All MCA Insight articles in November 2015 – Page 9
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Society Cafe sets out expansion plans
Bath-based coffee shop group Society Café is opening its third and fourth sites in Oxford and Bristol before eyeing nationwide expansion
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Hospitality sector has lowest staff loyalty
Poor work/life balance and unfriendly working environments are the most common reasons for workers to leave a job in the hospitality sector, new research shows
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UGOT poised for high street growth
Healthy eating concept UGOT is preparing to open its first high street site after tweaking its model to suit the fast casual dining market
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Cocktail Trading Co secures Shoreditch site
The Cocktail Trading Company will open a fourth site, and its third in London, early next year, in Shoreditch
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Guildford to lift CIA
Guildford will be the first town in the UK to remove its Cumulative Impact Area because the “profile of the town has changed”.
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NewsWickwar Wessex to build tenanted estate
West Country based brewer and pub operator Wickwar Wessex is planning to double the number of managed houses it operates and begin building a tenanted estate in the coming year
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NewsTravelodge partners with Lavazza for unlimited breakfast
Value hotel operator Travelodge is offering Lavazza coffee with its revamped unlimited breakfast menu as part of its campaign to overhaul and modernise its hotels
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Ethical chicken brand to grow into London
Hen, an ethically-sourced chicken restaurant in Brighton, is looking to build an estate of company-owned restaurants in London before franchising nationwide
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Rollo: Key questions for ETI management
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, has posed some key questions for the management of Enterprise Inns, which yesterday gave an update on the overhaul of its business.
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Hermer eyes Top Dog Diner format
Matt Hermer is working on a larger diner format of his upmarket hotdog concept Top Dog
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BGF seeking balanced portfolio
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has not ruled out making further investments in the UK’s hospitality sector
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Urban Outfitters acquires pizza chain
Urban Outfitters has become the latest retailer to enter the eating-out sector after acquiring the Vetri Family restaurants group
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Young’s launches Chef Academy
Young’s has launched its new Chef Academy in Wandsworth with the aim of developing in-house talent.
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NewRiver: H1 most active period yet
NewRiver Retail, which owns 360 pubs across the UK, has said the six months ended 30 September was one of its most active periods since its inception.
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Opinion
The grill seeker
In the face of competition, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, the original better burger concept could have become the forgotten man of the sector. But chief executive Alasdair Murdoch and his team have refreshed the company and are ready to push on. Mark Wingett reports
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Wagamama to make Norway debut
Wagamama is to make its debut in Norway after signing a deal with HMSHost to open at Oslo Airport
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Risk takes stake in Small Batch Coffee Co
Risk Capital Partners, Luke Johnson’s private equity vehicle, has acquired a majority stake in the Small Batch Coffee Company
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurant and café prices rose 1.3% in October
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics showed prices at restaurants and cafes increasing steadily while alcohol prices fell.
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NewsETI: Managed growth; segmentation and re-launch of tied offer
M&C speaks to Enterprise Inns’ chief executive Simon Townsend and chief financial officer Neil Smith about the potential for operating brands and for working with branded food operators. They reveal the 12 segments which will underpin growth across the estate as well as informing disposal decisions, and explain why they are varying the agreements in the Managed Expert division to appeal to more operators. Townsend also talks about how under-performing pubs opting for MRO will go into ‘a holding tank’ and explains why the company will be re-launching its tied offer prior to the introduction of the pubs code.
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NewsD&D gears up for IPO
LDC, the private equity group which bought a controlling stake in D&D Restaurants in 2013 for c£50m, is this week kicking off a roadshow to sound out investor appetite for a public listing