All MCA Insight articles in November 2016 – Page 6
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News
Lowry: easyCoffee will disrupt the coffee market
The operator of easyCoffee has promised to disrupt the coffee market as it targets 200 stores in 24 months
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Pesto secures 9th site; FY sales up 21%
Pesto, the Italian pub and restaurant group led by Neil Gatt and Sara Edwards, has secured its first site in east Cheshire – its ninth in total.
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Analysis & Insight
Shopping anytime trend fuelling ‘Vampire Economy’
The nation’s love for shopping anytime, anywhere is fuelling a ‘Vampire Economy’
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Butler swaps Whitbread for Bill’s
Ryder Butler has stepped down as head of food at Whitbread to join Bill’s as its new head of procurement.
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Diageo workers vote to strike over pension cuts
Diageo is facing mass walkouts across its Scottish bottling operations in the run up to Christmas as staff voted for industrial action over pension cuts.
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Coffee#1 partners with Zonal
Coffee#1, the SA Brain-owned coffee shop chain, has partnered with Zonal Retail Data Systems as it seeks to add another none sites over the next year.
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Compass Group sees FY revenue up 2.8% in Europe
Concessions operator and contract caterer Compass has reported organic revenue in Europe up 2.8% for the year to 30 September.
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Fabric to reopen under strict new conditions
Fabric nightclub has reached an agreement with the London Borough of Islington to reopen with strict new conditions.
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Wine growth figures 'unrealistic' - WSTA
Wine consumption forecasts which predict strong growth over the next five years have been criticised as overly ambitious and misleading by the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA).
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Franks Hamburger House grows to six
Northampton-based burger chain Franks Hamburger House has secured its sixth site.
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Opinion
The art of curation
DJ partners The Unabombers drew on their globe-trotting careers to open the critically acclaimed Volta restaurant in Greater Manchester. But even they were surprised to be asked to run the restaurant and bar at the £25m newly refurbished former Palace Hotel in Manchester. Luke Cowdrey, one half of the duo ...
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M&B sees return to lfl growth
Mitchells & Butlers has seen a return to like-for-like sales growth following a “challenging” year to 24 September.
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ETM appoints Prescott Brann as CFO
ETM Group has appointed Landen Prescott Brann as its new chief financial officer as it looks to strengthen its senior team
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easyCoffee eyes expansion
The Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou-backed easyCoffee chain is eyeing expansion, with Croydon, Wembley and High Wycombe all targets.
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Michelin chefs plan French Burgers rollout
A French burger chain which employs Michelin-starred chefs is eyeing a move to the UK.
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Novus to launch pizza & craft beer concept Tank & Paddle
Novus Leisure is to launch Tank & Paddle, a new wood-fired pizza and craft beer concept, later this month in the City
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Analysis & Insight
Counting the cost of pay rises
According to the latest analysis by Fourth, real hourly pay in hospitality has raced ahead of the National Living Wage to hit £7.71.
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FY EBITDA up 21% at Busaba
Busaba Eathai has reported a 21% increase in group EBITDA to £2m for the year to 28 May 2016
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Levick joins Stonegate as ops director
Ben Levick, the former director of operations at TCG, has joined Stonegate Pub Company as an operations director
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M&B to trial new rotisserie concept
M&B is to launch a trial of a new premium, full-service, rotisserie chicken and duck concept called Chicken Society