All MCA Insight articles in November 2013 – Page 6
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Bill’s launches new menu, extends retail range
Bill’s, the fast-growing, Richard Caring-backed chain, has launched a new menu across all of its 27 restaurants
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Operators sign up for Trinity Gateshead
Nando’s, Frankie & Benny’s and The Real China have all signed up to take sites at the Trinity Square development in Gateshead
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Tasty appoints head of finance
Tasty, the listed operator of the Wildwood chain of restaurants, has appointed Tim Cundy as its new head of finance
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Subway updates mobile loyalty app
Subway has launched an update to its Subcard mobile app, which will offer customers new functionalities as well as updating all of the current features with a more user friendly interface
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TCG refurbs flagship pub
TCG, the managed operator, has invested £225,000 in one of its flagship community pubs, the Fatling in Hornchurch, Essex
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Kornicis promotes Hall to ops director
Kornicis, the London-based bar and restaurant group, has promoted area manager Michelle Hall to the role of director of operations with immediate effect
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C&C Group joins VAT Club
C&C Group, the producer of Magners cider and Tennent’s lager, has joined VAT Club Jacques Borel, the campaign groups that seeks to reduce VAT for the sector from 20% to 5%
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SSP wins £50m Beijing airport contract
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has won contracts worth a combined value of £50m to open six outlets at Beijing Capital International Airport
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Stonegate promotes 27 deputy managers to GMs
Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator, has announced that 27 deputy managers have been promoted to general managers via the company’s Accelerator training programme
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Pesto secures Star pub
Pesto, the north west-based pub and restaurant chain led by La Tasca founder Neil Gatt, has continued its expansion by securing a Star Pubs & Bars leasedhold site in the West Midlands, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsOperators sign up for MK development
British Land and Tesco have pre-let a new £4m leisure terrace comprising five restaurants and two smaller units at the Kingston Centre in Milton Keynes
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Pubwatch and BBN praised by think tank
Partnership schemes National Pubwatch and Best Bar None have been praised in a report that focuses on tackling the UK’s drinking culture
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Zero hours contracts 'demonised'
Zero hours contracts are “unfairly demonised” and many employees on the contracts are more satisfied in their work than the average worker, new research suggests
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Diageo offers to sell most of Whyte & Mackay business
Diageo has offered to sell most of its Whyte & Mackay business to address competition concerns arising from its completed acquisition of United Spirits
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FY revenue up 4.4% at Britvic
Britvic grew its full year revenue by 4.4% to £1.32bn for the 52 weeks ended 29 September 2013 and saw pre-tax profit increase by 29.1% to £108.1m
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NewsM&B FY lfls grow 0.4%
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has reported a 0.4% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 28 September as pre-tax profit grew from £82m to £150m
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NewsWillcock to become MD of Brunning & Price
Mary Willcock, the managing director of the Stonegate-owned Slug & Lettuce chain, is to become managing director of Brunning & Price (B&P), The Restaurant Group-owned pub group, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & InsightAdapting strategies for success
The type of leadership necessary for a company to be successful changes with the life cycle of said organisation, according to leading US academic Chris Muller in his book, The Leader of Managers. This lifecycle is made up of six stages. What stage are you at?
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NewsJDW secures first pub in Ireland
JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, has exchanged contracts to purchase its first pub in the Republic of Ireland and says it plans to open between 10 and 20 in the country over the next five to 10 years
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Fuller’s reveals new look for The Pilot
Fuller’s, the London-based family brewer, will today re-open its Greenwich pub The Pilot after a six-figure refurbishment