All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 10
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News
Wadworth completes acquisition of Cotswolds pub
Wiltshire brewer Wadworth has completed its acquisition of the Beckford Inn in the Cotswolds from a private seller.
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Analysis & Insight
Toby, Prezzo and Subway outperform in KPIs
Consumers rate Toby Carvery highest among pub brands for food quality, value for money and low prices
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News
Camino appoints new ops director
Camino, the tapas concept backed by the Business Growth Fund, has appointed a new operations director
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News
Tommy Flynn group takes 11th pub with Enterprise
Tommy Flynn Pub Group, the family-run multiple operator led by Sean Flynn, has taken on its 11th pub with Enterprise Inns.
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News
Baa Bar close to Manchester sale; eyes Bristol and Cardiff
Baa Bar, the northwest-based leisure group, is close to the sale of one of its Manchester sites and is seeking to expand beyond its heartland, with Bristol and Cardiff among the targets, M&C Report has learnt.
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News
Pesto reveals second partnership with Marston’s
Pesto Restaurants has secured its second site with Marston’s, co-owner Neil Gatt has told M&C Report.
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News
Spirit teams with CPL Online to create ‘learning passport’
Spirit Pub Company has teamed up with CPL Online to offer its employees a ‘learning passport’, which brings together all e-learning training and development.
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News
Five Guys expands breakfast offer
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has started the expansion of its breakfast offer across its estate
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News
Hill joins Salt Yard board
Steve Hill, former chief executive of Wagamama and Las Iguanas, has joined the board of the Salt Yard Group
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Analysis & Insight
Reasons to be cheerful on alcohol consumption
Miles Beale, the chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association assesses the health of the wine sector in the face of stifling taxes and declining alcohol consumption. He predicts wider consolidation across the industry and says there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic in the latest research on the nation’s attitudes towards alcohol. The following is the text of a speech he made at London Wine Fair yesterday:
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News
Starbucks in Spotify link up
Starbucks has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with leading music streaming service, Spotify
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News
Ed’s Guy to speak at Arena event
Andrew Guy, chief executive of US diner concept Ed’s Easy Diner, has been announced as the guest speaker at the Arena Summer Event
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Analysis & Insight
Sandwich bar sector saw 7.5% volume growth last year
The sandwich bar sector leading the growth in the industry, according to organisers of its annual awards.
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News
JDW guilty of discriminating against eight travellers
Central London County Court has ruled on a case after a group of Irish travellers sued JD Wetherspoon for discrimination when they were turned away from a north London pub in 2011.
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News
Luminar announces rebrand and ‘change of direction’
Luminar has announced it is rebranding as it seeks to develop a late night bar business to run alongside its existing nightclub estate.
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News
Novus Leisure close to restructure
HayFin Capital Management is thought to be close to a deal to take full control of Novus Leisure.
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News
Thai firm acquires Chozen Noodle
Chozen Noodle, the 17-strong noodle bar operator has been acquired by Thailand’s CP Foods.
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News
Restaurant sector turnover up 39% since 2010
Turnover in the UK restaurant sector has risen 39% since 2010 to reach £21.6bn last year, new research has shown.
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News
Patty & Bun lines up third site
Patty & Bun, the burger concept founded by Joe Grossman, has secured its third site in the capital in London Fields
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Opinion
No time for just a casual approach
Growth in the UK branded restaurant market is not being distributed equally and a new order is emerging which means there can be no casual approach to casual dining