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All MCA Insight articles in May 2019
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NewsFisher to leave Pret
Pret a Manger’s head of sustainability Nicki Fisher is leaving the business after 22 years.
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Di Maggio takes Raeburn Place unit
The Di Maggio Restaurant Group (DRG) has taken a double unit at the Raeburn Place Foundation retail and leisure development in Edinburgh.
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The Chilli Pickle closes Guildford
The Chilli Pickle, the contemporary Indian concept, has closed its Guildford restaurant.
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NewsFormer CMO at TRG to join Deliveroo as GM for Ireland
Michael Healy, former chief marketing officer at The Restaurant Group, has been appointed general manager of Deliveroo in the Republic of Ireland.
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Thali Cafe puts Southville site up for sale
Thali Café, the Bristol-based concept, has put its Southville site restaurant has been put up for sale, as it moves towards a takeaway/delivery model.
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Five Guys opening at Ashford
Five Guys has signed up to open at Ashford Designer Outlet in the Autumn.
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NewsHancock’s Restaurants appoints liquidators
Hancock’s Restaurants, the American kitchen and bar concept has appointed liquidators after a resolution was passed for the winding up of the company.
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NewsTurtle Bay appoints Be At One’s Gregory as ops director
Adam Gregory has left Be At One to join Turtle Bay as its new operations director.
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NewsSimmons Bar acquires Dirty Harry’s site in Soho
Simmons Bars has completed on a new site in Soho – the former Dirty Harry’s bar at 201-203 Wardour Street, MCA has learnt.
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Adventure Bar sets out growth strategy
Adventure Bar has set out an expansion roadmap that will see it complete the acquisition of its ninth site early next month, at it looks to add on at least three bars a year to its estate.
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NewsHeartstone eyes further growth after solid FY18
Heartstone Inns, the south of England-based pub operator, has said it is closing in on further acquisitions, as it revealed sales up 7.5% in 2018 to £11.1m.
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NewsMCA Introduces: Eden
The UK’s biggest nightclub operator, the Deltic Group, will unveil new brand, Eden, this summer into the Tiger Tiger sites it acquired last year. The move will push the company into daytime trading for the first time and could provide it with a new growth driver. Deltic’s chief executive Peter Marks talks James Wallin through the concept.
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NewseasyCoffee closes Hastings site
easyCoffee, the Easy Group-backed value coffee chain, has closed one of its early sites, in Hastings.
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NewsFirst step in relaxation of chef employment restrictions welcomed
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has granted a lifeline to hospitality companies by removing a clause preventing pubs, restaurants and hotels employing non-European Union chefs if they also provide a takeaway service.
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NewsBrewDog to trial honesty bars
BrewDog is to allow its 106,000 Equity Punks crowdfunders to pay what they like for beer and food across its bars next week.
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NewsWarning that council funding shortfalls could hit hospitality
UKHospitality has warned that local authorities suffering from a lack of funds could have a negative effect on the hospitality sector.
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NewsGBK hit by landlords exercising break clauses
A further eight landlords have exercised break clauses in the past week on Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants included in the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) launched last October.
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Inglenook builds freehold estate with additional four pubs
Inglenook Inns and Taverns has boosted its freehold estate with the acquisition of four further pubs last month, taking its total to 12, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightOperators making greater use of seafood and fish on menus
The use of seafood/fish as a core dish component has increased in the past year as more operators are incorporating it into starters, data from the latest MCA Menu Tracker has revealed.
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Analysis & InsightCounting the beans of our daily drug
Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman, David Read sounds some warning bells over future coffee supply.