All MCA Insight articles in October 2013 – Page 12
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News
ONE Group plans STK UK expansion
The ONE Group, owners of international restaurant group STK, has announced plans to further expand the premium steakhouse brand within major cities across the UK after attracting $44.3m (£27.3m) of new investment
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NewsCosta to open £1m Heathrow concept site
Costa is to invest close to £1m opening a new store within Heathrow’s Terminal 2: The Queens Terminal next June
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NewsM&B to buy four Convivial pubs
Mitchells & Butlers is to spend more than £13.3m acquiring four sites from Convivial London Pubs, including the Mitre Hotel in Greenwich, which had a guide price of £6m
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NewsJamie’s Italian launches loyalty scheme
Jamie’s Italian, the casual dining chain spearheaded by Jamie Oilver, has launched a Gold Club loyalty scheme
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Mezze considers funding options
West Country restaurant chain Mezze is considering its funding options as it looks to grow its current six-strong estate to up to 16 units over the next three years
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Three more for Amber
Amber Taverns, the fast growing operator of wet led community pubs, has completed on two more sites and exchanged on another to take its estate to 90 pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCider owes success to sweeter palates
A consumer desire for sweeter beer has been the catalyst for the growth within the cider category as well as one of the main causes for decline within beer, according to AB InBev
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NewsBrooklyn Brewery to open Leeds pop-up
Brooklyn Brewery, the American brewer, is to open its first pop-up bar in the UK, in Leeds
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My Old Dutch targets up to 30 sites
My Old Dutch, the London-based pancake house operator, hopes to open up to 30 sites and has identified a number of target locations outside the capital, M&C Reporthas learnt
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UK pubs at forefront of eating-out shift
UK pubs are at the forefront of the shift in the eating-out market, according to a foodservice industry expert
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Notes starts fundraising for further expansion
Notes, the fledgling coffee and wine shop chain, has started a round of fundraising as it looks to increase its presence in London
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Fine Food Co to launch Coffee Dogs concept
Fine Food Co is to launch a new US-influenced, all-day concept called Coffee Dogs, in the new retail square at King’s Cross early next year
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NewsPizza Hut to undertake £60m estate overhaul
Pizza Hut Restaurants, the Rutland Partners-backed group, is to undertake a £60m investment programme across its estate, which will see the introduction of a new menu, new uniforms and a new design, M&C Report has learnt
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OpinionTaking Tragus forward
Mark Wingett talks to Tragus chief executive John Derkach about his first year at the helm of the Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia operator. The former Costa Coffee managing director talks about how Bella is primed for growth, Café Rouge is going through a process of reinvigoration and working to make Strada special again, while touching on some wider sector issues
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Nineteen Ten Mexican Kitchen eyes expansion
Nineteen Ten Mexican Kitchen is to open its second site in the capital, after securing a site in South Kensington, as it looks to ramp up its expansion plans
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NewsCote & Bill's close in on Bury St Edmund units
Cote and Bill’s, the former sister brands, have applied to open in adjacent units in the centre of Suffolk town Bury St Edmunds
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NewsWagamama launches autumn/winter menu
Wagamama is to launch several new sides, mains, a juice and dessert from 22 October at all its UK restaurants as part of its new autumn/winter menu
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PizzaExpress launches autumn menu
PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has launched its new autumn menu this week, with more pizza options than ever and a wider range of dishes
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Cavern Walks fetches £4.1m
Liverpool’s Cavern Walks Shopping Centre, which includes the Cavern Club venue and a Stonegate Pub Company-owned Flares unit, has fetched £4.1m at auction, after being acquired by a undisclosed local property company
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Analysis & Insight
Marketing spend at its highest in 13 years
Marketing spend is at its highest level in 13 years, with UK ad spend growth projected to be 2.4% 2013 and 3.6% in 2014, according to the latest IPA Bellwether survey