All MCA Insight articles in October 2013 – Page 21
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Sector firms make job pledge
Restaurant and hospitality businesses from across London and the South East are to take a pledge to create new jobs for 16 to 24-year-olds
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Carluccio's introduces app for visually impaired customers
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has introduced an app to make it easier for visually impaired customers to read its menus
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NewsH&W PBT and sales grow in 'important' year
Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset brewer and pub operator, says it has facilities of £60m in place for potential acquisition opportunities as it reports a rise in sales and profits in an “important” year
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Soho House secures second Chicken Shop site
Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club group led by Nick Jones, has secured a second site for its Chicken Shop concept, in London’s Tooting, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEd's eyes 12 openings in 2014
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, wants to open 12 sites next year to reach 35 by the end of 2014
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NewsByron expansion continues
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a site in Milton Keynes for an opening later this year as it moves closer to reaching its 45-site target by the end of 2013, M&C Report has learnt
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Revere wants more independent sites
Revere Pub Company, the Marston’s-owned premium pub and restaurant operator, plans to acquire more high street independent sites, managing director Colin Sadler has said
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Kerridge's Hand & Flowers named UK's best restaurant
The Hand & Flowers, Tom Kerridge’s pub-restaurant in Marlow, has been voted the UK’s best restaurant at the 2013 National Restaurant Awards, snatching top spot from The Ledbury, which held the title for three years
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NewsTragus makes senior marketing appointment
Tragus has appointed Victoria Searl to the new role of director of marketing for its Cafe Rouge, Belgo and concessions formats, M&C Report has learnt
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Rhino Pubs looks to exit trade
A South Yorkshire multiple operator is “stepping back” from the trade because he says he’s had enough of the Government and councils blaming alcohol-related disorder on pubs and clubs
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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Moorhouse's sees Hallowe'en sales rise
Lancashire brewer Moorhouse’s has seen sales surge to a record high in the run-up to Hallowe’en, which is now “busier than Christmas” for the brewer of Pendle Witches Brew
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast variety 'key to cafe growth'
Breakfast variety is a key driver of growth in the burgeoning cafe sector, according to a new survey from Technomic
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NewsCote acquires Odin's site
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has completed on its acquisition of Odin’s in London and is to begin trading there on 9 December, M&C Report has learnt
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JDW and TRG Concessions win airport F&B awards
JD Wetherspoon and TRG Concessions/Giraffe are among the winners in an awards scheme that recognises top food and beverage operators at airports
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Baa Bar FY lfls fall 7.8%
Baa Bar, the 11-strong Liverpool-based bar operator, has reported a 7.8% fall in like-for-like sales in the 12 months to 30 April
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Condou to open club with 24-hour licence
Pierre Condou, the restaurateur and bar operator, is to open a nightclub with a 24-hour licence on the 31st floor of the Centre Point building in London’s New Oxford Street
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NewsLuminar reveals Kingston Pryzm details
Luminar has given details of the next conversion to its Pryzm concept, with the £1m investment at Oceana in Kingston
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Zonal to work with Hospitality Guild
EPoS provider Zonal has been appointed technology partner of the Hospitality Guild’s virtual training centre Hospitality House, which is due to open this month
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NewsFlaming Grill introduces pic-share app
Spirit Pub Company has introduced an app that lets customers share pictures of them completing an eating challenge in its Flaming Grill sites