All MCA Insight articles in May 2014 – Page 19
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Stonegate invests in Classic Inns estate
Stonegate has invested £175,000 renovating the Tiller Pin in Leamington Spa to reopen as the Waterside Inn, with a new food and drink menu
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Diary
Diary: Five Guys, Wahaca, Loungers, Starbucks
This week’s Diary includes further fallout from NAMA, Five Guys on the expansion trail, Starbucks ramping up its UK expansion and those impressionable guys at Loungers
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Councils less keen on EMROs
The number of licensing authorities in England and Wales considering the introduction of an early morning restriction order (EMRO) has fallen sharply, new research from Poppleston Allen has revealed
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Busaba to make international debut
Busaba Eathai, the casual-dining Thai chain, has signed an agreement to make its overseas debut this September in the Middle East, in Dubai
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Bass to swap Grillshack for Selfridges
Hannah Bass is to step down from overseeing the development of the Richard Caring-backed Grillshack and Jackson & Rye concepts, to become director of restaurants at Selfridges
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Ippudo closes in on UK debut site
Hakata Ippudo, the ramen bar brand, is close to securing its first site in the UK, in London
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Seattle’s Best Coffee signs three-way UK coffee deal
Seattle’s Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Coffee company, has signed a trial deal with KFC, Asda and Kiddicare as part of a plan to sell its coffee through 100 nationwide partner cafes in the UK by the end of the year
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Taco Bell to return to UK expansion trail
Taco Bell, the Yum! Brands owned Mexican burrito fast food concept, is set to return to the expansion trail in the UK, with the opening of its first site in over two years
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Sharp’s teams up with Outlaw for first pub
Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw and Sharp’s Brewery have teamed up to take over the Mariners pub in Rock, Cornwall, which becomes brewery’s first public house
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Homemade Cafe opens third Nottingham site
Homemade Café, the Nottingham-based bistro group, has opened its third site in Nottingham at the Pavilion on the Forest Recreation Ground, which has undergone a £5.2m renovation project
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PizzaExpress under fire for halal meat disclosure
PizzaExpress has come under criticism after it was revealed it was only serving halal chicken across its 434 sites but had declined to mention this on menus
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Punch sells Hammersmith pub for £2m-plus
Punch Taverns has sold the Old Parr’s Head in Hammersmith, West London for more than £2m after more than 10 offers for the site
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Cabana to open World Cup pop-up
Cabana, the fast growing Brazilian barbecue group led by Jamie Barber and David Ponte, is opening a pop up bar and grill in Covent Garden’s Piazza to celebrate the World Cup
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Square Pie plans dual growth strategy
Square Pie, the gourmet pie shop chain, is looking to strengthen both its restaurant and wholesale pie business as part of a long term growth plan that will see it expand across the country
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NewsSubway secures further petrol station deal
Subway, the global sandwich chain, has signed a further deal, which will see it increase its roadside presence in the UK.
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Whitbread further strengthens pipeline
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants has further strengthened its openings pipeline after securing planning permission for 520 bedrooms across six locations for its Premier Inn format
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Red Trousers makes first acquisition
Honey & Venom bar in south London has been bought by Red Trousers Entertainment, a new independent operator, which plans a refurbishment prior to opening it as The Imperial Durbar next month
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Jack: Marston’s repositioning to lead to growth
A leading analyst has said that he believes Marston’s repositioning (selling wet-led pubs, recycling capital into food-led new builds and converting the Taverns estate to franchise) should lead to double-digit earnings growth in 2015E and 2016E
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NewsJDW expects “reasonable outcome” for the year
JD Wetherspoon saw like-for-like sales increase by 6.2%, and total sales rise by 10.9% for the 13 weeks to 27 April 2014
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NewsYO! FY EBITDA up 15%, confirms Hall as CEO
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed group, has confirmed that chief operating officer Vanessa Hall has succeeded Robin Rowland as chief executive, with Rowland, who has led the company for 14 years, becoming executive chairman