All MCA Insight articles in May 2017 – Page 14
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sector spending up in April
Rising inflation and wage stagnation caused a slowdown in UK household spending growth to 0.5% year-on-year in April
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Analysis & Insight
Organic growth against the grain
America is the land of fast food. Kerstin Kuhn profiles three new concepts trying to change the notoriously unhealthy sector, tapping into consumer demand for certified organic ingredients
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News
FY sales up 13.2% at St Austell
St Austell Brewery has reported a 13.2% increase in annual turnover to £153.2m
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News
Buttress joins 83North
David Buttress, the former chief executive of Just Eat, has returned to corporate life as a partner of one of the takeaway delivery company’s former venture capital backers
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News
PE & trade bidders circle Be At One
A mixture of private equity groups and trade buyers are currently in the running to acquire Be At One
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Interviews
Prezzo: 300 and growing
As Prezzo passes the 300-site milestone, Jon Hendry-Pickup reflects on the challenges and opportunities for the group – including exploiting all dayparts, maximising the opportunities in at-home eating and rolling out three very different brands.
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Analysis & Insight
Bar spending off-sets restrained consumption
Robust spending in pubs and bars, as well as a surge in tourist spend, is off-setting more restrained consumption on the UK consumers high-street, data from Worldpay reveals.
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News
Viva mobile payment app to launch
New mobile payment app Viva is launching this summer and offering operators live revenue and sales reports along with a complete overview of customers’ profile. The ordering system aims to reduce the need for queues at the bar or waits for table service. Consumers can also discover new bars in ...
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News
Le Pain Quotidien now carbon neutral
Le Pain Quotidien, the Belgian restaurant and boulangerie group, has announced all its UK & Ireland restaurants are now carbon neutral, certified by the climate advisory organisation CO2logic.
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News
BBPA calls for rates reform and beer duty action in manifesto
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for action on beer duty and wholesale reform of the business rates system in its manifesto for the brewing and pub industry.
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Analysis & Insight
Leisure spend hits £238bn amid warnings of overheating F&B market
Leisure spend totalled £238bn in 2016, accounting for 20% of consumer spending, according to Knight Frank’s Welcome to the Leisure Dome report. The commercial property agent described food and beverage as “the trailblazer” of leisure, with new shopping centres allocating 20%+ of space to F&B and many existing schemes being ...
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Analysis & Insight
F&B market 'geographically polarized'
The eating and drinking out market is geographically polarized, with some markets over-supplied, rents unsustainable – and fall-out inevitable.
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News
Thaikhun to introduce “highlights” menu for Deliveroo
Thaikhun to offer a “highlights” version of its main menu and pre-bottled cocktails when it makes its Deliveroo Editions debut
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News
Friska eyes cluster approach for North West expansion
Friska hopes to use its debut site in Manchester as a springboard for further openings in the city and the north west
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News
Sethi family plans new concept for Bloomberg scheme
The Sethi family plans to open a new restaurant and bar concept at the Bloomberg Place development in the City of London
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News
The Counter confirms UK launch plans
The Counter, the US-based burger concept, has confirmed it will make its debut in the UK this year
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News
Hummingbird Bakery makes Saudi Arabia debut
Hummingbird Bakery, the US-style cupcake chain, has made its debut in Saudia Arabia
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News
Caffe Nero enters the retail market
Caffè Nero has entered in the retail market for the first time, after launching a coffee blend into Ocado
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News
Shake Shack shares recover after overnight slump
Shake Shack shares rallied at the opening of trading in New York this morning after an overnight slump in reaction to an unexpected sales decline.
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News
Antic to launch second Gremio de site
Antic London is set to open another Spanish-themed bar in partnership with tapas bar operator Gremio