All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 17
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NewsWEST Brewery opens second Glasgow pub and restaurant
Glasgow’s independent brewery, bar and restaurant concept WEST is to open its second permanent pub in Glasgow this month
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Analysis & InsightBorg-Neal: Industry needs to unite over VAT demands
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal has said there is no way the new Conservative Government will support a cut in VAT on alcohol sales.
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Portman Group rejects complaints about Diageo and Beavertown
The Portman Group has investigated and not upheld complaints against Diageo Christmas Bauble Cocktails and Beavertown Gamma Ray for appealing to under-18s.
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NewsTim Martin: Election; discounts; coffee wars and GK/Spirit impact
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has backed the incoming Conservative Government as good for the pub sector but said coalition politics helped to create a more measured legislative programme.
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McDonald’s global lfls fell 0.6% in April
McDonald’s performance in Europe rallied slightly in April with a 1% rise in like-for-like sales, driven by strong performances in the UK and Germany.
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NewsPolitical stability brings strength to sector
Election week was always going to be big news across the country and in the stock market it was no different. Ahead of the result the prospect of a hung parliament had the All-Share index subdued, but it opened up almost 2% today following the news of a continuation of Tory leadership, bringing the weekly change to up 1.4% for the UK index. The M&C20 outperformed markedly as domestic stocks were strong on relief that the government’s economic strategy is likely to remain unchanged
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Atherton and Ricker added to Victoria Nova line-up
Restauranteurs Jason Atherton and Will Ricker are the latest names to be added to the Nova leisure development opening at Victoria from September 2016
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Analysis & Insight
Monoproduct manifesto
Misha Zelman, co-founder of the fast growing Burger & Lobster brand and offshoot Smack Deli explains how having just one dish on the menu can be popular and financially successful.
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Thaikhun to make up 90% of new TLG openings
Thaikhun, the new street food-style concept from the Thai Leisure Group (TLG), will make up 90% of its new sites going forward, as the business aims to achieve turnover of £75m and EBITDA of £10m in the next three to four years.
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NewsJoule’s reports ‘best ever year’
Shropshire brewer and pub operator Joule’s has recorded its best ever sales year, managing director Steve Nuttall has told M&C Report.
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NewsPotbelly to roll out across UK
The company bringing Potbelly, the US sandwich chain to the UK, will look at national expansion if its initial sites in London are a success, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsRevolution Bars signs £100m contract with Matthew Clark
Newly-listed Revolution Bars Group has agreed a new supply deal with Matthew Clark worth over £100m.
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NewsWagamama trials breakfast at flagship site
Wagamama is trialling a breakfast menu at its new Great Marlborough Street restaurant in London as part of new innovations for the group
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Secret Cinema to launch nightclub
The organisers of the Secret Cinema concept have announced they are launching the first Secret Nightclub.
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NewsTCG drops televised sport in smaller venues
TCG is reducing the number of its pubs showing Sky and BT Sport because the spiralling costs are outweighing the resulting impact on sales, chief operating officer Nigel Wright has told M&C Report.
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Potted Pig to double up
The team behind Cardiff’s Potted Pig is opening a second site in the city called Porro serving British – Italian fusion dishes
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MillerCoors appoints interim CEO
Gavin Hattersley, the chief financial officer of Molson Coors, is to take over as interim chief executive of MillerCoors, when current CEO Tom Long retires on 30th June.
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NewsPizza Rossa joins Shoreditch's Pump
Pizza Rossa, the artisanal pizza by the slice concept from Corrado Accardi, is opening its newest site at a converted petrol station in Shoreditch known as The Pump
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NewsMagnall: I can see 50 St Peter's pubs
Steve Magnall, the newly appointed chief executive of Suffolk-based brewery St Peter’s, told M&C Report he thinks the company has scope to grow a pub estate of 50 branded St Peter’s pubs
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Just Eat to acquire Menulog for £445m
Online ordering platform Just Eat has announced the proposed acquisition of Australia and New Zealand counterpart Menulog for £445m.