All MCA Insight articles in October 2017 – Page 9
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News
Square Pie reinvents Bluewater site with new concept
Square Pie, the gourmet pie shop group led by Martin Dewey, has created a new concept, Square & Co, MCA has learnt.
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News
Yard Sale Pizza secures fourth site
Yard Sale Pizza, the London based restaurant concept, has secured a fourth site, in Leytonstone High Road, MCA has learnt.
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News
Rising food prices push up inflation to five-year high
Rising food prices were one of the main contributors to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of inflation reaching a five year high of 3% in September 2017.
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Further departures at Punch
David Pawson, head of external PR & communications for Punch, is to leave the company following its takeover by Patron Capital/Heineken.
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Wasabi begins M&S link up
London-based sushi and bento chain Wasabi has opened the first of five sushi counters in partnership with Marks & Spencer
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Edible cocktail bar opening at John Lewis
Smith & Sinclair, the edible cocktail retailer, is launching a bar at John Lewis’ Oxford Street store.
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Opinion
The morning after the bar brawl
After several months of twists and turns, the pursuit of Revolution Bars Group came to an end yesterday….. for now. With no real winner from this situation, what lies in store for the three main protagonists in this saga and what does that mean for M&A activity in the sector? James Wallin investigates, as well as showing that this story did ultimately have one happy ending.
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News
Jongleurs goes into administration
Jongleurs, the comedy club operator, has cancelled all upcoming events as the company behind announced it was calling in administrators.
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Ex-Hibiscus site to become Bombay Bustle
Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has changed its mind on what it will call its new restaurant on the site of Claude Bosi’s former restaurant Hibiscus in Mayfair
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News
The Real Greek heads West
The Real Greek, the Fulham Shore-owned concept, is to open its first site in the South West, after securing a unit in Bristol
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News
Rawligion doubles up
Rawligion, the healthy eating grab and go store, has opened its second site in London, in Balham
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News
Cubitt House secures fifth site
Cubitt House is set to open its fifth site in December, after securing The Coach Makers Arms on Marylebone Lane
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News
Lorenzoni made MD at Camden Town Brewery
Luca Lorenzoni, who was appointed as chief operating officer at Camden Town Brewery in July, has been promoted to managing director, MCA understands.
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News
Thorley named CEO of Development Bank of Wales
Giles Thorley, the former chief executive of Punch Taverns, has been named chief executive of the Development Bank of Wales
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News
Revolution shareholders reject Stonegate bid
Revolution Bars Group shareholders have voted against Stonegate’s £101.5m bid for the company.
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News
Caring to open Granary Square Brasserie
Caprice Holdings is to open Granary Square Brasserie, at the former site of Bruno Loubet’s Grain Store in King’s Cross
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News
The Diner looks to consolidate estate
The Diner, the US style restaurant concept operated by the Barworks Group, is looking to consolidate its estate in the capital
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News
Wasabi further consolidates estates
Sushi and bento chain Wasabi has placed a further two sites on the market in central London
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News
Jamie’s brings in advisors to consult on future strategy
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has brought in an external advisor to work with its new management team to help steer it through its next phase
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Analysis & Insight
Number of female chefs in UK rises by a third
The number of female chefs in the UK has risen by a third since 2016, the biggest increase in the last five years