All MCA Insight articles in October 2016 – Page 3
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Paul UK to open in Earls Court
Paul UK, the French bakery and café brand, is to open in Earls Court, taking the total number of UK shops to 36.
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ETI launches menu builder toolkit
Enterprise Inns has created a new menu builder toolkit for licensees in collaboration with Booker.
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Giggs and Neville to bring Mahiki to Manchester
Former Manchester United team mates Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville have reportedly signed a deal to bring celebrity favourite nightclub Mahiki up to Manchester.
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Brent Cross £1.4bn food market and restaurant hub planned
Hammerson and Standard Life Investments have unveiled plans for £1.4 billion redevelopment of Brent Cross shopping centre which will include units for 40 restaurants operators, as well as 200 retailers, a cinema complex and hotel.
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Carluccio’s launches landmark menu change including VR
Carluccio’s is to become the first major restaurant group to offer diners a virtual reality experience, as part of what the group calls its most significant menu change in its history.
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Costa sees encouraging signs from new concept stores
Dominic Paul, managing director of Costa Coffee, has said that like-for-like sales at the company’s new concept stores have continued to grow while also driving up food and artisan coffee volumes respectively.
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Whitbread to appoint group transformation director
Whitbread is to continue the restructuring of its senior management team with the introduction of a group transformation director role.
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Deltic refinancing could be put on hold
Deltic chief executive Peter Marks has said that the group will continue to monitor the market before it makes any decision on refinancing, and may delay any decision beyond its original target of next year.
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Licensing Act ‘must treat on and off-trade sales separately’
Health experts have called for a greater distinction between on and off-trade sales at a House of Lords review of the Licensing Act 2003.
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GK launches deals package for tenants
Greene King’s tenanted arm - Pub Partners - has launched a new money-saving toolkit for its licensees.
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Fuller’s creates bespoke beer with local residents
A Fuller’s pub has launched a beer created in partnership with local residents.
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Vital Ingredient launches 20th site
Healthy eating chain Vital Ingredient is opening its 20th store today at Victoria.
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Sociable Folk operators launch bar/restaurant concept
The operators of Leeds-based café concept, Sociable Folk, are to open a second venue in the city, MCA has learnt.
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Pivaz secures two Essex sites
Mediterranean and Turkish restaurant concept, Pivaz, has secured two new sites as it seeks a rollout across London and the Home Counties, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
WSTA warns inflation will cause spirts price hike
Spirits drinkers’ pockets are expected to be hit by an inflation-induced price hike, following a similar story for wine, the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has warned.
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BrewDog abandons trading day after website crashes
BrewDog’s share trading day has been rescheduled after trading platform Asset Match’s website crashed.
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Swedish coffee shop concept eyes rollout
A new concept backed by a Swedish coffee shop entrepreneur is fundraising for a planned expansion to seven sites within the next five years.
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Brexit ideal time to review VAT - BHA
Britain’s withdrawal from the EU provides an ideal opportunity to review VAT for tourism business, according to British Hospitality Association chief executive Ufi Ibrahim.
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Analysis & Insight
New poll shows clubbers still rely on word of mouth
A new Night Index research project launched by the Deltic Group has shown that despite the increasing importance of social media, 58% of customers still rely on word of mouth to choose where they spend their night out.