & InsightManaging expectations
It’s a little early to assess the full implications of Enterprise Inns’ move into managed pubs. But we already know enough from its first directly-run outlet, St James’ of Bermondsey, south-east London to suggest the company is serious about developing an estate of well-invested and properly promoted managed pubs in the capital and beyond