All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 21
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NewsGreene King FY lfls up 0.4%
Greene King has reported like-for-like sales up 0.4% for the 51 weeks to 26 April in its Retail division but said it had seen record Valentine’s Day sales of £4m and a 2.4% like-for-like increase over Easter.
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NewsEd’s FY EBITDA at £5.9m
Ed’s Easy Diner has reported diner EBITDA of £5.9m in the year to 30 September 2014, up from £2m the previous year
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NewsEasterbrook sets out McDonald's turnaround plan
Steve Easterbrook, chief executive of McDonald’s, has set out his initial turnaround plan for the fast food chain
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McDonald’s launches delivery test
McDonald’s has launched a delivery test across 88 sites in New York City
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Rollo: Expect flat H1 lfls at ETI
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Enterprise Inns to report flat H1 LfLs and EBITDA of £144m (-2%)
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Analysis & InsightThe Crucible
Catering is the only area of chain shop expansion to have seen unbroken growth in branch numbers for more than two decades. London has become the crucible for change
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NewsAnalyst corner: Collyer on Marston’s
Leading analyst Geof Collyer at Deutsche Bank forecasts that Marston’s will report strong sales growth across its Retail estate when it gives its H1 update
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NewsC&W gets Smashburger mandate
Smashburger has appointed property adviser Cushman & Wakefield to aid with its launch and expansion in the UK
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Sesame concept geared for expansion
Sesame is eyeing expansion after appointing a new managing director with experiencing in operating multiple sites in the food-to-go sector
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NewsRollo: M&B needs a strong H2
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley argues that M&B needs a much stronger H2 performance to meet full-year expectations
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Meatcure eyes expansion
Meatcure, the fledgling American style burger shed, is looking to expand across the Midlands, after securing its second site in Leicester
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NewsCereal Killer Cafe eyes franchise route to growth
Cereal Killer Café, the quirky Shoreditch café, is opening its second London venue in Camden this month while considering options to franchise the brand internationally
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Creams outlines expansion plans
Creams Tearoom and Patisserie, a British luxury tea room concept, is opening a flagship site in Leeds city centre as part of plans to roll the brand out across the UK and franchise internationally, M&C Report has learnt
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Leeds Brewery lines up number eight
Leeds Brewery is set to open its eighth site after starting work on a converting a Grade-II listed building in the city
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Alchemist at Spinningfields doubles in size
Living Ventures Alchemist in Manchester’s Spinningfields has doubled in size to 5200sq ft to meet the demand from guests with a new dining area
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La Tasca relaunches Covent Garden flagship site
La Tasca has reopened the doors to its Covent Garden site after a revamp to its design and food and drinks menus
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NewsItsu strengthens capital pipeline
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-founded chain, has secured a further two sites in London
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High-tech cafe looks to roll-out
Irish bakery group, Krust, is understood to have opened the first smart cafe as its second bakery and coffee shop site in the centre of Dublin as part of plans to roll-out the concept
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Analysis & InsightFive minutes with... Ben Fordham - Benito's Hat
M&C Report takes five minutes to talk to Ben Fordham, founder director of Benito’s Hat, about growing the business he loves and the magic of peas
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NewsGeopolitical fears unsettle M&C20
The M&C20 was down 1.6% this week, while the All-Share index was 1.9% lower in a week where stocks were driven down largely by geopolitical worries