All MCA Insight articles in November 2013 – Page 21
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NewsFrench holds JDW forecast
Leading analyst Simon French has reiterated his Buy recommendation and 806p Target Price for JD Wetherspoon following the managed operator’s Q1 results yesterday
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Costa Coffee FD joins Moneysupermarket
Costa Coffee finance director Matthew Price has been named as the new chief financial officer for the price comparison websiteMoneysupermarket.com
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Analysis & Insight
Six meals a week thrown away
The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing £12.5bn a year, or almost £60 a month to the average family, according to a new report
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NewsJDW projects up for design awards
Harrison Ince Architects have been shortlisted for the Northern Design Awards 2013 for its work on two Wetherspoon pub projects
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C2 reports FY PBT loss
A co-founder of C2 Investment, which owns 76% of Lancaster Brewing Company, has criticised the “madness” of progressive beer duty (PBD) as the business sees its pre-tax profit turn into a pre-tax loss in the year to 31 January
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Earl of Sandwich eyes roadside expansion
Earl of Sandwich, the sandwich bar concept, is understood to be in talks with motorway service operators to launch the brand on UK’s roadsides
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NewsCamerons appoints new pub estate director
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has appointed Joe Smith, former operations manager at Greene King, as its new pub estate director, as it looks to triple the size of its pub estate over the next two years
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Bramwell sites on market spread across UK
The 35 former Bramwell Pub Company sites that have been placed on the market with Christie + Co are located in a fairly even split across the country
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NewsEd's confirms next openings
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, has opened its 21st restaurant in Watford and confirmed that its next two openings will be in Derby and York
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Diary
Diary: JDW, Richard Caring, Caledonian Brewery, Bramwell
This week’s Diary includes JDW’s Tim Martin on taking advice from bankers; two possible new openings for Richard Caring; musings from out-going Caledonian Brewery MD Stephen Crawley and the trade uniting over personal licences.Train of thoughtAs M&C revealed today, JD Wetherspoon has secured a £100m banking facility as it looks ...
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Caledonian MD Crawley to step down
Caledonian Brewery, the Heineken-owned Scottish brewer, has announced that Stephen Crawley is to stand down as managing director at the end of 2013 after 20 years at the company
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NewsJDW secures £100m expansion fund
JD Wetherspoon has secured an extra £100m facility for its expansion plan, chairman Tim Martin has told M&C Report
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Industry unites against personal licence abolition plan
Industry groups have lobbied the Government to retain personal licences in a joint letter to crime prevention minister Norman Baker
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NewsNext plans more Patisserie Valerie openings
Next, the fashion retailer, says it plans to open “a number” of Patisserie Valerie outlets in its shops and has told M&C Report that it’s open to working with other cafe/coffee shop operators
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NewsThwaites eyes disposals and acquisitions
Rick Bailey, chief executive of Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites, has told M&C Report he expects the company to dispose of more bottom end pubs and reiterated plans to acquire additional high quality sites
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NewsStarbucks raises UK prices
Starbucks has raised its beverage prices in the UK, with the cost of its lattes, cappuccinos and filter coffee increasing for the first time in three years
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NewsFurther Bramwell closures expected
Further closures of pubs operated by Bramwell are expected after another six of the group’s sites were closed and placed on the market, following the company being placed into administration last week
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Licensing professionals attack plan to scrap personal licences
The Institute of Licensing said the proposal would “undermine the licensing objectives”, “increase the burden on industry and regulators” and lead to “mass inconsistency”
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500 new cinema screens to hit UK market
500 new cinema screens to hit UK market in the next five years across 60 developments, according to Cushman & Wakefield
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Bocconcino confirmed for Mayfair
Bocconcino, the high-end pizzeria concept led by Moscow restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner, will make its debut in the UK, in London’s Mayfair this Christmas