All MCA Insight articles in October 2014 – Page 21
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NewsJoule’s buys three pubs
Joule’s, the Shropshire brewer and pub operator, has taken its estate to 40 sites with three new acquisitions, one of which will be the first new opening under the company’s fledgling craft beer concept, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFY losses narrow for GRS Pubs
GRS Pubs, the tenanted pub group formerly owned by London Town, reduced operating losses from £626k to £66k in 2013 as it sold a further 15 pubs and saw “significant trading improvement”, M&C Report has learnt
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Cirrus halfway to estate target
Cirrus Inns has reached halfway in its goal of operating 30 sites, after securing the award-winning Crab at Chieveley in Hampshire
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NewsTinselTown builds pipeline outside of London
TinselTown, the US themed diner group, is opening its 11th and 12th restaurants in Redditch, Worcestershire and Harlow, Essex and has a pipeline of openings planned for 2015, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsBill’s adds another four to pipeline
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, has added a further four sites to its pipeline
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Analysis & InsightSector recruitment climbs
The recruitment of staff increased by close to a fifth over the year to the end of June
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High streets becoming more “social environments”
The move away from traditional shops towards leisure and food operators is continuing as high streets become a more social environment
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Vianet: trading ahead of last year
Vianet has said that trading in the half year to 30 September 2014 “was ahead of the same period last year and in line with the Board’s growth expectations
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JDW to convert Belfast church
JD Wetherspoon has plans to open a new pub in Belfast on the site of a Methodist church on University Street in the Northern Ireland city
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Quiz the Nation beats CrowdCube target
Quiz the Nation, the national pub quiz that will be hosted by Krypton Factor host Gordon Burns, reached its fundraising target of £195k in 14 days through the CrowdCube platform
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Coffee shops thrive as retail centres slump
Coffee shops and American-themed restaurants are among the outlets bucking the trend on the high street for closing stores this year, a new study shows
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Warm summer spikes Carlsberg's FY profits
Carlsberg UK has reported a “successful year” as profits soared for the year ending December 2013 in which it saw a volume spike in demand during the warm summer
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Turnover falls 4% at Theakstons in "momentous" year
Theakstons, the North Yorkshire brewer, has reported a 4% fall in turnover to £9.6m for the year ending December 2013 after agreeing long-term commercial and financial arrangement with Heineken UK in what it has called a “momentous” financial year
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BII could take a pub
The BII could operate its own pub, chief executive Tim Hulme has told M&C Report
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London’s Westfield tops ‘vitality’ retail poll
Harper Dennis Hodge, the property specialist, has created a ranking system for British retail spaces that scores the quality not just the size of an offering
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Mobile payment could boost restaurant revenues
The restaurant industry could boost revenues by £5.6bn by adopting mobile payment, according to a new study
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London’s first board game café doubles Kickstarter total
Draughts, London’s first board game café which opens on 15 November, has more than doubled its Kickstarter target of £10k after raising £20,914 from 516 backers
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NewsBII 'could extend beyond publicans'
The BII could provide services for leisure and hospitality operators beyond its traditional publican base, chief executive Tim Hulme has told M&C Report
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Chop’d launches autumn menu
Chop’d the London-based salad bar group, is launching a seasonal menu across its nine stores this week for the colder weather
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NewsLuminar's Marks: IPO 'the right place to go'
sLuminar chief executive Peter Marks has said he would consider multi-site acquisitions if the right deal came along and admitted a public listing could be “the right place to go”