All MCA Insight articles in November 2013 – Page 25
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Analysis & InsightThere is no off switch anymore
We now live in a world of constant updates and conversations, eyes glued to the screen, scrolling up and down, all in the name of marketing, says leading marketing and social media consultant Vikki O’Neill
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News
Dominos' Wald re-joins Fuller's
Domino’s Pizza’s head of franchising Georgina Wald is to return to Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, to head up its PR team, M&C Report has learnt
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Boulangerie Jade up to three
Boulangerie Jade, the French bakery and patisserie concept, has launched its third site in London
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NewsIntertain invests £3m reopening Walkabout in Blackpool
Intertain, the bar operator, reopened its Walkabout bar in Blackpool City Centre last night following a fire that destroyed the venue earlier in the year
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Pita Pit starts UK rollout
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept, has secured its first site in Greater London, as its starts its UK rollout
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NewsJack expects JDW to outperform lfl estimates
Leading analyst Douglas Jack says he expects JD Wetherspoon’s like-for-like sales to be ahead of his full-year forecasts at its Q1 interim management statement on Wednesday, adding that the “main sensitivity continues to be margins”
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SSP UK appoints new trading director
SSP UK has appointed former PizzaExpress commercial director Angela Morrison as its new trading director
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NewsTime to abandon ‘gastropub’term
It is time to abandon the term ‘gastropub’, according to the editor of the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2014, which is published today
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Nusu to launch in the UK
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, is set to launch in the UK, and is currently closing in on its first site in central London
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NewsYO! Sushi introduces mobile payment
The ClarityLive system from Omnico is said to reduce payment times by half a minute per customer, and is said to also allow instant communication between staff
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Analysis & Insight
Eating in trend helps increase in ready meal sales
Sales of ready meals in the UK topped the £2.3bn mark over the last 12 months, as consumers continued to trade down from eating out to dining in with premium ready meals, according to the latest research from market intelligence company IRI
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Shaftesbury confirms new openings
Shaftesbury has confirmed that it has signed up Timberyard, the fledgling concept inspired by US ‘working cafes’, and Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, the latest venture from Experimental Cocktail Clubs, to open in London’s Seven Dials before the end of the year
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NewsMcDonald's packaged coffee to be sold in US shops
McDonald’s-branded packaged coffee is set to be sold in US supermarkets and other retail outlets in the US under a trial
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Benugo secures Mayfair site
Benugo, the restaurant and deli operator, has secured a further site for its café format in London’s Mayfair
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Benson Blakes operator secures two, plans brewery
The Suffolk-based operator of Benson Blakes Bar & Grill in Bury St Edmunds has secured two more pubs and plans to open a “sizeable” brewery, M&C Report has learnt
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Apprenticeship changes offer both benefits and challenges
People 1st has expressed a cautious welcome to the changes announced earlier this week following the Government’s release of long-awaited plans for implementing apprenticeship reform throughout England
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Report calls for 20% tax on sugary drinks
A new report from academics says a 20% tax on sugary drinks will reduce the number of obese people in Britain by 285,000 over the next decade
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NewsRollo: Consolidation of managed sector would make sense
A leading analyst has said that he thinks consolidation in the managed pub sector would make a lot of sense
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Anglian secures site with 2% cashback on loan
Anglian Country Inns, the pub and restaurant group led by James Nye, secured its fifth site using a funding deal that gave the company 2% cashback on its loan
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NewsComptoir Libanais opens at Bluewater
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, has opened its latest site in Bluewater, its seventh it total, as it continues to ramp up its rollout program