All MCA Insight articles in October 2014 – Page 23
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News
Jamaica Blue to make UK debut
Foodco, the café chain specialist, is to launch its Jamaica Blue concept into the UK before the end of the year
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Soho Coffee Co to make London debut
Soho Coffee Co is to make its debut in London as part of its in-store link-up with retailer WHSmith
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NewsMarston's rolls out updated Que Pasa
Marston’s has identified further sites for its updated Que Pasa bar brand that has a greater focus on all-day dining and featuring a cafe concept, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEd’s ups estate target
Ed’s Easy Diner, the Andrew Guy-led chain, believes there is potential to operate up to 150 sites in the UK
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MasterChef winner Baker takes on pub
Dhruv Baker, the winner of MasterChef in 2010, has taken on his first pub in London’s Wandsworth
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Exclusive Inns eyes expansion and funding options
Exclusive Inns, the Cambridgeshire-based freehold pub operator, has opened its third site as it eyes further expansion and examines its funding options, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsYO! and Marston’s pick up employer awards
YO! Sushi and Marston’s won the ‘Best Large Restaurant Group’ and ‘Best Large Group / Pubs & Bars Employer’ awards respectively at the Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2014 last week
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Harveys managed expansion begins
Sussex brewer and pub operator Harveys is to re-open the Old Dunnings Mill in East Grinstead next week as the second of its new managed pubs
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Pubs and restaurants vying with hotels as places to stay
Pubs and restaurants with rooms are now vying with full-scale hotels as the best places to stay, according to the 2015 Good Hotel Guide
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Analysis & Insight
Pulled pork growth 'moving the goalposts' for menu planning
The growth in popularity of dishes such as pulled pork is moving the goalposts for operators when it comes to effective menu planning, hospitality buying company Lynx Purchasing has warned
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NewsDunkin Donuts signs north west franchisee
Nigel Travis, chief executive of Dunkin Donuts operator Dunkin Brands, has told the Daily Telegraph that the group has signed up an unnamed franchise partner for the north west for the expansion of its doughnut shop/cafe brand
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NewsBocconcino to finally open next month
Bocconcino Pizzeria, the high-end pizzeria concept led by Moscow restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner, will finally make its debut in the UK in early November
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OpinionBodean’s breaks out
After a five-year hiatus and a shrinking estate, barbecue brand Bodean’s is back on the expansion trail. Founder Andre Blais discusses why he won’t be getting his fingers burnt this time round. Stefan Chomka reports
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NewsSABMiller to target appeal in mature markets
SABMiller, the global brewer, says it plans to expand its appeal in mature markets
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'Team Margot' launches awareness day
An awareness day for stem cell and bone marrow has been launched to mark the first anniversary of Margot Martini, the young daughter of industry figure Yaser Martini, being diagnosed with leukaemia
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New Moon named best business in Cheshire
Cheshire-based New Moon Pub Company has been named Business of the Year at the 2014 Cheshire Business Awards
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Former JDW director of licensing dies
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has paid tribute to the company’s former director of licensing, David Isaac, who has passed away
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CPL Online recruits new apprentices
CPL Online, a division of the CPL Training Group, has recruited nine new apprentices to join its team
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NewsStonegate wins Scottish training award
The group picked up the Innovation in Training Award at the Scottish Training Federation’s annual awards for Stonegate’s Albert’s Apprenticeships programme
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Spirit raises £43k for Prostate Cancer UK
Spirit Pub Company raised £43,000 for Prostate Cancer UK from a special initiative during this summer’s football World Cup