All MCA Insight articles in November 2013 – Page 20

  • News

    Pizza Pilgrims opens at Harvey Nichols

    2013-11-08T07:40:00Z

    Pizza Pilgrims, the fledgling concept, has secured a unit on the fifth floor at the Harvey Nichols department store in London’s Knightsbridge

  • News

    Big Easy set for Canary Wharf

    2013-11-08T07:40:00Z

    Big Easy, the American dining concept founded by Paul Corrett, has signed up to open as part of the Crossrail redevelopment at Canary Wharf, M&C Report understands

  • Analysis & Insight

    Average price for dinner rises 3.5%

    2013-11-08T07:40:00Z

    The average price of dinner for one (including half a bottle of wine, coffee and service) in London increased by 3.5% to £47.68 in the last 12 months

  • News

    MPs urged to supports campaign for lower business rates

    2013-11-08T07:39:29.950Z

    M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser and a range of trade associations are calling for MPs to support the campaign for lower and fairer business rates

  • News

    Aston Manor invests in new facility

    2013-11-08T07:38:07.150Z

    Aston Manor, the Birmingham-based cider maker, is investing in a multi-million pound fruit processing facility at Stourport-on-Severn

  • News

    Everyman Cinema raises £8.1m on AIM debut

    2013-11-08T07:36:00Z

    Everyman Cinema, the London-based cinema chain whose shareholders include Ask founders Adam and Sam Kaye, raised £8.1m when it floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) yesterday

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    News

    Collyer raises JDW lfl forecast, warns on margin

    2013-11-08T07:35:06.993Z

    Leading analyst Geof Collyer has raised his FY like-for-like forecast for JD Wetherspoon from 2% to 3% but accused the managed operator of “yet again chasing sales at the expense of margin”, with “little if any underlying profit growth”

  • News

    Star to invest £3m on accommodation and repairs

    2013-11-08T07:35:01.503Z

    Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has said it would have spent £3m in living accommodation at crucial repairs at 110 pubs during 2013

  • Just Falafel
    News

    Just Falafel secures first UK company-owned site

    2013-11-07T12:43:00Z

    Just Falafel, the falafel chain, is to open its first UK company-run site at 7 Fulham Broadway, next month

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    News

    BrewDog extends latest fundraising after “epic” response

    2013-11-07T11:16:00Z

    BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has extended the limit set for its crowdfunding scheme, Equity for Punks, after an “epic response” to thefundraising so far

  • Be At One
    News

    Be At One strengthens regional pipeline

    2013-11-07T08:03:00Z

    Be At One has strengthened its regional pipeline after securing sites in Bristol and Milton Keynes for openings in the first quarter of next year

  • News

    Stongegate introduces evolved Scream

    2013-11-07T08:02:00Z

    Stonegate is introducing an evolved version of its Scream student-focused concept under a new project called Common Room, M&C Report has learnt

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    News

    Rollo: Costa’s international business not proven

    2013-11-07T08:01:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that Costa is nearing critical mass in the UK with Starbucks’ US density suggesting 2,000 outlets might be the chain’s natural UK limit

  • News

    Le Monde eyes expansion

    2013-11-07T08:00:00Z

    Le Monde, the Cardiff-based restaurant, is to go on the expansion trail, with plans to open its second site in Birmingham, M&C Report understands

  • News

    Darwin & Wallace closes in on second site

    2013-11-07T08:00:00Z

    Imbiba Partnership, the investment vehicle led by John Connell, is closing on a second site for its fledgling Darwin & Wallace (D&W) format, as it gears up to launch its third round of fundraising

  • News

    Briatore eyes UK for Billionaire brand

    2013-11-07T08:00:00Z

    Flavio Briatore, the Italian businessman and former Formula One team boss, is understood to be in talks to launch his high-end nightclub brand, Billionaire, in to the UK

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    News

    Operators sign up for £7m Leeds scheme

    2013-11-07T07:59:00Z

    A number of leading operators, including Frankie & Benny’s, Prezzo and Handmade Burger Co, have signed up to take units at the new £7m food court expansion at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

  • Patisserie Valerie
    Opinion

    Rising to the top

    2013-11-07T07:53:00Z

    The new concessions trial with Next is just one of the bold moves Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group has made this year. More moves into new avenues are on their way and a possible sale process/IPO play next year is a growing possibility

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    News

    Loungers named operator of the year

    2013-11-07T07:53:00Z

    Loungers was named operator of the year at the R200 Awards last night at Merchants Tavern in London’s Shoreditch, hosted by M&C Report’s sister title Restaurant magazine. Oakman Inns, the Peter Borg-Neal-led company was named pub company of the year

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    News

    French raises Whitbread TP but says it's 'still overvalued'

    2013-11-07T07:53:00Z

    Leading analyst Simon French has raised his Target Price for Whitbread but said the leisure group is “still overvalued”