All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 11
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NewsPalatine backs buyout of The Alchemist
Palatine Private Equity has backed the management buyout of The Alchemist, the four-strong cocktail bar and restaurant concept
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NewsCDG takes lead in race for Las Iguanas
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is believed to have moved to the front of queue in the race to acquire Las Iguanas
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B&P launches brunch menu
Brunning & Price, The Restaurant Group (TRG)-owned pub business, has launched its first brunch menu across its c50-strong estate
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Analysis & Insight
One in four using social media to complain
One in four social media users in the UK used the platform to make a complaint over the past three months, according to new research.
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News
Enoteca De Luca set for Old Street
Osteria Group, the London-based restaurant and bar business, has secured a fifth site for its Enoteca De Luca concept
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Hotcha plans to have 100 UK stores
Chinese takeaway chain Hotcha is aiming to expand to more than 100 stores across the UK in the next five years.
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Hache Burger engages advisors to seek investment
Hache Burger, the family-run gourmet burger concept, is working with advisors Investec to investment to allow it to speed up expansion and target premium sites, M&C Report has learnt.
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Bella Italia opens £1m Berkshire site
Casual Dining Group has spent £1m on a new Bella Italia to open next week at a Berkshire retail park.
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NewsBig week for pubcos boost M&C20
The M&C20 had a very strong week last week, and has again outperformed the wider market this week rising 0.7% against a 0.3% drop in the FTSE all-share, Will Brumby of Langton Capital writes.
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NewRiver says pub portfolio strong in FY14
NewRiver Retail has said the performance of its pub portfolio has been strong in the 12 months to 31 March.
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Metcalfe’s Food Company announces demerger
Metcalfe’s Food Company, the snack brand launched by Pret A Manger founder Julian Metcalfe, has announced plans to de-merge and restructure the business.
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Anglian to re-launch Hitchin site with pizza focus
Anglian Country Inns site the Cricketers, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire is currently undergoing the first of two planned refurbishments with an eye to re-launching in three weeks with a focus on “pizza, pints and playgrounds”, M&C Report understands.
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Private equity circles Coco Di Mama
Coco di Mama, the London-based quick-service Italian concept, has attracted interest from private equity groups
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TCG upgrades burger offer for Tattershall Castle
TCG has upgraded its burger offer for the re-opening of its landmark floating pub/restaurant Tattershall Castle.
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‘Sharp’s integration can be model for SABMiller/Meantime deal’
Molson Coors handling of Sharp’s Brewery can be a model for SABMiller’s integration of Meantime, the Greenwich brewer’s chief executive Nick Miller had told M&C Report.
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News
M&B: Trading, strength of branding, breakfasts, new Sizzling format
M&C Report talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby
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Opinion
Getting to the core of the Big Apple
Late last month, M&C Allegra Foodservice and Restaurant magazine took 30 leading operators to New York as part of their 72 Hours in… series. Their time was divided between exploring the independent and edgy concept melting pot that is Brooklyn and the more brand-conscious Manhattan. Mark Wingett sahares some of the highlights from the trip.
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News
Powell swaps 3Sixty for Hickory’s
Matthew Powell is to leave 3Sixty Restaurants to join Hickory’s Smokehouse as its new finance director
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News
The 10 Cases eyes expansion
The 10 Cases, the little bistrot and wine concept, is looking to expand across the capital
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NewsMorrison swaps Chimichanga for Giggling Squid
Giggling Squid, the fast growing chain of Thai restaurants, has hired Peter Morrison as its new operations director