All MCA Insight articles in May 2017
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News
Killer Tomato set for Kensington
Killer Tomato is set to double up in the capital, with the opening of a site in Portobello Road, Kensington
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East Coast Concepts lines up Westgate opening
East Coast Concepts is planning to make its debut in the south of England, with an opening in Oxford
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Ole & Steen owner acquired in multi-million pound deal
FSN Capital to sell its majority stake in Lagkagehuset, the Danish bakery chain and operator of the Ole & Steen brand in the UK, to Nordic Capital
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Bel & The Dragon Godalming placed on the market
Longshot has placed its Bel & The Dragon site in Godalming, Surrey, on the market
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Analysis & Insight
Fuelling growth
Jo Cumming, co-owner of Food & Fuel, the food-led pub operator, talks to Mel Flaherty about expansion, working with Ei Group, the biggest changes she has seen across the industry and embracing the needs of Millennials
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ShakeTastic on franchise expansion push
ShakeTastic, the milkshake, smoothie and juice bar concept, is looking to open 96 sites in 18 countries over the five years, MCA has learnt.
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Sethis to back new venture from Mohacho
Karam and Jyotin Sethi are backing the launch of the new venture by Nieves Barragán Mohacho, former head chef of Barrafina
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Prezzo appoints new chief people officer
Prezzo, the TPG Capital-backed group, has appointed Mark Powell, formerly of Poundland, as its new chief people officer
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VQ planning 10 more sites in 3 years
VQ, the extended hours restaurant concept, is looking to open 10 new sites in the next three years – though 24-hour opening hours will not be a deal breaker for the growth strategy.
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Usher secures funding for Wreckfish
Gary Usher has broken through his crowdfunding target of £200,000 for his new Liverpool restaurant Wreckfish
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MRO taken up by just eight licensees
Only eight licensees have taken up the market-rent-only (MRO) option across five of the six pubcos governed by the pubs code since it came into force in July 2016.
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Opinion
From Late Knights in London to early mornings in Sussex...
Late Knights Brewery founder Steve Keegan reflects on a difficult year that saw him lose his brewery and pubs. However, 12 months he has now launched a new project in Sussex and reflects on what he has learnt during the process.
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Cote refinances existing debt package
Cote has completed a refinancing of its existing debt package, on the back of delivering “strong like-for-like growth”
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KFC to make UK airport debut
KFC is to make its debut in a UK airport after signing franchise deal with HMSHost
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L’Oscar receives £24m funding package
L’Oscar, the upcoming luxury London hotel and restaurant, has received £24m funding towards its development
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Intu launches incubation programme for start-ups
Intu launches incubation programme for start-ups in the hope of developing innovative businesses that will shape the future of retail and leisure
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GBK sales surge following takeover
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) contributed £35m in revenue to Famous Brands in the 20 weeks following its acquisition by the South African group last October.
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Bleecker and Koya linked to Bloomberg scheme
Bleecker St Burger and Koya are the latest concepts to be linked with opening at the Bloomberg Place development
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ASK secures prime Leeds site
ASK Italian is to further strengthen its presence in major UK cities, with an opening in Leeds
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Joule’s to return to acquisition trail
Joule’s Brewery managing director Steve Nuttall has told MCA that the group is to focus on an organic growth rate of two new Brewery Taps a year.