All MCA Insight articles in September 2013 – Page 4

  • News

    Ale House Pubco eyes expansion

    2013-09-26T07:25:00Z

    Ale House Pubco, the three-strong Yorkshire pub company, is looking to add one site to its estate per year, co-founder Angela Andrews has told M&C Report

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    Malmaison to launch new steak concept

    2013-09-26T07:24:00Z

    Malmaison, the boutique hotel chain, is to launch a new steak and bar concept at its site in London, M&C Report understands

  • News

    Carluccio’s secures Fire & Stone site

    2013-09-26T07:24:00Z

    Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, is set to open in Portsmouth, after securing the former Fire & Stone in the city from Covent Garden Restaurants and Bars (CG)

  • News

    CAMRA unveils latest pub campaign

    2013-09-26T07:24:00Z

    The Campaign for Real Ale has unveiled its third pub campaign of the year — Pubs In Our Lives

  • News

    New music-themed steak & burger concept set to launch

    2013-09-26T07:24:00Z

    Winston O’ Boogies, a new musically themed steakhouse & burger concept, is set to launch at the start of next month in Fulham Broadway

  • News

    Craft Beer Co to expand London estate

    2013-09-26T07:24:00Z

    Craft Beer Co, the specialist beer bar concept launched by award-winning licensee Martin Hayes, is in advanced talks on securing a further two sites in London before the ened of the year

  • News

    WSTA aims to persuade Gov't to scrap duty escalator

    2013-09-26T07:24:00Z

    The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it aims to persuade the Government to get rid of the alcohol duty escalator in the next budget

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    News

    M&B Q4 lfls down 1%

    2013-09-26T07:15:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning announced a 1% decline in like-for-like sales for the nine weeks to 21 September, but said that it expected to deliver a full-year result in line with expectations

  • Jonathan Neame
    News

    Sheps: tenanted support, managed priorities, disposals, acquisitions

    2013-09-25T10:47:00Z

    M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results for Shepherd Neame and talks to chief executive Jonathan Neame

  • News

    Punch: core division, disposals, food mix

    2013-09-25T10:36:00Z

    M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year update from Punch Taverns, including investment, disposals, 2014 guidance, restructuring, tenant support, driving food sales growth and analyst reaction

  • News

    Comptoir Libanais expands to Bluewater

    2013-09-25T08:23:00Z

    Comptoir Libanais, the Lebanese-inspired canteen and delicatessen created by Tony Kitous, which is understood to be attracting interest from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), is to open its first restaurant outside London at Bluewater

  • News

    F&B lifts Network Rail retail lfls

    2013-09-25T08:10:00Z

    Dining brands performed the strongest of all retail sectors at Network Rail-operated stations in the three months to the end of June, as Network Rail posted its best retail results for four years, aided by investments at key locations and favourable weather

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    News

    Grillshack team to launch Jackson + Rye

    2013-09-25T08:09:00Z

    The team behind Grillshack, the new fast-casual concept backed by Richard Caring, which opened in London’s Soho earlier this month, has confirmed that it is set to open a new restaurant and cocktail bar called Jackson + Rye in Wardour Street this December

  • News

    Tax Parity Day takes place today

    2013-09-25T08:08:00Z

    Up to 15,000 outlets are expected to take part in today’s national day of action as part of the campaign to reduce VAT for the sector to 5%

  • News

    Collyer: Darby's M&B honeymoon 'over'

    2013-09-25T08:08:00Z

    The market will be looking for concrete developments and targets from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to justify its rising share price, with the honeymoon period for chief executive Alistair Darby now over, leading analyst Geof Collyer has argued

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    News

    Pubco giants shed one in three pubs

    2013-09-25T08:07:00Z

    Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns collectively disposed of one third of their pubs - more than 5,000 outlets - between 2008 and 2012, according to figures from the Fair Deal for Your Local campaign

  • Analysis & Insight

    Younger drinkers 'more discerning'

    2013-09-25T08:07:00Z

    Young adult drinkers are becoming more discerning about what they drink in these difficult economic times, according to research from Mintel

  • News

    Greene King launches staff training apps

    2013-09-25T08:07:00Z

    Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, is to train staff at its Hungry Horse brand via apps for smartphones and tablets in what it calls the “next generation of learning”

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    News

    FRG sells Mayfair’s Running Horse

    2013-09-25T08:06:00Z

    The First Restaurant Group (FRG), which is currently in advanced discussions with private equity groups regarding new investment, has sold the Running Horse, one of the oldest pubs in London’s Mayfair, to a new venture led by James Chase and Dominic Jacobs, M&C Report understands

  • News

    CGR set for next stage of growth

    2013-09-25T08:06:00Z

    CG Restaurants & Bars (CG), the operator of the Dirty Martini brand, has completed its consolidation programme to enable the group to push forward with its planned 12-site acquisition phase