All MCA Insight articles in October 2013 – Page 14
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Booker H1 lfls rise 2.3%
Booker Group has reported a 2.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the 24 weeks to 13 September, with non-tobacco like-for-likes up 5%, on sales up 16.5% to £2.2bn
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NewsDiageo Q1 sales dip in Western Europe
Diageo has reported a 1.1% decline in net sales in Western Europe the three months to 30 September and said it expects a low single digit net sales decline in the region for the full year
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Zing Zing lines up second site
Zing Zing, the new Chinese devliery concept, has lined up a second site in Camden as it looks to ramp up its presence in London
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Fuller’s names Parcel Yard as its pub of the year
Fuller’s has named The Parcel Yard, at Kings Cross, London, its pub of the year, receiving the group’s The Griffin Trophy
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Mason House nightclub set to open in the West End
Three nightclub entrepreneurs have joined forces to launch Mason House, a 5,000 sq.ft, multi-room club situated in the vaults of the London Palladium in the West End
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Adventure Bars to focus on central London
Adventure Bars, the London-based bar operator, has placed its site in East Dulwich on the market as it looks to concentrate its future expansion plans on central London
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Cider should market itself like wine
The cider category should market itself in a similar way to wine, according to cider and perry maker Nook’s Yard
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NewsTim Martin FY pay packet falls to £351k
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin saw his total remuneration fall from £351,000 to £338,000 in the year to 28 July 2013, less than the company’s three executive directors
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Meatliquor heads north
Meatliquor has confirmed it plans to open its first site in the north, in Leeds, near the Trinity shopping centre, next spring, as it works on a further two projects
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Analysis & Insight
World Cup qualification worth £50m to pubs
The England football team’s qualification for next summer’s World Cup could be worth £50m for the British pub trade, according to the British Beer & Pub Association
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NewsJohnson praises craft brewing movement
Serial investor Luke Johnson has applauded the brewing revolution and said that the renaissance of artisan brewers “reflects the truth that entrepreenurs identify changes in consumer tastes better than large corporations”
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Wrapchic makes central London debut
Wrapchic, the Birmingham-based Indian burrito concept, has opened its first site in central London as it looks to open further sites across the South East and the Midlands
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NewsFive Guys hires new head of property
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has hired a new head of property as it gears up to increase its presence in the UK in 2014
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NewsRevolution introduces new cocktail menu
Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, has created a new premium cocktail menu, featuring egg whites in some drinks and a move away from its traditional focus on vodka
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Gyms Kitchen to double up; eyes franchise route
Gyms Kitchen, the UK’s first protein based restaurant concept, is to open its second site in the south east as it looks to expand further across the UK through franchise agreements
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Beds & Bars focuses on expansion after board restructure
Restructure has seen the creation of a new role of business development director, taken by Romain Viennois, who will explore avenues for growth through different revenue channels
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Ramsay restaurant tops service list
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, the high-profile chef’s Chelsea institution, has come top of the 50 Best Restaurants for Service in the UK list compiled by Toptable, the restaurant bookings website
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Sales growth slows in September
Britain’s pub and restaurant groups saw sales growth slow in September after a summer of solid trading, with like-for-like sales up just 0.4% compared to the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker
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Pistachios in the Park eyes expansion
Pistachios in the Park, the operator of cafes in parks, is looking to grow from nine to as many as 50 sites, founder Aysin Djamil has told M&C Report
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Analysis & Insight
Eye on IPOs
With all the publicity and conjecture associated with the Royal Mail’s IPO, David Roberts, corporate lawyer and head of Olswang’s leisure practice, considers whether the F&B sector will catch the IPO bug.