All MCA Insight articles in October 2014 – Page 10
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News
Papa John's GB reports 15% rise in turnover
Papa John’s UK arm has reported a 15% rise in turnover to £32.7m for 2013 and said it has grown its number of stores to more than 250.
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Hawthorn completes Nectar deal
Hawthorn Leisure has completed the acquisition of Nectar Taverns, the operator of 25 pubs in the north west, in a deal understood to be valued at £10m.
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Krombacher Pils reports sales growth of 48% to September
Krombacher Pils is continuing its growth in the UK with volume sales up 48% year-on-year for the first nine months of 2014.
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Spirit to move up value chain
The launch of Spirit Pub Company’s new concept Golden Oak Inns will move its estate up the value chain
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Analysis & Insight
Average leisure spend down 6% year-on-year with drinking out worst affected
September saw average household spend on eating out rise 7% year-on-year while the figure for drinking out dropped 6%.
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Arc Inspirations secures new funding
Arc Inspirations, the Leeds-based bar operator, has secured £3m of new funding as its looks to open 20 venues by 2017
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McDonalds reports global fall in sales for Q3
Positive UK sales was one of the few bright spots in a bleak third quarter update from McDonalds.
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Heineken reports beer volumes down 4.7%
Heineken reported beer volumes down 4.7% across Western Europe with revenues down 4.1% in Q3.
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Wafflemeister to step up expansion plans
Wafflemeister, the Belgian waffle specialist, is to ramp up its UK expansion with plans for a further 10-15 sites over the next 12 months
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TCG to offer pubs bespoke menus
Managed pub operator TCG has designed bespoke menus for its pubs under the Good Honest Food initiative.
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M&B chair Bob Ivell to head up Carpetright
Mitchells & Butlers chairman Bob Ivell has been announced as the new chair of Carpetright plc.
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CPL launches allergen e-learning course
CPL Online has launched a new e-learning course aimed at preparing operators for new allergen laws.
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Five Guys appoints new head of HR
Faye Hance has left Wagamama to become head of human resources at Five Guys, the fast-growing US burger brand
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Costa growth strategy realistic
The managing director of Costa Coffee has insisted the brand’s growth strategy is realistic and that the growing resilience of competitors Café Nero and Starbucks is not a concer
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Budvar UK marketing controller Ian Moss to leave after eight years
Budweiser Budvar UK has announced that Ian Moss is to leave the company after eight years as marketing controller.
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Double opening for Papa John’s
Papa John’s, the takeaway pizza group, has announced new stores will open in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, and Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, by a multiple-site franchisee who has plans to continue building his pipeline of stores
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Barons Pubco up to six
Barons Pub Company, an independent Surrey-based pub company, has secured its sixth site, a former Chef & Brewer site in Bletchingley
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News
Hogs Back opens craft beer bar in Guildford’s theatre
Hogs Back Brewery, the Surrey-based brewer, has opened a craft beer bar at G Live arts and music venue in Guildford
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Opinion
New category treads a fine line
Never happy to stand still, the restaurant industry is continually redefining itself. Kerstin Kuhn looks at the latest sub-sector to emerge – that of fast fine outlets
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News
Heineken partners scheme to create 100 'urban orchards'
Heineken UK has pledged to support a project to restore more than 100 orchards across the country, with a view to transforming urban areas.