All MCA Insight articles in October 2012 – Page 3
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News
Ponti’s reports £2.2m FY loss
Ponti’s Group, the operator of the Ponti’s Italian Kitchen and Caffe Italia brands, has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.25m for the year to 29 January 2012, which it said was due to the closure costs on exiting three restaurants and a loss arising from the liquidation of an associate ...
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Opinion
Do pubs really sell more coffee than cafes?
A recent claim that pubs are the UK’s top sellers of coffee, selling more than coffee shops, has caused astonishment in the hot-beverage trade, says Ian Boughton, the editor of the leading trade journal for the coffee shop sector.The claim, which led to such headlines as ‘UK’s pub chains are ...
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News
New restaurant quarter planned for Redditch
Capital & Regional is planning to create a new restaurant quarter for its one million sq ft Kingfisher Centre in Redditch, West Midlands. It has appointed Davis Coffer Lyons to secure operators for four new restaurant units from 3,200 to 7,500sq ft, available to let from 2013, located at main ...