All MCA Insight articles in October 2013 – Page 10
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Councils call for review of outdated licensing system
Local businesses need to be freed from outdated and complex licensing rules and needless red tape, council leaders are warning
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NewsByron to make north east debut
Byron, the Hutton Collins-owned burger chain, is to make its debut in the north east, after securing its first site in Leeds
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NewsBrewDog to expand sales team
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, plans to recruit a number of new sales roles as its expansion continues
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NewsCircuit bars embrace food
Circuit bars are no longer just late-night operations and are seeing rising food sales, new research shows
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Selfridges to launch new bar
Selfridges is to launch a new bar format at its deprtment store in London’s Oxford Street
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Tragus to enhance sales anaylsis
Tragus, the operator of Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia, is to enhance its sales analysis function
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Stonegate GMs take cellar course with GK
Stonegate Pub Company has introduced an advanced cellar management course specifically for its general managers in partnership with Greene King
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Private equity refinance loans hit record rate
Private equity firms are tapping debt markets at a record rate to refinance the companies they own as an alternative to selling them, according to new figures from Standard & Poor
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Soho House plans BBC Television Centre site
Soho House, the Nick Jones-led group, is in talks to open a hotel and club at BBC Television Centre, according to The Times
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NewsWhitbread H1 lfls up 2.8%
Whitbread has reported a 2.8% rise in like-for-like sales for the six months to 29 August, helped by like-for-like sales across its Costa Coffee business during the period increasing by 5.5%
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NewsStarbucks names Pizza Hut’s Mark Fox as new UK MD
Starbucks has named Mark Fox, former chief executive of Pizza Hut UK’s delivery business, as the new managing director of its UK operations. He takes up his new role on 6 January
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NewsQ3 'strong' for McDonald's UK
McDonald’s says a “strong” performance in the UK and Russia helped to generate an 11% rise in operating income in Europe in the three months to 30 September
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Ellis steps down from Inventive board
Roy Ellis, co-founder of Revolution operator Inventive Leisure, has stepped down from the company’s board with immediate effect
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Analysis & InsightBreak out for Byron
Earlier this month, the Gondola Group’s chief executive Harvey Smyth said that the last 12 months had been a break-out year for the company’s burger brand, Byron. On Friday, those words took on new meaning. A process that had stalled back in June was jump started by an off-market approach by Hutton Collins. But what changed in the last three or so months and what next for both Byron and Gondola?
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NewsCastle Rock to launch world beer bar concept
Castle Rock, the Nottinghamshire-based brewer and pub operator, has developed a new pub concept focused on world beers that could be rolled out to at least half its estate, and possibly further via franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 19-20 October
Pubs Pubs call for time over debt One of Britain’s biggest pub operators is planning a new deal with its lenders to ease the burden of its £700m debt pile. Spirit, which owns 1,200 pubs, including the Chef & Brewer chain, is due to start repaying its borrowings next year. ...
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NewsPears Group pulls out of Greene King talks
The William Pears Group, one of the UK’s biggest privately-owned property groups, is believed to have pulled out of exclusive talks to acquire a c300-strong tenanted pub portfolio placed on the market by Greene King earlier this year
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Cote secures Wokingham site
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has further strengthened its pipeline for the coming 12 months, after securing a site in Wokingham
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Analysis & Insight
Blanc research highlights mood swings
New research commissioned by Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc chain, with YouGov, has offered a glimpse into the reasons behind the gloomy faces of commuters every Monday morning
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NewsPowell appointed RHWB FD
Red Hot World Buffet has made a further move to strengthen its management team, with the appointment of Matt Powell as its new finance directo