All MCA Insight articles in November 2014 – Page 17
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Analysis & Insight
Horizons forum told adapting to customer needs key to success
Spotting the next consumer trend and adapting to customer needs were among the themes discussed at Horizons’ latest Thought Leadership Forum.
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NewsPunch abandons focus on food revenue
Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has said the company has abandoned its target of food sales making up 35% of its tenants’ revenue.
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LGA: Business rates should be set by councils
Local councils should be given powers to set their own levels of business rates, the Local Government Association (LGA) has proposed.
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Analyst corner: Brumby on Punch
Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that whilst some observers would say ‘not before time’, others would marvel that Punch Taverns has been able to keep its underlying business to the extent that it has
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Analysis & Insight
One in five pub meal occasions now include children
The number of families dining out at pubs with their children has increased 5.5% in the year to September 2014 and now accounts for 20.8% of all meals
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Analysis & Insight
Retail parks - divide and rule
Polly Troughton, head of Retail Parks and Leisure at Land Securities, explores the emerging split in out-of-town retail between convenience and shopping parks
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VQ eyes expansion after securing new funding
VQ, the 24-hour restaurant and bar concept, is set to go on the expansion trail after securing new investment from Richard Northcott, chairman of Theo Fennell
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NewsCote strengthens 2015 pipeline
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has further strengthened its openings pipeline for next year after securing sites in Chislehurst and Winchester
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NewsBill’s set for Baker Street
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, has lined up a site in London’s Baker Street, its eighteenth in the capital
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NewsRevoluciòn de Cuba to grow to 12 sites in next two years
New Inventive Bar Company has announced plans to grow its Revoluciòn de Cuba brand from five to 12 sites over the next two years.
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NewsMowgli eyes Manchester and London
Mowgli, the Liverpool-based Indian street food restaurant, is already looking for its second site in Liverpool and is considering London and Manchester as potential future locations, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsPunch Taverns roadshow attracts 2,331
Punch Taverns says 64% of its pubs attended one of its 2014 roadshows, making it the most successful in its 11-year run.
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Analysis & Insight
Family time comes first for UK consumers
UK consumers prioritise time with their families over and above other leisure activities and find an average of four hours leisure time each day during the week and nine hours at the weekends
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Golfrate acquires Lost Society for £1.24m
The freehold of a south London pub called Lost Society has been sold for £1.24m to Hussein Aziz’s Golfrate
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Analysis & Insight
Catering sector turnover has doubled in 20 years
The food and service management (FSM) sector has doubled its turnover since 1993, according to the British Hospitality Association (BHA)
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London restaurants' hygiene worst in country
Restaurants in London have been highlighted by figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as needing improvement with one in five being warned by inspectors
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NewsMothership Group acquires fourth site
Bar and events operator Mothership Group has acquired Brighton bar and nightclub Audio, taking its estate to four sites.
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NewsFour County Inns buys the Swan Inn, Stroud
Four County Inns has bought the freehold Swan Inn in Stroud off an asking price of £175,000 plus VAT.
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Absolute Pubs eyes funding and announces rebrand
Absolute Pubs co-founder Simon Bailey has said the company will look at external funding to grow its estate and unveiled a new name – Authentic Pub Co.
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NewsPieminister targets 100 pubs
PieMinister, the pie shop operator, is ramping up its presence in universities and pubs following successful Pieminister Licence trial sites, M&C Report has learnt