All MCA Insight articles in November 2013 – Page 18
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Snog secures Bluewater site
Frozen yoghurt concept Snog, in which Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of Unilever, took a stake last year, is to open its first UK site outside of London in Bluewater
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OpinionLabour and the pub trade
How would a “One Nation” Labour Government help the pub industry? In this extract from his speech at last week’s Business in Sport & Leisure Conference, the party’s shadow business minister Toby Perkins discusses pubcos, tax, skills and supermarkets
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BII Licensee of the Year Award opens
The search has begun to find the UK’s best licensee with the launch of the BII Licensee of the Year Award
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Wolverhampton next for Stonegate's Popworld
Stonegate, the managed operator, is to open its latest Popworld late-night concept at Babylon in Wolverhampton, the Express & Star reports
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Vapiano UK GM wins global company award
Vapiano, the Italian fresh casual dining concept, has named one of its UK managers as its “Vapianisti of the Year” ahead of 5,000 other members of staff worldwide
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Virgin Wines team completes £15.9m MBO
A £15.9m management buyout of wine retailer Virgin Wines has been completed with finance from Mobeus Equity Partners and Connection Capital
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NewsZonal to supply M&B sites
Mitchells & Butlers has signed a deal with Zonal to supply its pubs and restaurants with its hospitality technology solutions
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NewsPublicans 'back VAT cut campaign'
A survey of 1,003 licensees by Cardinal Research on behalf of VAT Club Jacques Borel found that 96% say the pub and restaurant industry should campaign for the reduction
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OpinionAvoiding the "Black Hole"
Last Wednesday’s R200 event again highlighted the sector’s ability to attract some of the best entrepreneurs and management teams in the UK, but it was also highlighted that for every success story, many concept founders can still fall down the “black hole” of business growth. At the same time, Punch Taverns will hope that the first week in December will be third time lucky for its debt restructuring proposals
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NewsMcDonald’s sales up 0.5% in October
McDonald’s has reported that comparable sales increased 0.5% in October, helped by a 0.8% rise in Europe, including a positive performance in the UK
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NewsNWTC on track for FY sales of £9.5m
New World Trading Company (NWTC), the Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts-led pub group, is on track to deliver full-year turnover of £9.5m
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The Noodle House closes in on first UK site
The Noodle House, the Jumeirah Restaurants-owned, South East Asian casual dining restaurant brand, is believed to be close to securing its first site in the UK, with an opening planned for the first quarter of 2014
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GT Pubs in administration
GT Pubs, the management company, which was set up in light of the administration of the Publicana business in 2010, has itself been placed into administration
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NewsGovernment 'won't act on beer tie or rents'
The Government will introduce a statutory code in the pubco/tenant relationship but fall short of acting on the tie or rents, Labour’s shadow small business minister has predicted
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'Pizza cone' concept eyes UK expansion
KonoPizza, the Italy-based restaurant company that specialises in selling hand-held pizza-style cones, has opened its first UK site in Nottingham under franchise and wants to expand further in Britain
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NewsEAT set for next stage growth
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, is set to embark on its next stage of development after it is believed to have agreed a new bank facility that has freed up a further £10m-£15m of funds
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NewsSports Bar & Grill aims for promotion to Premier League
Sports Bar & Grill claims it is “entering the big league” with its new sites in London’s West End and Canary Wharf
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OpinionThink before you let revenue drip away
Analysts say the pub sector must make further inroads into food to generate £1bn in extra sales and counter falling drinks volumes. Martin Hall, chief executive of Free Drinks, says there is an easier way to redress the balance and it involves operators not giving away £1bn in lost revenue every year in the form of tap water
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Moo to open first pub site
Moo Grill, the Argentinian café and wine bar concept backed by Alberto Abbate, will open its take on an ‘Argentine gastropub’ when it opens its third site in London’s Pimlico later this year
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Analysis & InsightOutlook for managed pubs 'positive'
The outlook for the managed pub sector is “positive”, while tenanted pub operators will benefit from their decision to down-size, as the leisure sector is “boosted” by improved consumer confidence, according to a leading economist