All MCA Insight articles in October 2018 – Page 5
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OpinionDiary: Bingo calling
The buzz around social entertainment venues is certainly not subsiding. We’ve had tech-fuelled darts, ping pong and crazy golf, and now bingo is looking to increase its foothold in the space.
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No. 4 Utopia for Realists
Every month, former Five Guys operations and development director Marcel Khan reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight to the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman.
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NewsOctober 2018
The October edition includes key insights from MCA’s annual UK Restaurant Market Report, and interviews with Bistrot Pierre’s new chief executive Nick White, alongside its co-founder Robert Beacham, White Rabbit Fund’s founder Chris Miller, and coffee shop and wine bar Notes. It also contains analysis of the Irish pub sector, the re-modelling of the casual dining market, and looks at how operators are preparing their supply chain in the run up to Brexit.
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NewsBurger & Beyond to open first permanent site
Street food concept Burger & Beyond has secured its first permanent site, in Shoreditch.
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NewsTaco Bell planning Croydon opening
Taco Bell is planning to open a site in Croydon, as it furthers its expansion in the UK.
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NewsSchapira confirmed for Caffe Nero
Caffè Nero has confirmed the appointment of Stacy Schapira, formerly of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, as UK HR Director.
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NewsDunn to leave Brtivic
Brtivic has announced that chief financial officer Mathew Dunn will step down in April next year to join ASOS.
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NewsFast food outlets up 34% in UK
The UK has seen a 34% increase in fast food outlets from 2010 to 2018, a BBC analysis has revealed.
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NewsEagle Eye achieves 33% FY revenue increase
Eagle Eye Solutions Group reported total revenue of £14.8m for the year ended 30 June 2018, up 33% on the previous year (£11.1m).
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NewsWok to Walk lines up five new sites
Wok to Walk, the Pan Asian street food concept, has lined up five new sites which will take it to 13 in the UK by the end of the year, part of an “aggressive expansion plan”, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLeelex blames 'appalling trading' for Leeds closures
Leelex founder Ged Feltham has blamed “appalling trading conditions” in Leeds for the collapse of the company and closure of two restaurants.
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NewsArc announces next Manahatta in Newcastle
Arc Inspirations, the Leeds based bar operator, has announced plans to open a Manahatta in Newcastle on Collingwood Street.
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NewsWhitbread to retain Pure
Whitbread has reiterated that its key focus will be on hotels following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola, though said it would retain its 49% investment in Pure, the healthy-eating grab and go concept.
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Johnson under pressure to launch independent investigation
Luke Johnson is under pressure to give up control of an internal investigation into a £40m hole in Patisserie Valerie’s accounts over concerns that the review is not sufficiently independent.
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NewsEAT looks forward after restructuring
EAT, the Andrew Walker-led chain, is embarking on the next stage of its development, after successfully completing a restructure earlier this year, which saw it shed 10% of its estate and shore up its balance sheet.
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Analysis & InsightRising from the ashes
With Gaucho ending its administration process today following a successful CVA, MCA’s deputy editor Georgi Gyton spoke to new chief executive Martin Williams about the next steps in the business’ evolution.
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Analysis & Insight
Pop-up Life – a hit for all time?
The increasing popularity of street food and the use of pop-ups as test beds for new concepts has become an increasingly important factor of the eating and drinking out sector. Here Jill Livesey explores their impact, longevity and appeal to consumers.
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Analysis & InsightHappy hour for pub groups
Despite the noise surrounding the consumer sector, the pub M&A market is buoyant, with varied and competing investors alive to the attractions of the sector, according to AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith.
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NewsSlim Chickens confirms Wales; plans move into Ireland
Slim Chickens has confirmed its second restaurant opening in the UK will be in Cardiff.
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NewsPlastic straws and stirrers face ban within one year
Plastic straws and stirrers could be banned within one year, as part of the government’s drive to cut plastic pollution.