All MCA Insight articles in October 2014 – Page 2
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News
Spirit becomes first pubco to offer Estrella Galicia 0.0 on tap
Spirit has become the first pubco to take on draught alcohol-free beer, Estrella Galicia 0.0.
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News
Search launched for new Institute of Licensing chair
The Institute of Licensing is on the hunt for a new chairman after existing chair Jon Collins stepped down.
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Meantime’s urban hop farm beer launched
London brewer Meantime has launched a beer made using hops grown on its ‘urban farm’.
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CAMRA says Scotland needs its own pubs code
The Campaign for Real Ale has called on the Scottish Government to introduce its own pubs code and adjudicator.
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ABInBev Q3 UK own beer volumes fall 9.8%
ABInBev, the Stella Artois and Budweiser brewer, saw UK volumes of its products fall 9.8% in Q3.
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Goodman to open seafood restaurant
Goodman Restaurant Group will open Rex & Mariano, a new seafood restaurant located on the former Vodka Revolution site in Soho in late November
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Square Pie seeks new MD
Square Pie, the gourmet pie shop chain, is seeking a new managing director to oversee the restaurant side of its business
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Analysis & Insight
UK consumers most sceptical in the world
Consumers in the UK are among the most sceptical in the world, making it more important than ever for brands remain authentic and transparen
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Analysis & Insight
Pub value brands capturing ‘hard pressed family’ vote
Spirit’s Flaming Grill and Fayre & Square concepts, plus Greene King’s Hungry Horse and Whitbread’s Brewer’s Fayre, all feature in the top 10 brands that are most exposed to the capturing custom from “hard pressed families
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Bel & The Dragon expansion continues
Longshot plans to open its seventh site under its Bel & The Dragon vehicle next spring, as it gears up to appoint a new operations director
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Analyst corner: GK gets another five days
Mark Brumby at Langton Capital looks at the current state of play in the approaches for Spirit and the extension of the put-up-or-shut-up deadline to 5pm 4 November
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Analysis & Insight
Health charity calls on EU to introduce calorie labelling for alcohol
The Royal Society for Public Health has called on the drinks industry and the newly appointed EU Health Commissioner to introduce calorie labelling for alcoholic drinks.
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News
Cloverleaf founders to add fifth site to Touchwood venture
Cloverleaf founders John Winder and Gary Douglas are “at an advanced stage” in acquiring a fifth site for their fledgling Touchwood Restaurants venture.
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Starbucks says strong UK performance drove 5% lfl sales growth in Q4
Starbucks reported 5% like-for-like global sales with a “particularly strong performance in the UK” in Q4 2014.
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Ponti’s reports FY PBT loss; seeks equity
The Ponti Group reported a pre-tax loss of £1.7m in the year to 26 January 2014, against a pre-tax profit of £358,000 the year before
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Barworks opens fourth 5cc cocktail bar
London-based pub and bar operator Barworks has opened its fourth site under its 5cc cocktail brand.
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CPL Online and Carlsberg create social media training course
CPL Online has launched a course designed at teaching licensees how to utilise social media.
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Opinion
Habit forming
As the UK economy continues to recover from the post-financial crisis recession, consumer confidence has picked up, supporting discretionary spending on leisure activities, including dining out, says Rupesh Patel of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has published new report called Come Dine With Us. Alongside this cyclical trend, structural changes in consumers’ eating habits are also reshaping the bars, restaurants and casual dining industry and are driving sector transaction activity.
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News
Nicholson’s Pubs launches loyalty and reward app
Nicholson’s Pubs has launched a new Hop Circle app, which it claims is the first pub-based loyalty and rewards app to be released in the UK.
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Wild Rabbit picks up Michelin pub of the year award
The Wild Rabbit in Kingham, Oxfordshire, has been named pub of the year in the 2015 edition of the Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide