All MCA Insight articles in September 2013 – Page 7

  • Cafe Presse
    News

    Presse Cafe 'interested in UK'

    2013-09-20T16:32:00Z

    Les Cafes VP, the Canadian operator of the Presse Cafe concept, is interested in launching in the UK, a spokeswoman has told M&C Report

  • News

    Clevely: new concept could suit high streets

    2013-09-20T16:30:00Z

    Greenwell & Tipple, the new venture from Geronimo Inns founders Rupert and Jo Clevely, could target high-street sites for further expansion and will focus solely on the upcoming Refreshment Rooms brand, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Welcome Break CEO McKie becomes Tossed chair

    2013-09-20T16:29:00Z

    Rod McKie, the chief executive of Welcome Break, has become chairman of Tossed, the London-based salad bar concept led by Vincent McKevitt, as it gears up to open four sites in the next two months

  • M&C20 Index 20/09/13
    News

    M&C20 underperforms against FTSE

    2013-09-20T16:28:00Z

    The M&C20 underperformed against the FTSE All Share this week despite a strong performance from Punch Taverns

  • Spirit bar staff
    Analysis & Insight

    Let’s get work experience right

    2013-09-20T16:22:00Z

    The hospitality industry still needs to do a lot more to ensure that work experience is up to scratch in order to improve perceptions and attract the right people, warns the Springboard chief executive Anne Pierce

  • News

    Steakout eyes franchise expansion

    2013-09-20T16:21:41.460Z

    Steakout, the three-strong London-based halal steak chain, has announced plans to expand across the UK under franchise

  • News

    Red Mist launch pub & grill format

    2013-09-20T16:21:27.067Z

    Red Mist Leisure, the Surrey-based multiple pub operator, will open its fifth site and the first under a new pub & grill format in Farnham, this November.

  • Just Falafel
    News

    Just Falafel considers IPO

    2013-09-20T16:21:19.463Z

    Just Falafel, the UAE-based fast-food chain, which made its debut under franchise in the UK last year, is considering an initial public offering (IPO)

  • News

    Pubs of Distinction eyes next stage of growth

    2013-09-20T16:21:09.120Z

    Pubs of Distinction, the London-focused multiple operator, has secured its third site in the capital, in the City, and is understood to be close to acquiring a fourth unit near Holborn

  • Wagamama logo
    News

    Wagamama gets green light for Chichester

    2013-09-20T16:21:05.510Z

    Wagamama, the Duke Street-backed chain, has finally received planning permission to open a unit in Chichester

  • Interviews

    Friday five-minute interview

    2013-09-20T16:21:00Z

    M&C Report talks to Andrew Lennox, managing director of the Koh Group, operator of the Koh Thai Tapas (KTT) restaurant chain, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received

  • News

    Analyst corner

    2013-09-20T16:21:00Z

    Wayne Brown of Canaccord Genuity says his confidence in The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) outlook and market positioning has been “significantly enhanced” after a site visit to TRG’s Coast to Coast and Frankie & Benny restaurants in Brighton

  • News

    Sector second most affected by rate swaps

    2013-09-20T16:20:50.570Z

    The pub, restaurant and hotel sector is the industry second most affected by costly interest rate swaps, according to campaign group Bully-Banks

  • Gaucho
    News

    FY EBITDA stable at Gaucho

    2013-09-20T12:35:00Z

    Gaucho, the Argentinean steakhouse concept led by Zeev Godik, reported flat EBITDA growth in its last financial year, as interest payments and the closure of its Beirut site impacted turnover

  • News

    Vince Power sells North London bar

    2013-09-20T10:53:00Z

    Vince Power, the music entrepreneur who founded the Mean Fiddler live music venue group, has sold a north London bar for £1m to the operators of the former Wax Jambu bar in Islington

  • Russo's
    News

    Russo's eyes UK launch

    2013-09-20T07:49:00Z

    Russo’s New York Pizzeria, the c30-strong American restaurant chain, is looking to enter the UK under franchise and hopes to open up to 15 sites here, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Wrapid to launch in Spain and Portugal

    2013-09-20T07:47:00Z

    Wrapid is to make its debut in Spain and Portugal next year, after signing a master franchise with the Iberian Group to launch in Lisbon and Madrid

  • Red Oak pub
    News

    Red Oak on acqusitions trail

    2013-09-20T07:45:00Z

    Red Oak Taverns, the tenanted and managed pub company, is on the acquisitions trail after completing a refinancing, M&C Report has learnt

  • Young's
    News

    Young's offers free pints

    2013-09-20T07:43:00Z

    Young’s is giving away free pints of Young’s beer at its outlets in the capital via vouchers in City AM, Evening Standard and Time Out

  • YO! Sushi Heathrow
    News

    YO! to open at Heathrow T2

    2013-09-20T07:41:00Z

    YO! Sushi is to open a new restaurant at Heathrow T2 with an ordering service where passengers will be able to pre-order their food online before they arrive so order will be ready for takeaway when they come through security