All MCA Insight articles in May 2014 – Page 16
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NewsPrezzo introduces flatbread pizzas in new summer menu
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye led restaurant group, has revealed details of its summer menu, which includes the introduction of a new range of flatbread pizzas
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NewsAbokado appoints head of talent
Abokado has recruited Paul Sharp, formerly of Pret A Manger, Esquires and Coffee Republic, into the newly created role of head of talent.
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Holmes becomes ASK and Zizzi CEO
Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi
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NewsSuitors circle Orchid
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), Greene King and Starwood Capital, are amongst six firms believed to be set to bid for all or part of Orchid Pub Company
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Bavarian Beerhouse grows franchise network
Bavarian Beerhouse, the London-based group specialising in German-style bierkellers, is looking to expand its network of franchised beer houses with new openings across the UK
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Koh Thai plans smaller concept roll out
Koh Thai Tapas (KTT) has confirmed it will rollout is smaller tapas bar concept Koh Noi, after the success of its first site under the new format
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Miller's Collection eyeing market towns
Miller’s Collection, the Hampshire based country sport pub group, is looking to acquire a fifth pub later this year following the opening of its fourth site, the English Partridge at Brighton, Hampshire
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Analysis & InsightI quit…again
Consumer insights company Intelligence Group predicts 86 million ‘Millennials’ (those in their 20s and early 30s) will be in the workplace by 2020, representing a 40% of the total working population. Employers had better take note: currently young people are quitting their jobs at a frightening rate, says Lara Piras, researcher at consultancy firm Voxburner
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Ribble Valley Inns expands pipeline
Ribble Valley Inns, food-led pub company owned by the Northcote Group, is opening its fifth pub in June and has signed a contract for a sixth site in Cheshire
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NewsSt Austell to double refurb spend
St Austell, the brewer and pub operator, is to invest £3.3m this year on refurbishments across its estate, up from £1.7m last year
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Atherton eyes pizzeria launch
Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton is in early talks to open a pizzeria at the Land Securities Nova development in London’s Victoria
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NewsBe At One to take cluster approach to expansion
Be At One, the Piper-backed cocktail bar chain, will take a cluster approach to its expansion outside London, which could see it operate three to four sites in cities such as Bristo
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BII appoints interim chair
Tom Richardson has been appointed the interim chairman of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)
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St Austell acquires two freeholds
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has acquired the freeholds of a pub and hotel in the west of England as part of its continuing growth plan
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Matthew Clark sees 7% growth in wine sales
Matthew Clark, the nationwide drinks supplier to the on-trade, has seen sales of wine increase by 7% in the face of market-wide decline of 13% over the past 12 months to January 2014
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NewsJoseph Holt agrees £20m refinancing deal
Joseph Holt is set to embark on an expansion drive focused on food-led sites, after agreeing a £20m refinancing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland
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Potbelly eyes UK launch
Potbelly, the sandwich shop chain, has become the latest US-based brand to show an interest in launching in the UK
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Downing set for further £20m fundraising
Downing LLP has closed its latest round of fundraising with a total of £18.6m raised and is set to launch a new fund soon which will target raising a further £20m
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Soho’s The Player changes hands
Jonathan Downey has sold his The Player site in London’s Soho to the company behind the Sherry Butt bar concept in Paris
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NewsM&C20 slips on mixed share-price performance
The M&C20 Index of leisure sector shares slipped by seven points or 0.5% this week, underperforming the general stock market – which was flat