All MCA Insight articles in May 2014 – Page 2
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BTP on track to reach £10m sales
Boston Tea Party is on track for full-year revenues to for revenues to hit £10m as it looks to two or three new sites over the next 12 months
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Sawday pub awards winners 2014 announced
A total of 15 pubs have received special recognition in Sawday’s Special Places Pubs and Inns of England & Wales Guide
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Blackpool launches night-time economy group as EMRO alternative
Blackpool Council has formed a night-time economy working group to help tackle problems associated with excessive drinking in the town
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Stuart Neame: legal action a 'last resort'
Stuart Neame has accused the board of directors at his family firm of lying to shareholders over plans to simplify its capital structure, but the former company vice-chairman distanced himself from an article in the Daily Mail suggesting he would take legal action on Monday if the changes he was demanding were not made
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NewsTragus brings in new team for Strada
Tragus has appointed a new management team to realise the potential of its Strada brand, a process that could eventually lead to it exploring options for the chain
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Amber Taverns changes hands in £80m deal
Amber Taverns, the fast-growing operator of wet-led community pubs, has changed hands as part of an £80m management buyout
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NewsFive Guys secures second Midlands site
Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, has secured its second site in the Midlands, after taking space at Touchwood, Solihull
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NewsJack upgrades M&B over expected Orchid deal
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) from Add to Buy following news of its likely takeover of the majority of the Orchid estate, which he described as an “excellent transaction” for the group
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New Italian fast casual concept plans UK launch
Sfilatini, a new Italian fast casual concept, which launched in Milan last June, is planning to make its debut in the UK by the end of the year.
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NewsMcDonalds to refranchise 1,500 sites
McDonalds has announced plans to refranchise at least 1,500 restaurants by the end of 2016 in Europe and its Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) division
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NewsTGI Friday's enrolls 270 apprentices
TGI Friday’s UK, the Karen Forrester-led restaurant group, has announced that 270 apprentices have been enrolled on its apprenticeship programme one year after it was launched
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Greene King awards facilities management contract
Greene King has awarded a facilities management contract to Selwyn Building Services (SBS), which is taking on an additional 35 staff to service the deal
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UK-based restaurant reservation system signs US deal
ResDiary, the global restaurant booking specialist established by hospitality veteran Mike Conyers, has agreed a deal to take the system to the US
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NewsPizzaExpress opens first fully-owned international site
PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has opened its 500th site in total and its first full-owned international site in Beijing, China.
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Analysis & Insight
Thinking outside the promotional box
Food brands are beginning to think outside the box when it comes to promotional campaigns and the way in which they target young people. They now understand that a simple shot of a family eating and enjoying the product will no longer do
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Dunsmore becomes Chapel Down chairman
Chapel Down Group, the English winemaker and brewer, has today announced that former Scottish & Newcastle chief executive John Dunsmore is to become its chairman with immediate effect
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Paris restaurant Les Gourmets des Ternes opens in London
Paris independent restaurant Les Gourmets des Ternes has opened its first overseas restaurant in Maida Vale, London
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TCG continues Cancer Research support
Around 15 employees of TCG, the managed operator, have visited Cancer Research’s research centre in Manchester as the company looks to donate at least £100,000 to the charity this September
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NewsShepherd Neame 'faces family revolt' over restructure
Shepherd Neame is reportedly facing legal action against plans to simplify its capital structure, with former vice chairman Stuart Neame seeking an injunction to prevent the company diluting his holding and that of family members, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsM&B confirms exclusive Orchid talks
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has confirmed that it has entered exclusive talks to buy the majority of the Orchid estate