All MCA Insight articles in May 2018 – Page 15
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News
Ivy Collection appoints marketing director
The Ivy Collection has appointed Mel Hutcheon, formerly of Belstaff and Top Shop, as its new marketing director
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News
Analysts corner: Peel Hunt on JDW
Leading analysts, Douglas Jack and Ivor Jones of Peel Hunt, give their views on JD Wetherspoon, ahead of the group’s Q3 trading statement next week.
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Wahaca allows Facebook Messenger payment
Wahaca has become the first restaurant chain in Europe to allow customers to pay their bill through Facebook Messenger.
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Haynes to become interim Subway CEO
Trevor Haynes, who led Subway in the UK & Ireland, has become interim chief executive of the global company, following the decision by Suzanne Greco to step down.
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Pub Invest Group takes on Walkabout Liverpool site
Pub Invest Group, the Liverpool-based pub and club operator, has taken on the former Walkabout in the city to launch under a new brand, MCA understands.
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Opinion
The evolution of the doughnut
In her latest view of the US market, Kerstin Kühn writes for MCA about the evolution of the humble doughnut in the States. She investigates a whole new generation of doughnuteries springing up around the USA, making their mark on the country’s culinary landscape
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Heartstone has firepower for further growth
Heartstone Inns, the South of England-based pub operator, has said it has the firepower for further growth following a year in which saw like-for-like sales increase 3%.
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News
Abokado secures £3m new finance
Abokado, the healthy eating grab and go brand, has secured £3m in new funding from alternative lender ThinCats.
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Analysis & Insight
Promotional activity up 75% in branded restaurants
Promotional activity at branded restaurants has increased by 75% in the last five years, MCA research reveals. Meanwhile promotions in pub restaurants have increased by 39% during the same period, according to a comparative study of the top 25 eating out brands in Q2 2018, with the top 13 in ...
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News
Kerb to supply Somerset House, Natural History Museum and Chiswick House.
Kerb, the street food market, is to become an official supplier to heritage venues Somerset House, Natural History Museum and Chiswick House.
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Mother Clucker confirms Exmouth Market opening
Mother Clucker, the fried chicken street food concept, has confirmed its debut bricks and mortar site in Exmouth Market, as flagged up by MCA in January.
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East London Liquor Co launches £750k crowdfund
East London Liquor Company, the distillery backed by the founders of Camden Town Brewery and Barworks, has launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £750,000.
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Jimmy's Killer Prawns to make UK debut in Leicester
Jimmy’s Killer Prawns, the South African-based restaurant group, is opening in Leicester.
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Carlsberg hit by premiumisation trend in UK
Carlsberg has said its market share in the UK has been hit by consumers desire to trade up from mainstream brands.
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The Diner closes Covent Garden site
The Diner, the US style restaurant concept operated by the Barworks Group, has closed its site in Covent Garden, MCA understands.
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Wasabi teams up with Thyngs on loyalty scheme
Wasabi is ditching its mobile app and will instead ask customers to tap or scan a smartcard with their mobile to join the ‘Wasabi Club’ and collect loyalty points.
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Minor Hotels acquires stake in Benihana
Minor Hotels, the Thailand-based hospitality group, has further strengthened its presence in the UK restaurant sector, after acquiring a stake in Japanese restaurant group Benihana.
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News
Buzzworks to open Ayr pub
Buzzworks Holdings, the Scottish hospitality group, is opening a pub in Ayr next to its restaurant Tree House on Sandgate.
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Corbin & King takes on Carluccio’s St John’s Wood
Corbin & King, the Minor Hotels-backed restaurant group behind The Delaunay and The Wolseley, will open its ninth site later this year in London’s St John’s Wood.
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JDW pledges zero landfill target by end of 2018
JD Wetherspoon has teamed up with waste management company Veolia to help the pub group divert 100% of its waste from landfill by 2018.