All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 3
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News
Costa adds vegetarian GF wrap
Costa has added a free-range egg and tomato gluten-free wrap to its summer menu as the first vegetarian option for coeliac and gluten intolerant customers
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Upham secures 13th pub
Upham Pub Company, which saw turnover rise 77% to just over £8m for the year to 4 January 2015, has acquired its 13th pub, M&C Report has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Drinkaware research shows heavy drinking rife in middle age
Drinkaware has released research claiming there are 3.4 million middle aged people classed as “Britain’s hidden drinkers”.
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News
Notes launches crowdfunding campaign
Notes coffee shop and wine bar has launched a fundraising campaign on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £600k to open new locations and grow its coffee roastery
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JDW found guilty in second traveller discrimination case
JD Wetherspoon has been forced to apologise, for the second time in a month, to a group of travellers refused entry to its pubs.
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Harwood gets extended deadline for Essenden bid
Harwood Capital has been given an extra month in which to make a firm bid for ten-pin bowling operator Essenden.
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Diary
Diary: TGI; Oakman Inns; Costa and M&B
In this week’s Diary we reveal more on a key vacancy at TGI Friday’s; review a busy year at Oakman Inns; look at why McDonald’s is taking the long-term view and find out why Mitchells & Butlers has been urged to bring one of the country’s oldest pubs into the 21st century:
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News
Meat & Shake eyes expansion after change in direction
Meat & Shake, the London-based concept, is eyeing further expansion after securing three new sites
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Fuller’s re-opens Grand Central in Brighton
Fuller’s will re-open The Grand Central in Brighton today after a major refurbishment.
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Grand Union appoints new director of operations
Grand Union has appointed Christian Solanot, formerly of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, as its new director of operations
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Longshot further strengthens management team
Longshot has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Donna Hewitson as its new HR director
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Brewhouse & Kitchen secures eighth site
Brewhouse and Kitchen has secured its eighth site, after acquiring a site in Southbourne, Dorset
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Analysis & Insight
Figures show biggest disposable income rise in Scottish Borders
People living in the Scottish Borders enjoyed the biggest increase in disposable income across the UK in 2013 – rising 5.2%, according to the latest official figures.
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Analysis & Insight
Why women love craft beer
As SABMiller boss Alan Clark calls for an end to lager marketing that’s ‘insulting’ to women, Pete Brown, writing for M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, looks at how the craft sector is winning new fans by removing gender from the equation
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News
Pubcos join There’s a Beer for That campaign
The There’s A Beer For That campaign is ramping up its on-trade activity with the launch of food and beer- matching initiatives in partnership with three pubcos.
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St Austell to launch small batch brewery
St Austell is creating a 12-barrel small batch brewery to act as an innovation hub with plans to distribute new innovations around a club of 50 pubs in the South West, M&C Report has learnt.
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Papa John’s to open 300th UK store
Papa John’s is set to open its 300th UK store next month and will celebrate by hosting a pizza masterclass from founder John Schnatter for the “handful” of people who have taken advantage of its Quality Guarantee scheme.
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News
Starbucks eyes 10% revenue growth
Howard Schultz, founder and chief executive of Starbucks, believes that the company can maintain a minimum of 10% revenue growth
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News
Star says Smart Dispense provides 8% sales boost
Star Pubs and Bars has claimed its Smart Dispense system has led to an 8% beer sales uplift in pubs which had the installation.
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Craft & Cleaver poised for growth
Cellar Door, the two-strong pub company, has plans to continue growing its barbecue food-led Craft & Cleaver model in market towns once it has fully established itself in St Albans