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All MCA Insight articles in September 2013 – Page 2
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Lambeth wants 'zoned' opening hours
Lambeth Council in London wants to introduce a zoning system for opening hours and recommends stringent new regulations around licensee and staff training for licensed premises in the borough
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Dowling-led group to launch Far Rockaway
Madison, the new group set up by Inc Group founder Frank Dowling, will open new venture Far Rockaway on the former Elbow Rooms site in Shoreditch this month
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New Italian health food concept secures Soho site
La Polenteria, a new Italian health food concept, has secured its first site in London’s Soho
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Rollo predicts 10% EPS growth for Whitbread
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo predicts Whitbread will see its earnings per share grow 10% to 89.6p at its H1 results on 22 October, and says the shares need forecast upgrades
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Batram: Marston’s set for solid finish
A leading analyst has sauid that he expects Marston’s to report a solid finish to its financial year with good progress made on its disposal programme
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Shep Neame picks up Soho site
Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has taken on the lease of the George in Soho, central London
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Titanic Brewery in Everards tie up
Titanic Brewery, the Staffordshire brewer and pub operator, will open its eighth site next month, and its first outside its home county, after securing the Cheshire Cheese in Derbyshire
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Fuller's: micro craft 'explosion' will stabilise
Fuller’s, the London brewer and pub operator, has outlined plans for its brands to respond to the “challenging” beer market, including the microbrewery craft beer “explosion” that it expects to “stabalise” soon
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Richoux EBITDA grows 12%
Richoux, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, saw EBITDA grow from £660,000 to £740,000 in the 28 weeks to 14 July as it reiterated plans to secure new sites
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Chop’d to open new formats
Chop’d, the London-based salad bar chain, is to open to new formats next month, including a smaller concept aimed at transport hubs
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McDonald’s to ramp up nutritional message
McDonald’s has announced plans to begin offering side salads as substitutes for french fries in its value meals at no additional cost across the US next year
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NewsJack upgrades Domino’s to Buy
A leading analyst has raised its recommendation for Domino’s Pizza to Buy following recent weakness, and said the group was in good shape with his only concern being a “slight slowdown in expansion”
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Le Bistrot Pierre secures Torquay site
Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-regarded French restaurant chain, has secured its second site in Devon, and 12th overall, in Torquay
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Rick Stein’s group reports FY sales decline
Seafood Restaurant Company, the business led by high-profile chef Rick Stein, reported a 4% decline in turnover to £14.6m in the year to 30 December 2012
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M&B’s Darby: Recovery will be patchy
Alistair Darby, chief executive at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said the economic recovery will be patchy and that he expects highs and lows in trading going forward
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M&C set for Manchester
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will open a site under its steakhouse concept Miller & Carter (M&C) next March in Manchester, as it looks to increase the brand’s presence in city centres
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Revere lines up Kent opening
Revere Pub Company, Marston’s premium format division, is understood to have lined up a site in Kent for a further opening before the end of this year
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Leisure investment let to Stonegate marketed
A prime freehold leisure investment, let to Stonegate Pub Company, in the centre of High Wycombe, has been placed on the market, with offers in excess of £1.45m
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Standardised licensing proposed for high street rejuvenation
Standardising licensing arrangements across local authorities to encourage customers to stay longer in cafes and restaurants is one of the proposals put forward to the Government as part of new research into ways to rejuvenate town centres
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Pivon departs from Obika
Matthew Piovan has stepped down head of UK operations for Obika Holdings, the international mozzarella bar chain, after less than a year in the role, M&C Report understands