All MCA Insight articles in November 2014 – Page 10
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Beavertown owner eyes expansion
North-east London craft beer pub and Beavertown Brewery owner Logan Plant is eyeing sites for expansion and has plans to add a large second American BBQ focused site under his ‘Dukes’ brand as well as a wet-led Beavertown tap house.
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NewsSalisbury Pubs wins inaugural allergen award
Salisbury Pubs’ site the Alford Arms in Frithsden, Hertfordshire has won an award for being the most allergen-aware eatery in the UK.
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Spirit launches dedicated apprenticeship scheme
Spirit Pub Company is to bring the delivery of its apprenticeship scheme in-house.
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Pubco shares drop in wake of pubs code announcement
Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns saw their share prices plummet in reaction to the news that a market rent only option would be included in the pubs code.
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New sector focused fund launched
A new small cap private equity fund has been launched, which is seeking to raise £10m to invest in businesses operating in the consumer goods and leisure sectors
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OpinionThe tie untied
And so it came down to just eight MPs. Decades of political wrangling about the legality and fairness of the beer tie ended with a slim Parliamentary majority of 15 voting to give pub tenants of the largest pubcos a ‘market rent only’ (MRO) option – thus freeing them from this historic and oft-abused mechanism.
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NewsWyevale ramps up F&B offer
Wyevale Garden Centres, the UK largest garden centre operator, is launching two further restaurant and coffee shop concepts as it continues to ramp up its F&B offer
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Chef Claude Compton to open Fulham pub
Former Petersham Nurseries chef Claude Compton has told M&C Report he would look to open more pubs if his initial site in Fulham is a success.
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BTP planning next three sites
Boston Tea Party, the 15-strong coffee shop group founded in Bristol, is planning three new sites in 2015 as it moves towards an all-day format with a wider menu, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Food to go market blurring
The growth of the food-to-go market in the convenience store sector is being driven by a blurring of traditional convenience with foodservice
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JW Bassett eyeing freeholds for growth
Cardiff-based pub operator JW Bassett is on the expansion trail and looking to add another freehold pub to its South Wales estate, managing director Jon Bassett told M&C Report
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Analysis & Insight
Almost half of consumers fail to redeem loyalty card benefits
More than 43% of UK consumers fail to redeem loyalty card benefit on at least one of their cards, according to new research
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Food and pub sales up across Network Rail stations
Like-for-like sales in pubs and bars have risen by 11.94% as part of 10 consecutive quarters of growth at 18 Network Rail stations across the Britain
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Provenance Inns rebrands to reflect focus on accommodation
Provenance Inns co-founder Michael Ibbotson has told M&C Report that he will be focusing on accommodation to drive future growth of the company.
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People 1st helps fill over 5,000 vacancies
People 1st has revealed that its work with leading hospitality employers through its “employment academies” has helped fill over 5,000 new roles
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NewsJack: Marston’s returning to growth
With Marston’s final results, due next Thursday, leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has forecast PBT to be down 6% at £83.2m (consensus: £85.5m)
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Jack: SSP positioned for growth
For SSP’s maiden final results, due next Thursday, leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has forecast EBIT being up 12% to £88m
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NewsLeon launches festive specials
Leon, the healthy fast-food concept, is launching a choice of festive specials from the end of the week including three soups, a turkey special and Christmas Florentine
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The Markets Group confirms second site
Markets Group, a British restaurant group co-founded by managing director Sergey Men and Anatoly Parkhomchu, has confirmed it is opening its second site at the World’s End pub on King’s Road in southwest London in December
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CH&Co's Ampersand wins St Andrews café contract
Bespoke catering firm Ampersand, which is part of the CH&Co group that also owns Apostrophe cafes, has secured a contract with the British Golf Museum in St Andrews to open the first café at the site