All MCA Insight articles in November 2015 – Page 2
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Analysis & InsightLet’s do lunch
Yasha Estraikh of private equity company Piper takes a look at how we, as consumers, choose what we want for lunch, why brand loyalty has become a function of convenience and what you can offer to make your business stand out
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News
Patty & Bun lines up Soho opening
Patty & Bun, the burger concept founded by Joe Grossman, has lined up its fourth site in London, with an opening set for Soho
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Interviews
Five-minute interview: Graham Hall - CAU
M&C takes five minutes to talk to Graham Hall, managing director of CAU, about Action Against Hunger; unique marketing from Red’s True Barbecue; property prices and improving the travel experience
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News
TLG appoints new marketing director
The Thai Leisure Group has appointed Iain White-Duncan, formerly of the ONE Group, as its new marketing director
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News
B&L secures Holborn site
Burger & Lobster, the Goodman Restaurants-owned brand, is set to strengthen its presence in London, after securing a site in Holborn
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News
Revolution confirms Nottingham de Revolucion
Revolution Bars has confirmed it will open its eighth Revolución de Cuba in Nottingham in December after an investment of £1.7m
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Analysis & Insight
Scandinavian food jumps in popularity
Scandinavian cuisine is the second biggest growing cuisine in the UK by table bookings, behind burger joints which saw a 114,000% rise in bookings from 2014-15
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News
Steak of the Art plans 10-strong estate
Restaurant and gallery concept Steak of the Art is looking to build an estate of 10 restaurants across the south west
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News
Entrepreneurs and freelancers waste £5.8k in coffee shops to kill time
Entrepreneurs and freelance workers who do not have a fixed office space in London spend an average of £5,824 in coffee shops and bars to pass time in between meetings in the capital
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NewsBill’s makes Moretti COO
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has announced that joint managing director Roberto Moretti has been “promoted” to the role of chief operating officer, for the 71-strong group
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NewsCosta to test new store concept
Costa is to test a new store concept called Costa Fresco in London
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News
Hart becomes Crussh chair
Jonathan Hart, the former UK managing director of Caffe Nero and chief executive of Thorntons, has joined Crussh as its new chairman
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NewsFrenchie confirms UK launch
Parisian restaurant Frenchie has confirmed it will make its UK debut with the opening of its second site at London’s Covent Garden in February
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Analysis & InsightM&B triple number of Christmas dinners sold
The number of Christmas dinners sold at M&B pubs during the first half of December tripled between 2012 and 2014
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NewsProject Pie sets out UK ambitions
Project Pie, the artisan pizza franchise, has plans to open 60 restaurants in the next five years in the UK and Ireland
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NewsStrada to roll-out simple vision
Strada is unveiling the first of its new look restaurants today at St Katherine’s Dock in London as the next stage in the evolution of the brand to bring it back to simpler roots, operations director Tom James told M&C
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News
OHH sets out expansion plans
OHH Pub Company, the West Country inn operator, is ramping up its expansion from 2016 to build an estate of up to 12 country inns over the next five years. Managing director Mark Warburton told M&C the group is looking to acquire pubs with rooms or the scope to add ...
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Analysis & Insight
Sector snapshot: Turning investors’ heads
The proliferation of the eating-out sector is attracting increased interest from investors, but gaining their attention and cash requires more than just a great idea, four leading investors have revealed
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News
Ladhar Leisure rebrands and outlines expansion plans
Ladhar Leisure, the North Shields-based group, has announced a rebranding as part of its expansion plan for 2016.
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News
Red Dog Saloon confirms WestQuay opening
Red Dog Saloon has confirmed it will open a site at WestQuay Watermark, Hammerson’s £80m development in Southampton