All MCA Insight articles in November 2014 – Page 25
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NewsTCG sees 10% sales rise for ‘Halloweek’
The ‘perfect storm’ of half-term, unseasonably warm weather and Halloween last week saw sales rise 10% for managed pub operator TCG.
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Pieminister launches university site
Pieminister, the pie shop operator, is planning to expand its offer into universities
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Elysium Group confirms first London bar and restaurant
Essex-based bar operator Elysium Group is opening its second Hudson House in Colchester this Thursday followed by its first London venue - Zinnia - at the end of the month
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NewsYO! Sushi property in Poland Street marketed
The site housing the original YO! Sushi in London’s Poland Street has been placed on the market with a price tag of £6m
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Ceru secures debut site
Ceru, the new Mediterranean/Middle Eastern concept from Barry Hilton, has secured its first site in London’s Fitzrovia
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Analysis & Insight
Ninety per cent of bar staff earning under Living Wage
New research has shown that 90% of bar staff and 85% of waiters and waitresses are paid under the Living Wage – as the rate was raised again.
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Bagelman signs first franchisees
Bagelman, the Brighton-based café operator, has signed its first franchisees and is preparing to open stores under franchise agreement along the south coast in 2015, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsRejecting JDW's Newcastle levy application would be "unlawful"
The decision by Newcastle City Council to refuse JD Wetherspoon’s application to reduce its hours to dodge the city’s late night levy is likely to be overturned if there is a legal challenge, industry lawyers have claimed
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Poncho 8 looks beyond the City
Poncho 8, the London-based burrito restaurant group, will begin looking for new sites outside of central London after it has grown to eight stores, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Number of restaurants offering mobile payments set to quadruple in next year
Almost 70% of restaurants are expecting to be able to take mobile payments by 2015, with over 40% planning to have tableside EPoS, according to new research.
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NewsJack: Prospects remain strong for TRG
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis believes the prospects for The Restaurant Group remain strong
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NewsFrench: JDW a troubling dynamic
Simon French at Cenkos has initiated his coverage of JD Wetherspoon with a Sell recommendation and said that he expects its customers to trade up to casual dining units as their real incomes rise
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DP Poland sells five managed sites
DP (Domino’s Pizza) Poland has announced the sale and sub-franchising of five corporately managed stores in Warsaw
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Brumby: GK/Spirt integration to benefit Marston’s
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital has said that Marston’s could benefit from Greene King’s proposed acquisition of Spirit Pub Company
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Fever-Tree completes £154.4m IPO
Fever-Tree, the tonic water and mixers group, has announced the successful pricing of its IPO.
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NewsGreene King and Spirit agree £773.6m deal
The boards of Greene King and Spirit have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer, which will see the former acquire the latter in a £773.6m deal and create a 3,127-strong pub company
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Pizza Express targets 100 sites in China
Pizza Express has unveiled plans to more than quadruple its number of outlets in China over the next five years with a target of 100 sites.
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Taylor St Baristas to raise £3m through “Coffee Bond”
Taylor St Baristas is hoping to raise £3m through the UK’s first crowd-sourced “Coffee Bond”
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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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NewsDiageo trades Bushmills for full control of Tequila Don
Diageo says it has secured its position in the premium end of the tequila market with a deal to take full ownership of Tequila Don Julio in exchange for selling Bushmills whiskey to Casa Cuervo.