All MCA Insight articles in October 2014 – Page 8
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Grub Club raises more than £100k through Crowdcube
Grub Club, the service that hosts supper clubs and dining concepts at pop-up locations, has raised 41% of its £250,000 investment target, from 89 investors via Crowdcube
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Inception expects first replica site next year
Inception Group co-founder Charlie Gilkes has said the company is likely to open its first replica or spin-off site next year.
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Franco Manca secures Ealing unit
Franco Manca, the pizza chain led by David Page and Italian chef Giuseppe Mascoli, has secured a site in Ealing Broadway
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Analysis & Insight
Research shows drop in number of struggling pub and restaurant companies
New research has shown a remarkable turnaround in the number of pub and restaurants operators suffering financial problems.
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Honest Burgers strengthens pipeline
Honest Burgers has received approaches from up to 15 investment firms, regarding funding its next stage of development
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BRGR Co outlines UK expansion plans
BRGR Co, the Lebanese-based burger restaurant group, is looking for a third site in central London as part of plans to open “as many London sites as possible without geographically cannibalising itself,” M&C Report has learnt
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Purity makes appointments ahead of move into London and Bristol
Warwickshire-based Purity Brewing Company has made a number of key appointments as it celebrates a 24% uplift in sales this year and prepares to target new markets.
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Oliver closes Recipease sites
High-profile chef Jamie Oliver has closed two of the three sites operating as Recipease, his food and kitchen store concept
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Patisserie Valerie secures further Manchester opening
Patisserie Holdings, the AIM-list group, has opened a third site in Manchester under its core Patisserie Valerie site
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British brewers exporting 1.1bn pints a year to 113 countries
Sales of British beer to Belgium have trebled to £93m in two years and helped Britain’s breweries to export a record 1.1bn pints to 113 countries last year.
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Camerons to open new Head of Steam in Leeds
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has secured a new venue in Leeds, to become its latest Head of Steam craft and cask ale outlet.
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C&C sets out rationale for Spirit approach
C&C Group, the drinks group behind Magners, has set out the rationale behind its approach for Spirit Pub Compan
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Singha Corporation to enter UK restaurant market
Singha Corporation plans to build a UK restaurant business after agreeing to acquire the four-strong Oriental Restaurant Group
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Spirit rejects C&C approach
Spirit Pub Company has announced it has rejected an approach from C&C Group, the drinks group behind Magners
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Brakspear's second Jazz & Blues Festival to run across 20 pubs
Twenty Brakspear pubs have signed up to take part in the company’s second annual Jazz & Blues Festival next month.
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Greene King takes on Gambling Commission over bingo in pubs
Greene King has launched its legal challenge of the Gambling Commission’s objection to bingo in pubs.
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James Baer describes the ‘evolution of Amber Taverns’
Amber Taverns managing director James Baer has told M&C Report the company is building its high street portfolio.
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Analysis & Insight
London rental prices climb 17% year-on-year
72% of commercial free-of-tie property prices in London have increased by an average of 17% to £144.9k over the past year according to property specialists Fleurets annual rental survey
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Spirit looking at new builds and unlicensed premises as part of growth plan
Spirit Pub Company chief executive Mike Tye has said the company is in the market to acquire unlicensed premises and new builds as part of its growth strategy.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer confidence hits three-year high
Consumer confidence is at its highest level for three years, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker