All MCA Insight articles in May 2014 – Page 17
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Hospitality training updated for tablets
Skillsoft, the elearning solutions provider, has updated its cloud platform to modernise its MindLeaders and other hospitality training programmes to make them compatible with mobile and tablet devices
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Waitrose to open King’s Cross cookery school
Waitrose has agreed a deal with King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership to open a food and wine shop and cookery school in one of the development’s listed buildings
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Busaba Eathai appoints Myers as CEO
Busaba Eathai has appointed Jason Myers, formerly managing director of Jumeirah Restaurants and the Ignite Group, as its new chief executive
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NewsCoffee#1 'could easily exceed 100 sites'
Coffee#1 has the potential to reach “way beyond” 100 sites as it nears the 50-site milestone by 2015, Scott Waddington, chief executive of brand owner SA Brain, has told M&C Report
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UK helps drive McDonald’s growth in April
A positive performance in the UK helped to drive global comparables sales at McDonald’s up 1.2% in April, offsetting flat sales in the US
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Pieminister to ramp up pubs presence
Pieminister, the pie shop brand, is to ramp up its presence in the pub sector with the launch of a full brand licence
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NewsBath Ales targets 25-strong estate
Bath Ales is planning to open three to four sites a year as it looks to reach an estate of c.25 sites by the end of 2018
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NewsBrewDog looks to ramp up food offer with US expert
BrewDog, the fast-growing brewer and bar operator, has hired a US food expert to help ramp up its food offer
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Twitter to launch Restaurant Week to promote UK foodservice
Twitter is to launch its own Restaurant Week, inviting restaurants to register and then tweet behind-the-scenes insights, as it looks to promote the UK foodservice sector
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NewsFY EBITDA up 9% at Pret
Pret A Manger has reported a 9% increase in underlying profit to £66.8m for the year to 2 January and said it was confident about its prospects for 2014
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NewsJack: Strong trading continues at TRG
A leading analyst expects next Thursday’s Q1 IMS from The Restaurant Group to show “strong trading” with rising like-for-like sales experienced at the start of the year likely to be maintained
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Batemans names Publican of the Year
Batemans, the Lincolnshire-based brewer, has named a long-standing tenant as its Publican of the Year at its annual awards ceremony and lunch
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Arran Brewery bids for distillery
The Arran Brewery, the Scottish Brewer, is making a bid to buy the assets of the Bladnoch Distillery at Wigtown, Dumphries and Galloway, which has been placed in administration
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America favours fast-casual dining
Fast-casual dining operators are gathering pace in the US and taking an increased market share from full service restaurants, with bakery cafes seeing the fastest growth in a segment worth £20.3bn
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Nightclub operators open first restaurant
The team behind two late-night London venues is opening its first restaurant, The Palomar, serving modern food from Jerusalem, in Soho
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Busaba secures O2 site
Busaba Eathai, the casual-dining Thai chain, has continued to build its pipeline for this year with the acquisition of a site at the O2 Arena
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Chefs to bring high-end restaurant to Hackney
Two high profile chefs are seeking funds to open a high-end British restaurant in East London, with plans to open a second site within three years
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CapCo achieves 98% occupancy
Capital & Counties said Covent Garden continues to re-define global luxury for the capital and said that demand for space from brands is strong across its estate, with occupancy at 98% as at 31 March 2014
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Starbucks drives spend-per-head at Cineworld
Cineworld yesterday reported an 8.6% increase in box office revenues, while admissions rose by 6.8% in the 18 weeks to 1 May
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Costa expands gluten-free range
Costa Coffee is launching its first savory gluten-free option in stores nationwide following customer feedback