All MCA Insight articles in September 2014
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NewsBeer duty cuts 'created 16k jobs'
The Government’s decision to cut beer duty by 1p a pint for two consecutive Budgets created 16,000 jobs at very little cost to the Government, according to a new report.
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NewsWelcome Break to roll out new design
Welcome Break is to roll out its new design featuring a more premium food court across all its 27 motorway service stations after year-on-year sales at the first site for the format grew 15%
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Neill to chair Café Pistou venture
Ian Neill, the former Wagamama chief executive, has taken the role of chairman of Café Pistou, the fledgling all-day Provencal brasserie concept
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NewsFranco Manca secures central London double
Franco Manca, the pizza chain led by David Page and Italian chef Giuseppe Mascoli, has secured two central London sites for openings next year
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NewsEclectic FY PBT up 10%
Eclectic has reported a 10% rise in full-year pre-tax profit for the 52 weeks to 29 June, a year in which revenue on continuing operations climbed 11.7% to £23m
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NewsComedian Manford and Momo's Elphick form comedy club venture
High profile comedian Jason Manford and David Elphick, the former managing director of comedy brand Jongleurs, have founded a new venture to operate comedy clubs across the UK, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Food-to-go 'fails families and women'
Food on the go concepts are failing to attract families and women, new research suggests
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City Pub Co secures Covent Garden site
City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)-funded group, has secured its sixth site in London, in Covent Garden
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NewsFour more for Amber
Amber Taverns, the fast-growing operator of wet-led community pubs, has continued its expansion with the addition of a further four sites, M&C Report has learnt
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Wandsworth looks to protect pubs and curb fast food outlets
Wandsworth Council in south London is proposing new powers to stop pubs being converted into shops while also restricting new openings of fast food outlets
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Analysis & Insight
Storytelling key to enticing diners in
Complementing food pictures with stories about dishes and their provenance improves social media users’ perception of food and amplifies their emotions
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Analysis & InsightThe king of convenience
When Julian Metcalfe launched Pret a Manger in 1986 he changed the way people lunched and built one of the UK’s most successful fast-casual food chains in the process. Now the legendary restaurateur hopes to emulate that success with the national – and international – rollout of Itsu
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Positive signs for south west pub market
The south west pub market is continuing to show “positive signs of recovery”, with 34% of buyers new to the sector, latest research from Christie & Co has revealed
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NewsGiggling Squid in talks for expansion
Giggling Squid, the fast growing Thai restaurant group, is currently in discussions on five sites as it prepares to open in Salisbury and Bristol, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsRed’s to strengthen management team
Red’s True Barbecue, the fast-growing smokehouse concept, is strengthening its management team as it looks for a financial director and operations director, M&C Report has learnt
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Urbano32 secures first site
Ian Wade, co-founder of Modern British Taverns, has secured the first site in Cheshire for his fledgling pizza concept Urbano32
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NewsChen joins Yoyo board
Amir Chen, the founder of London café group Apostrophe, has joined the board of mobile payment app Yoyo as a non-executive
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Secure Trust Bank launches “alternative” hospitality lending facility
UK banking facility Secure Trust Bank PLC has launched a commercial finance business called Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance for SMEs in the leisure and hospitality sector
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POD to upgrade and expand estate
POD, the healthy fast food concept, has outlined its plans for expansion beyond its City of London heartland
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Flowify seeks angel investment
Flowify, a software provider for the hospitality industry, is seeking angel investors to fund its restaurant software tool called Sofia