All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 18
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McManus to raise £2m EIS funding for three sites
McManus, the Northampton-based pub operator, is raising £2m through EIS funding backed by Radius Equity to form a new company called McManus Pub Co Ltd to purchase and refurbish three pubs
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Pizza Pilgrims pops up in Peckham
Pizza Pilgrims, the London sourdough pizzeria, is operating a pop-up on the roof of The Bussey Building in London’s Peckham for the summer.
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Indian Summer expands in Brighton
Brighton restaurant Indian Summer is upscaling to a larger site to cope with increasing demand
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Whiting & Hammond to invest £750k in eighth site
Whiting & Hammond, the gastropub operator, has confirmed its acquisition of the Blue Ball in Walton on the Hill in Surrey, which it has said will be the first of two new sites added this year
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Brains to open Cardiff craft beer site
SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, is to re-open its Kitty Flynn’s site in Cardiff as a craft beer bar.
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Jack: ETI to reveal transformational strategic review
Leading analysts Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said he expects a ‘transformational strategic review’ when Enterprise Inns reveals its H1 results next week.
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Trend for “super premiumisation” growing
Luxury spirit sales are up 37% according to research from CGA’s Peach Report
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Amanzi Tea sets out plans to become UK’s leading tea bar brand
Amanzi Tea is opening a second site in London in August as part of plans to become the ‘leading tea bar brand in the UK’.
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NewsPE set for Paddington opening
PizzaExpress has further strengthened its central London estate after securing a site in Paddington
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NewsPapa John’s launches Quality Guarantee
Papa John’s has launched a ‘Quality Guarantee’ programme, which sees it pledge that if a customer is not 100% happy with the quality of their food it will be replaced free of charge.
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NewsTCG submits three-year business case to owners
Nigel Wright, chief operating officer of managed pub and bar company TCG, has told M&C Report the company is continuing to keep pace with its rivals despite the disparity in the levels of investment.
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Analysis & InsightPoll shows confidence improving among publicans
Publicans are experiencing a more positive trading environment with more than half reporting a rise in turnover during the past year and almost six in 10 licensees planning to invest in their pub in the coming 12 months, according to a poll by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.
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NewsASK appoints new marketing director
ASK Italian has promoted Corinne Prior from its head of marketing to marketing director after the departure of Catherine Salloux
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Red Dog Saloon secures first regional site
Red Dog Restaurants has secured its first regional site as it looks to up its expansion rate
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NewsTurtle Bay secures Exeter site
Turtle Bay has begun work on its 2016 openings pipeline after securing its first site in Devon
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Jack: Expect gradual progress from M&B
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said he expects to see gradual progress from Mitchells & Butlers when it reports its H1 results next week.
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Pizza Hut trials delivery tracker
Pizza Hut is trialling a new smartphone app, which allows consumers to track their delivery
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JDW secures Newport Pagnell site
JD Wetherspoon has acquired the freehold interest of Robinsons Restaurant in Newport Pagnell, M&C Report understands. The restaurant is being sold by the private owners after 15 years for personal health reasons. It is understood the freehold interest was sold in the region of £550,000. It is understood that Davis ...
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NewsGK/Spirit deal could spark more consolidation
Should Greene King’s acquisition of Spirit Pub Company be approved by the Competition & Markets Authority next week, it is likely to create “a new league of two” in the pub sector.
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Bounce to build international brand
Bounce, the fledgling ping pong bar and restaurant concept by Adam Breeden, is focusing on expansion in the US to grow an international brand as it has received interest from partners in South Africa and Australasia