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Curious Venues launches new games concept
Curious Venues, the Nottinghamshire based operator, has replaced its Curious Manor bar in Nottingham with a games-led bar concept Monty’s Bar and Social.
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NewsThe Gentlemen Baristas line up three London sites
The Gentlemen Baristas has lined up three new sites in central London for its coffee shop and business, MCA has learnt.
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NewsFebruary 2019
This month’s edition of MCA delves into the sensitive subject of communicating allergen information and to what extent the sector should shoulder the responsibility of individual choice. We also feature the first column from MCA’s contributing editor Peter Martin, returning to the title he co-founded in 1996, as well as chronicling the quiet growth of the dessert café segment, profiling The Alchemist’s Simon Potts and introducing a new feature on key markets for international growth.
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NewsDubai restaurant The Maine eyes London opening
Dubai-based The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill is eyeing a site in central London, MCA understands.
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Stuart Inns to be liquidated
Stuart Inns, the Suffolk-based gastropub operator, is being liquidated, MCA understands.
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Giggling Squid eyes private equity for next stage of growth
Giggling Squid co-founder Andy Laurillard has confirmed the Thai restaurant group has appointed advisors to assess its next stage of growth, which is likely to involve finding a new private equity partner.
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Market Halls to shake up 'boring' shopping centres with Lakeside launch
Market Halls chief executive Andy Lewis-Pratt has told MCA he hopes new concept The Hall will shake up regional shopping centres by offering visitors a new dining experience.
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Firezza founder launches Estro Pizza
Firezza co-founder Ado Medjedovic has returned to the pizza restaurant industry with the launch of a new concept Estro in Tunbridge Wells, MCA has learnt.
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Usher to return to Kickstarter to plug £100k Kala shortfall
Gary Usher is preparing to return to Kickstarter to plug a £100,000 shortfall in the budget for his new Manchester restaurant Kala.
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Intu says consumers increasingly want more experiential day out
Intu Properties has said that as the proportion of consumer spend on leisure increases, they want shopping centres to offer a more experiential day out, be it cafes, restaurants or activities like mini-golf.
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Subway announces new partnership with Amadeus
Subway has partnered with catering solutions provider Amadeus on a new store at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham, with more venues potentially in the pipeline.
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Analysts corner: Hargreaves Lansdown on Greggs
In its trading update yesterday Greggs upgraded its profit expectation for the current financial year, due to ‘an exceptionally strong start to the year’, with shares rising 8% in early morning trading. Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown discusses the part played by its vegan sausage roll launch.
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Just Eat to kick out operators with zero hygiene rating
Just Eat is to start removing operators with food hygiene ratings of zero form its platform from 1 May.
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Cat Rock increases pressure on Just Eat
Just Eat investor Cat Rock has increased pressure on the online delivery platform to appoint a chief executive with experience in the industry or to initiate merger talks.
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NewsCAMRA appoints new chairman
The Campaign for Real Ale has announced its new chairman-elect as Nik Antona.
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Greggs’ vegan sausage roll drives New Year sales lift
Greggs has said the publicity around its vegan sausage roll launch helped drive like-for-like sales (lfls) growth of 9.6% in its company-owned stores in the seven weeks to 16 February.
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Former DM Group founders to open new Fulham pub
Mark Dyer and Eamonn Manson, founders of DM Group, are to open a new brasserie-style restaurant next month – Brook House on Fulham Broadway, MCA has learnt.
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Junkyard Golf lines up further London site
Junkyard Golf has lined up a further site in central London, MCA understands.
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Ei Group agrees corporate partnership with charity The Clink
Ei Group has embarked on a corporate partnership with charity The Clink, as part of efforts to strengthen the work it does around social responsibility.
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Just Eat delivers 500 millionth UK order
Just Eat has announced that it has achieved its 500 millionth UK order.