All MCA Insight articles in May 2017 – Page 10
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Analysis & Insight
Double departure examination
The past few months have seen a number of high-profile departures at head offices across the eating-out sector. Dominic Walsh examines the legacy of two of the most prominent and surprising decisions to move on to pastures new
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News
PizzaExpress to make roadside debut
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed group, is to make its debut at a motorway service station
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Cattle Grid to launch second pub site
Steve Novak, the owner of Cattle Grid, the steakhouse concept, is to launch a second pub site in Southwark, London
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Buenos Aires returns to the expansion trail
Buenos Aires Restaurants is to return to the expansion trail with the opening of a new site in Surrey
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Miller & Carter to make London debut
Mitchells & Butlers is set to open the first London-based site for its fast-growing steakhouse brand, Miller & Carter
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Operators in talks on Westfield London extension
Operators including The Big Easy, Japan Centre and Mac & Wild are believed to be in talks to take units at Westfield’s £1bn extension to its shopping scheme in London’s Shepherd’s Bush. MCA understands that Creative Restaurant Group, the company behind Pachamama, the Peruvian restaurant in Marylebone, and ETM Group ...
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Black Sheep eyes Manchester opening
Black Sheep Coffee, the fast-growing coffee roaster and café operator, is eyeing its first regional opening, in Manchester
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Vietnamese Kitchen targets 3 more sites
Vietnamese Kitchen, the six-strong restaurant and deli group, is looking to open two more deli-cafes in the City and a fast casual restaurant in West London, MCA has learnt.
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Mac & Wild goes permanent in the City
Mac & Wild has announced that its winter pop-up in the City is to turn permanent
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BHA calls for 10 year phasing of migration cut
The government should implement a ten-year phased approach to reducing immigration from the EU to allow time for the recruitment of UK workers, the British Hospitality Association’s election manifesto argues.
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Kricket to leave Pop Brixton
Kricket, the acclaimed contemporary Indian restaurant backed by the White Rabbit Growth Fund, is leaving POP Brixton to concentrate on finding a permanent site in the area.
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Simple Health Kitchen to double up
Simple Health Kitchen, the healthy-eating concept, is to open its second site in London
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Patisserie Valerie makes Eire debut
Patisserie Valerie opened its first store in the Republic of Ireland this week
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Revolution confirms Eastwood as sales director
Revolution Bars Group has confirmed the appointment of Kate Eastwood in the new position of sales director
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Mother to be a one-off in London
Mother, the Copenhagen restaurant which is coming to Battersea Power Station, will most likely be a one-off in London, with the owners more likely to opt for other international capital cities, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionSan Francisco views
Last week, MCA hosted a group of industry leaders on a tour of San Francisco’s eating and drinking-out scene. James Wallin looks at five takeaways from that trip
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NewsSun puts Strada package on the market
Sun Capital Partners, the Hugh Osmond-led investment vehicle, has placed a package of 16 Strada sites on the market
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M&B partners with Flypay on Flyt
Mitchells & Butlers has become the latest operator to partner with FlyPay on its Flyt platform.
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Chopstix to double in size over next year
Noodle bar chain Chopstix is aiming to double its estate over the next year and has identified 800 potential sites across the UK, MCA has learnt.
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Three Cheers grows to eight, eyes faster rollout
Three Cheers Pub Co has taken on its eighth site with the acquisition of the lease of the Bedford, Balham, from hospitality entrepreneurs Karl Harrison and Scott Illman. Co-founder Tom Peake told MCA that the group intended to trade the site as it stands for the rest of the year ...