All MCA Insight articles in October 2013 – Page 25
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US menus 'add healthy elements'
A leading expert on menu trends in US restaurants has highlighted a shift in focus from operators talking about removing salt, fat and sugar from dishes to adding what’s perceived as healthy additions to meals
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DiaryDiary: Las Iguanas, JDW, Benito's Hat, Toby Carvery
This week’s Diary includes impressive figures from Las Iguanas, JDW plays chicken, Tim Bacon on his days behind the bar, Terry Pullen eyes more Ballrooms, InnBrighton refocuses on pubs, and you are what you eat according to Toby Carvery
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Pullen eyes leisure acquisitions after pub disposal
Terry Pullen, operator of a number of restaurants and hotels in London and Surrey, has announced plans to expand acquire more multi-faceted leisure and hospitality venues in London after selling a Kent pub to Redcomb Pubs, the southern pub operator
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Eclectic buys Brighton's Coalition from InnBrighton
Eclectic Clubs & Bars, the Avanti Capital-backed bar and club operator, has bought the Coalition nightclub and live music venue in Brighton from InnBrighton for an undisclosed sum
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NewsResponse to new Tesco food offer “positive”
Tesco has this morning reported that the initial customer response to its three pilot remodelled Extra sites, which include its first instore Giraffe, Harris + Hoole and Decks units, has been “very positive”
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NewsHarry Ramsden's raises UK expansion target
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish and chip chain, has significantly revised upward its UK expansion targets to reach 250 sites over the next five to seven years, M&C Report has learnt
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Collyer plots Enterprise equity 'rehabilitation'
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has raised his Target Price for Enterprise Inns to 205p, predicting a return to absolute EBITDA growth - the “final step” in the story of its equity rehabilitation - earlier than expected in FY2016
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NewsBeef 'O' Brady's targets UK
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, the American neighbourhood sports restaurant/pub operator, hopes to launch in the UK next year and target suburbs, M&C Report has learnt
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Fulham Shore create new venture for Franco Manca expansion
Fulham Shore, the new restaurant venture from ex-Clapham House Group chairman David Page, is to invest c£250,000 in a new venture to operate Page’s Franco Manca pizza concept under franchise
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Llaollao to make UK debut
Llaollao, the frozen yoghurt concept from Spain, is to open its first UK site in London’s Piccadilly, M&C Report has learnt
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Further operators see benefit of Tax Parity Day
Hall & Woodhouse and Wadworth have become the latest companies to report an uplift in sales on Tax Parity Day
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North Bar eyes pop-ups
North Bar, the Leeds-based pub group, plans to branch out into pop-up bars and events over the next few months, co-owner Christian Townsley has told M&C Report’ssister title Publican’s Morning Advertiser.
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Anthony Demetre opens pop-up with Restaurant Associates
The company says AD12 at Tower 42 in the City could pave the way for more collaborations with top chefs
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M&B agrees £38m waste management and cleaning deal
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has signed a £38m waste management and cleaning contract with Mitie, the FTSE-listed 250 strategic outsourcing company
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Cabana secures Islington site
Cabana, the fledgling Brazilian concept led by David Ponte, founder of the Momo and Mocoto restaurants and restaurateur Jamie Barber, has secured its fifth site in London in Upper Street Islington
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YO! Sushi and Koh Thai Tapas win at hospitality awards
YO! Sushi and Koh Thai Tapas have been named among the winners of the Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2013
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Domino’s to open student union site
Domino’s Pizza Group is set to launch a trial site in Newcastle University’s student union, as it continues to explore opportunities in non-traditional trading areas, M&C Report understands
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NewsLfls up 4% at Domino’s
Domino’s Pizza Group has this morning reported a 4% increase in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 29 September 2013 (2012: +3.7%), with like-for-like sales for the year to date up by 5.6% (2012: 5.1%), despite the impact of “an extended period of unusually warm weather”
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Charles Wells plans 13 brewery redundancies
Charles Wells, the Bedfordshire brewer and pub operator, has announced plans to restructure its brewing arm Wells & Young’s in a move that could see up to 13 jobs lost in its production department
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NewsPunch helps tenants lift food profits
Punch Taverns has announced a partnership with CaterCost, a web-based software system, to help tenants design their own menus and increase food profits