All MCA Insight articles in November 2018 – Page 11
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Campbell: I expect Bill’s to have more sites in a year
David Campbell, the executive chairman of Bill’s Restaurants, has told MCA that he expects the company to have more restaurants in 12 months time, but hasn’t ruled out some minor consolidation of the brand’s c80-strong estate.
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Chesser: ‘Laine can be a national beer brand’
Punch chief executive Clive Chesser has said he sees no reason why Laine Brew Co can’t become a national brand, as the group rolls out beers from its sister company across its estate.
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Vote on GBK CVA could be closest yet
Speculation is mounting that the vote by creditors to push through GBK’s Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal could be the tightest one yet.
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McQuater becomes Barworks chairman
Mark McQuater, the former chief executive of Revolution Bars Group and the Barracuda Group, has become non-executive chairman of Barworks, the London-based pub and bar group led by Marc Francis-Baum, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
‘Menus the size of posters are why some larger chains are having difficulty’
MCA’s sister-title Food Spark spoke to Pizza Pilgrim’s founders, brothers Thom and James Eliot, about their new City location and how street food made it okay for restaurants to do just one thing.
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UK's first cannabis restaurant to open
The UK’s first restaurant themed around cannabis ingredient CBD is set to open in Brighton.
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Boxpark Wembley signs partnership deal with Just Eat
Boxpark Wembley has signed a new partnership deal with Just Eat ahead of its opening at the beginning of next month.
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Schapira appointed Vapiano global MD
Nick Schapira, the former international business development director for the Jamie Oliver Group, has joined Vapiano as global managing director.
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Analysis & Insight
'People are opening too many restaurants'
As Harden’s publishes its 28th annual restaurant guide, founder Peter Harden talks to MCA about his interpretation of the findings, which reveal closures at the highest level since in the guide’s history.
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Crosstown lines up ninth doughnut shop
Crosstown Doughnuts has lined up its ninth permanent site – in Greenwich Market.
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Paddy & Scott’s secures TA Hotel Collection deal
Paddy & Scott’s has signed a deal with TA Hotel Collection in East Anglia to provide a coffee solution to six hotels.
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Morso to launch £400k crowdfund
Morso, the neighbourhood pasta and grappa bar concept, is looking to raise £400,000 on Crowdcube to fund two new openings, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
London sees net increase in restaurants despite over-supply concerns
Restaurant closures in the capital have hit a 28-year high, according to new data from restaurant guide Harden’s.
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Dabbers confirms opening details for bingo venue
Dabbers Social Bingo has confirmed it will be opening a site near Aldgate, as reported by MCA last month.
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Just Eat appoints new non-executive director
Just Eat has appointed Helen Weir as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 1 December 2018.
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Auntie Anne’s looking to add eight to 10 sites per year
Auntie Anne’s is looking to add a further eight to 10 sites to its estate in 2019, and the same again in 2020, MCA has learnt.
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Chesser sets out three-year plan for Punch
Punch is set to invest over £80m in its c1.260-strong pub estate over the next three years and is eyeing a series of “strategic bolt-on acquisitions”.
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Papps to become Nando’s Group CEO
Rob Papps, who has been managing director for Nando’s UK & Ireland for the last eight years, is to become the group chief executive of the c1,200-strong international restaurant chain, MCA has learnt.
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Analysts corner: Berenberg on JDW
Following JD Wetherspoon’s Q1 trading update yesterday, Berenberg analyst Owen Shirley shares his thoughts on why the company is playing the long game when it comes to pricing.
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Redcomb Pubs looking to boost current estate by 40+ rooms
Redcomb Pubs is looking to grow the accommodation side of its business and sees the potential to add a further 40-50 rooms to its existing 100-room estate, MCA has learnt.