All MCA Insight articles in October 2014 – Page 12
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News
TRG plans triple Southend opening
The Restaurant Group (TRG) is planning a triple opening at a proposed leisure development in Southend
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CAU launches wine range at new restaurants
CAU, the Argentinian steakhouse restaurant group, is launching its own brand wine range at its Wimbledon and Henley restaurant that open in November
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Tanner brothers exit Plymouth restaurant
High-profile chef James Tanner and his brother Chris have sold their eponymous restaurant in Plymouth after 15 years
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Operators sign up for packaging compliance scheme
Wells & Youngs and Hook Norton have signed up to a new packaging compliance scheme from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)
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Coventry shopping centre to become restaurant quarter
Coventry’s Cathedral Lanes shopping centre has been sold to the London-based Shearer Property Group to transform the 65,000sq ft centre into a restaurant and bar quarter
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PubAid pledges to take charity message to consumers
PubAid plans to step up its campaign to highlight the charitable work done by the pub trade by focussing on consumers
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Matthew Clark: Demand for UK products helps boost sales
On-trade supplier Matthew Clark has seen sales rise sharply, boosted by demands for English wines and beers
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Whitbread H1 group lfls up 7%
Whitbread has this morning reported a 7% rise in group like-for-like sales for the six months to 28 August 2014, driven by a 6.1% rise in like-for-like sales across Costa in the UK and a 3.1% climb in sales in its restaurants division
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Fulham Shore begins trading on AIM
Fulham Shore has completed the acquisition of Kefi Ltd, the owner and operator of The Real Greek, for £13.9m and commenced trading on AIM
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Batram: Short-term delivery, long-term questions with Just Eat
Leading analyst Nick Batram at Peel Hunt says that Just Eat still offers the potential to be a highly profitable business, but investors need to “enjoy the dish now before it gets cold”
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Spirit set to recommend revised Greene King offer
Spirit Pub Company has announced that it is willing to recommend a revised takeover offer from Greene King of approximately 109.5p, which values the company at £723.5m
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Analysis & Insight
Is crowdfunding just equity for punks?
Judging from the number of businesses which have jumped on its bandwagon to raise capital for growth, it’s clear that crowdfunding is – at the moment – as hot as pulled pork, says Paul Hemming, partner and head of Corporate Finance at Zolfo Cooper
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Noble Inns sells Lady Ottoline to Truffle Hunting
Noble Inns has sold its Lady Ottoline site in Bloomsbury, London, to restaurant operator and consultancy firm Truffle Hunting
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Cote confirmed for Liverpool One
Cote has confirmed it will open a 2,707sq ft restaurant on Liverpool ONE’s Paradise Street in early December
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Project Pie partners Howard for UK launch
Former Hakkasan chief executive Niall Howard has entered into partnership with Project Pie to launch the brand in the UK
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Piper takes stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse
Piper, the private equity backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse, the north west-based BBQ restaurant chain
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Drinkaware launches campaign to address sexual harassment
Drinkaware and the Nottingham Crime & Drug Partnership have joined forces to launch a campaign to address sexual harassment in the night-time economy
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Coffee Republic outlines pipeline of openings
Coffee Republic, the expanding coffee shop group, has lined up five new sites to open before Christmas, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Now serving up great memories
Whitbread restaurants was founded in the wake of the financial crisis hitting the UK. But, with a strategy of creating great food and memories, the company is now enjoying good times. Paul Flaum, managing director, tells the story
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WSTA calls for further action on alcohol duty following Irish freeze
The WSTA has welcomed the decision by the Irish Government to freeze alcohol duty but has called on UK authorities to go further in support of the industry