All MCA Insight articles in November 2017 – Page 9
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News
Temakinho to open second UK site
Temakinho, the Japanese-Brazilian restaurant concept, is to open a second site in the UK, in Tower Bridge
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CDG’s Pronto named in FTSE 100 Women to Watch list
Celia Pronto of the Casual Dining Group (CDG) has been named in the Cranfield School of Management’s FTSE 2017 100 Women to Watch List. Introduced in 2009 as part of the Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report, this is the eighth edition of the list, which aims to showcase the “broad ...
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Jack: Market has overplayed M&B Q4 slowdown
Douglas Jack at Peel Hunt believes the market has over-played the slowdown in Mitchells & Butlers like-for-like sales in Q4
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Hollywood Bowl appoints first head of marketing
Hollywood Bowl Group has announced the appointment of Liz Penney to the newly created role of head of marketing.
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Star announces annual awards
Hickory’s, Wickwar and Blind Tiger Inns were among the winners at Star Pubs & Bars annual awards last night.
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Beer duty cut supported by 50 Tory MPs
An open letter from 50 Conservative MPs calling for the Chancellor to cut beer duty in next week’s Budget, has been delivered to the Treasury.
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B&K secures permission for former JDW site
Brewhouse & Kitchen has secured planning permission to convert a JD Wetherspoon’s site in Milton Keynes.
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Thwaites eyes further growth in accommodation
Thwaites chief executive Rick Bailey has told MCA that its hotels division will be a key focus of its growth strategy.
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Hop Stuff secures third taproom site
Hop Stuff Brewery is to open its third taproom, and its first outside London, in Ashford, Kent.
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Tony Macaroni doubling up in Aberdeen
Tony Macaroni, the Scotland-based Italian restaurant group, is opening a new site at Aberdeen’s Marischal Square development.
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Hook to launch two new concepts
Hook, the sustainable seafood restaurant concept, is launching two new concepts, Taiwanese fried chicken pop-up Mr Ji, and healthy eating salad cafe Kukoo, MCA has learnt.
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Bubbacue remodels into quick service concept
Boojum founder John Blisard has told MCA how he turned round a slump in his fledgling barbecue concept Bubbacue by remodelling it into a quick serve burrito-style format.
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Muffin Break updates pipeline
Muffin Break, the Foodco UK concept, is on track to reach its target of 75 in mid-2018 after revealing four new café openings in early December, with another 10 planned for early next year.
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NewsYoung’s ‘could spend £100m on group deal’
Young’s chief executive Patrick Dardis has told MCA it’s “probably about time” the company made a group acquisition and said it has the firepower to spend £100m plus on a deal.
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NewsCaffe Nero appoints new UK CEO
Caffe Nero has appointed Will Stratton-Morris as the new chief executive for its c660-strong UK business
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Bridgepoint confirms Burger King UK deal
Bridgepoint has confirmed it has reached an agreement with Restaurant Brands International to become the UK master franchisee of Burger King
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H1 F&B sales at British Land centres up 0.9%
British Land has said food and beverage was the strongest performing category across its retail estate, with sales up 0.9% in the six months to 30 September.
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NewsBids sought for Byron
A sale of Byron could take place before the end of the year, after the process to find a new owner of the c70-strong chain was understood to have been sped up
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NWTC confirms Coventry Botanist launch for 2019
New World Trading Company (NWTC) has confirmed it is to open a Botanist in Coventry in February 2019.
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Analysis & Insight
Hall monitors
While the development of new generation food halls across Europe may no longer be described as embryonic, it is most certainly still in the early stages. Cushman & Wakefield estimates there are approximately 100 food halls either already open or currently under construction in Europe’s major cities. C&W partner Thomas Rose investigates