All MCA Insight articles in September 2013 – Page 8

  • News

    Bamboo Basket plans expansion

    2013-09-20T07:39:00Z

    Bamboo Basket, the Japanese concept led by Dominic Tsang, is planning to ramp up its presence in London, M&C Report understands

  • News

    H+H to replace Costa at Horsham Tesco

    2013-09-20T07:38:00Z

    Harris + Hoole, the fast-growing “artisan-style” coffee chain part-owned by Tesco, is set to replace the Costa concession at the supermarket’s store near Horsham, West Sussex

  • Eren Ali, Las Iguanas
    News

    Las Iguanas secures Exeter Pitcher & Piano

    2013-09-20T07:37:00Z

    Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, is to open a further site in the South West, after securing the Pitcher & Piano in Exeter

  • Rufus Hall
    News

    Orchid develops PKB-Lite format

    2013-09-20T07:37:00Z

    Orchid Pub Company, which is currently exploring its options, has developed a “Lite” model for its Pizza Kitchen & Bar (PKB) format aimed at community pubs

  • News

    ASK collects people management award

    2013-09-20T07:34:06.220Z

    ASK Italian won the Organisational Learning category of the CIPD People Management awards, which were held at the Hilton London Park Lane on 17 September

  • News

    Orchid to target children with Red Tractor imagery

    2013-09-20T07:33:33.300Z

    Orchid, the managed operator, is to start using the Red Tractor logo and imagery more explicitly at its carveries to target children

  • News

    Four bids for Botanic Inns subsidiary

    2013-09-20T07:32:40.033Z

    Four offers have been made for a subsidiary of Botanic Inns, the collapsed Northern Ireland pub group, the Belfast Telegraph reports

  • News

    TCG and Black Sheep join VAT campaign

    2013-09-20T07:32:15.987Z

    Managed pub and bar operator TCG and North Yorkshire brewer Black Sheep are the latest companies to say they’ll reduce their prices for a day as part of the industry’s VAT cut campaign

  • News

    Harvey's buys Newhaven pub

    2013-09-20T07:31:41.103Z

    Harvey’s, the Sussex brewer and pub operator, has bought a Grade II-listed pub in Newhaven

  • News

    Land Sec raises stake in X-Leisure

    2013-09-20T07:30:00Z

    Land Securities is to raise its stake in X-Leisure to 95%, after agreeing to purchase a further 35.6% interest in the UK’s largest leisure fund, for £104m

  • Opinion

    It's nothing personal

    2013-09-20T07:30:00Z

    Of all things the pub industry would like Government to consider to help the sector, the abolition of personal licences is quite a long way down the list, argues Rob Willock

  • News

    Coal confirmed for Swindon

    2013-09-20T07:30:00Z

    Coal Grill & Bar, the Charterhouse Leisure-owned brand, has confirmed that it has secured its third site this year, in Swindon

  • News

    Christie Group: Recovery underway

    2013-09-20T07:30:00Z

    Christie Group, the parent company of leading advisory firm Christie + Co, has said that it believes that a recovery is now under way, helped by a resurgence of demand for lifestyle businesses in the regions

  • News

    Booker lfls accelerate in Q2

    2013-09-20T07:29:32.710Z

    Booker Group has reported an acceleration of like-for-like sales in Q2, with the good weather lifting sales in its catering division and “solid progress” in Booker Direct, its delivered wholesale arm

  • News

    Jackson to leave the Hospitality Guild

    2013-09-19T17:50:00Z

    Suzy Jackson is leaving her position as executive director of the Hospitality Guild at the end of September

  • News

    Milton Keynes next for late-night levy

    2013-09-19T10:19:00Z

    Milton Keynes is set to be the next area to implement a late-night levy. The town’s licensing authority has overturned an earlier recommendation not to introduce the measure

  • Sir Martin Narey
    News

    Portman Group names Narey as new chair

    2013-09-19T10:17:00Z

    Sir Martin Narey, former CEO of Barnardo’s and chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, has been named chairman of alcohol responsibility body the Portman Group

  • Joseph Holt
    News

    Holts opens new concept

    2013-09-19T07:49:00Z

    Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has opened a new cask ale house concept that could be rolled out further across the estate

  • costa 2
    News

    Costa confirms Garden Centre Group link up

    2013-09-19T07:48:00Z

    Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned chain, has confirmed to M&C Report that it has opened its first concession site in partnership with the c130-strong Garden Centre Group (GCC) near Northampton

  • News

    Anand: Minimum pricing not dead

    2013-09-19T07:47:00Z

    Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has said minimum pricing of alcohol is not a “dead issue” and urged the industry to “grab the agenda”