All MCA Insight articles in October 2014
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NewsM&C20 rises in afterglow of bid speculation
The M&C20 rose 2% this week to 1,221 points, ever so slightly underperforming the 2.1% rise in the wider market which saw the FTSE All-Share end at 1,018 points, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital
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Fuller’s offers free pint of London Pride through Twitter campaign
Fuller’s is to launch a new interactive social media campaign which enables customers to get a free refill of their London Pride, by tweeting a picture of their empty branded glass with the hash tag #EmptyPint .
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NewsCoal Grill & Bar strengthens pipeline
Coal Grill & Bar plans to open six new restaurants next year as it looks to take its estate to 16 sites
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Bocca Di Lupo team eyes Cambridge Circus opening
The team behind the Bocca Di Lupo is understood to be in talks to take the former Pizza Hut site in Cambridge Circus
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NewsBurger & Lobster eyes Bath opening
Burger & Lobster, the London-based group, is lining up three more regional openings
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NewsRollo: M&B FY to be towards the low end of expectations
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley has said he believes that Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) full year results will be towards the low end of expectations
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Analysis & InsightThe cultural shift in time allocation
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz looks at the cultural shift in time allocation currently occurring in the consumer environment, away from “retail experiences people have felt forced to undertake and towards retail experiences that people want to enjoy with convenience as the key enabler”
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Richard Holmes - Pint Shop
M&C Report talks to Richard Holmes, co-owner of Pint Shop, the Cambridge-based meat and beer concept, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received.
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Dobinson swaps D&D for GRG
Amanda Dobinson has stepped down as marketing director at D&D London to become commercial director at Gordon Ramsay Group (GRG)
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MTT begins PubCraft rollout
Market Town Taverns has started the roll out of its new PubCraft format, after the success of its launch earlier this year
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SSP to continue Beer House roll out
SSP UK, the travel concessions operator, is gearing up to launch the fourth site under its Beer House concept at London Victoria
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Analyst corner: The warm weather in 60 seconds
Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that while clothes retailers may have been bleating about it but it’s good to know the Indian summer has been good for somebody; pubs have got another month out of their beer gardens
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NewsCamerons targets 20 managed sites by next year
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, is aiming to grow its managed estate to 20 next year, with new sites planned for both its Head of Steam and Blue Lounge Pub & Kitchen brands.
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Pint Shop targets London for second site
Richard Holmes, the co-founder of Cambridge-based Pint Shop, has told M&C Report he has put an offer in for a site in London.
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Corbin & King eyes Notting Hill Gate opening
Corbin & King, the group behind The Wolseley and The Delaunay, is in advanced talks to open a restaurant in London’s Notting Hill Gate
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Conran and Atherton in Clerkenwell talks
Jason Atherton and the Conran Group are both understood to be in talks to take space at the Turnmill development located in Clerkenwell
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Yog opens its sixth Odeon store
Frozen yoghurt chain, Yog, is to open its 11th UK store – its sixth within an Odeon.
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Peyton & Byrne to launch £1m central bakery
Peyton & Byrne is to invest £1m in a new 18,000sq ft central bakery, which would allow it to supply 20 more sites
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IFFB welcomes pubs code u-turn
The Independent family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has welcomed the decision to make pub companies with fewer than 500 tied pubs exempt from the statutory code.
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Village Urban Resorts Group gains Cask Marque status across its estate
Village Urban Resorts Group has been awarded Cask Marque accreditation across its 25-strong estate.