All MCA Insight articles in September 2013 – Page 10
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Clevely joins Rok Stars
Geronimo Inns co-founder Rupert Clevely has been appointed as a strategic consultant for Rok Stars, the consumer and environmental products development company that owns a number of drinks brands
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Analysis & Insight
Retail & leisure space development set to open up
Around 1.5m sq ft of new retail and leisure space is set top come on line this year as the development pipeline opens up, but the UK will not see a return to the levels of store openings until 2016
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JRC to open one of the UK’s largest restaurants
JRC Global, the operator of the JRC World Buffet chain, has secured a 26,000sq ft site in Watford for what will become its largest site to date
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NewsPatisserie Valerie rolls out gift card offer
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed chain, has made its first move into the gift card market
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Marston's extends south east reach
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has told M&C Report it has secured planning consent for three more newbuild sites in the south east as it revealed details of its latest newbuild in the region
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NewsPho secures Birmingham site
Pho, the Isis Equity Partners-backed Vietnamese fast-casual concept founded and led by Stephen and Juliette Wall, has secured its third site outside London, in Birmingham, M&C Report understands
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts to re-enter UK
Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading coffee and baked goods chains, has announced its re-entry into the UK with the signing of its first franchise agreements, which will initially see the development of 50 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Greater London
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Personal licences could be scrapped
The pub and restaurant trade could see the end of personal licences as the Government launches a consultation into the idea of scrapping them
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K10 eyes ramen concept and permanent units
Japanese restaurant K10 is to trial a ramen concept at its Appold Street branch with a view to opening permanent units under a separate brand next year, according M&C Report’s sister title Big Hospitality
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Stonegate appoints head of purchasing
Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator, has announced the appointment of Dave Just as head of purchasing
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Analysis & InsightSignificant growth opportunities remain
Leading analyst and sector investor Mark Brumby takes a closer look at the UK’s eating and drinking-out market. He says that any backsliding in the market is likely to be short-lived (and may indeed be over, particularly with regard to food) and that growth opportunities remain significant
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NewsJDW FY lfls rise 5.8%
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has reported a 5.8% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 28 July, with profits before tax and exceptionals up 6.3% to £76.9m, in what it called a “year of progress”
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NewsMcDonald's US trials pre-payment app
McDonald’s is reportedly trialling an app in the US that will let customers order and pay on their mobile phones before picking up their food
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Operators sign up for Silverburn
Zizzi and PizzaExpress, have been named by property developer Hammerson as the first of nine restaurants to take up residence in the £20m extension to the Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok, Glasgow
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Rita’s to open permanent site
Rita’s Bar and Dining, the highly-regarded pop-up venture, is to open its first permanent site in London Fields, Hackney, M&C Report understands
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Venetian concept to open in Covent Garden
Augustus Harris, a new concept inspired by the bacari of Venice, is to open in Covent Garden later this month
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Jack: Sector acquisitions at six-year high
The current period is the most active for acquisitions in the licensed retail sector since 2007, a leading analyst has argued following the £100m sale of Cote and the expected imminent sale of 300 Greene King pubs
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Britain's best pubs revealed
The Red Lion Inn, in Cricklade, Wiltshire has been crowned the BT Sport Great British Pub of the Year 2013
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NewsStarbucks exits 46 UK leases so far
Starbucks has announced that it has so far exited 46 costly leases in the UK so far and plans to exit a further 30 this year, but is seeing ‘green shoots’ of recovery here
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NewsHotel group buys Shepherd's Bush Walkabout
Intertain, the high street bar operator, has sold its Walkabout site in London’s Shepherd’s Bush to Dorsett Hospitality International, the Hong Kong-based international hotel operator, M&C Report understands