All MCA Insight articles in May 2016 – Page 2
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News
Chilango’s Houghton takes Vita Mojo non-exec role
Dan Houghton, co-founder of Chilango, has become non-executive director of Vita Mojo
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Zomato to scale back in UK
The founder of restaurant review and bookings site, Zomato, has said the group plans to scale back its physical presence in the UK.
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Hoxton North eyes expansion
Tim Bosworth, the founder ‘London-inspired’ coffee shop and lifestyle concept Hoxton North, says he is eyeing an estate of sites across the north.
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Wok&Go sets out expansion plans
Wok&Go has a further nine sites lined up as it looks to double its UK estate this year
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Strawbridge to help with new St Austell site
James Strawbridge is to become executive head chef of St Austell Brewery’s new opening, Havener’s Bar and Grill, in Fowey, Cornwall
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Vital builds pipeline
Vital Ingredient has secured two new sites in the City, with plans to add up to six to eight stores in total this year
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Meatcure confirms crowdfunding plans
Restaurant group Meatcure has confirmed it is to launch a crowdfunding campaign to take the ‘better burger’ craze beyond London
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City Pub Co to appoint employee representatives to board
City Pub Company is to allow representatives of its pub employees to attend all future board meetings, MCA understands.
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Hodgson: Firezza could be aggressively rolled out
Richard Hodgson, chief executive of PizzaExpress, has told MCA that the company is currently deciding on whether it aggressively rolls out its Delivered concept or its recently acquired Firezza concept
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Analysis & Insight
MRO: A new dawn for publicans
Heath Ball, head of pubs at Dark Star Brewing Co, writes an open letter to publicans about the real impact of the pubs code and why the Market Rent Only option could usher in “a new dawn that will potentially see the last of our great entrepreneurs losing their businesses”.
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Peruvian concept Butifarra to launch in Soho
Butifarra, a new Peruvian concept will open in Soho, London, in July
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Greene King completes £300m secured bond issuance
Greene King has announced that it has finalised the terms of a tap of its secured financing vehicle, which will raise c£300m
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Intertain eyes rollout of ‘stick hall’ concept
Intertain chief executive John Leslie has told MCA that he hopes to rollout the company’s ‘stick hall’ concept Felson’s following its launch in Bournemouth, as part of a strategy to utilise previously unused spaces.
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Calcutta Street to launch Fitzrovia restaurant
Popular Bengali pop-up Calcutta Street is to launch its first standalone restaurant in London’s Fitzrovia
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Euphorium Bakery founder launches carvery concept
Euphorium Bakery founder, Daniel Bear, plans to open 30 London sites under his fast casual and cashless modern carvery concept, Carve, over the next three to five years.
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Redcomb Pubs exploring package deals
Redcomb Pubs is looking at a couple of pub “package deals” as it plans to further expand in the south east,
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Bath Ales sees sales growth of 7%
Brewer and pub operator Bath Ales has reported sales growth of 7% to £15.6m in 2015.
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Wear Inns acquires Leeds pub
Wear Inns has acquired the Whistlestop pub in Beeston, Leeds, with plans for a £150,000 refurb to improve its food and sport offer.
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Harry Ramsden’s eyes pubs for Fishworks rollout
Harry Ramsden’s chief executive Joe Teixeira has told MCA that the company is talking to pub operators about possible sites for the expansion of the Fishworks brand.
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MNKY HSE club & restaurant to open in Mayfair
MNKY HSE, a new restaurant, bar and club, is to launch on the former Dover Street Wine Bar site in London’s Mayfair