All MCA Insight articles in September 2014 – Page 12
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NewsTimothy Taylor names new CEO
Timothy Taylor, the Yorkshire-based brewer and pub operator, has announced the appointment of Tim Dewey, current global marketing director and UK commercial director for Drambuie Liqueur Company, as its new chief executive
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NewsJDW to spend €100m in Ireland
JD Wetherspoon is to spend €100m (£79.7m) developing its pubs in Ireland, chairman Tim Martin has told the Irish Independent
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NewsAdmiral targets food growth at ex-Heineken pubs
Admiral Taverns expects to add a food offer to “the vast majority” of the 111 pubs it is to buy from Heineken, c80% of which currently serve no or hardly any food, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsBusiness rate relief aids 300k pubs, restaurants and cafes
Business rates support has assisted nearly 300,000 cafes, restaurants and pubs following the introduction of the £1,000 discount that is worth an estimated £272m of relief to retailers
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Analysis & Insight
Energy drink market set to grow
Almost half (46%) of British people have drunk an energy drink in the last year, and the market value of the segment is set to grow from £1bn in 2011 to a predicted £1.3bn in 2014, according to new research from Mintel
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Second Bone Daddies to open in Kensington
Bone Daddies, the informal Japanese restaurant concept led by former Zuma head chef Ross Shonhan, is to open a second site under its eponymous concept within the Whole Foods Market in London’s Kensington High Street
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NewsRestrictive covenants 'no longer' an issue
The Government’s consultation on restrictive covenants on pub sales is ‘outdated and irrelevant’, leading industry figures have claimed
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ASA rules Luminar did not target minor with promo
The Luminar Group has won its appeal against an Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruling which said one of its clubs wrongly targeted a 12-year-old with promotional alcohol offers
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SAB's Heineken approach a 'last throw of the dice'
SABMiller’s approach to Heineken suggests a “last throw of the dice” before having a serious conversation with ABInBev about a possible merger, according to a leading analyst
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NewsPapa John's signs up 10-site franchisee
Papa John’s, the takeaway pizza group, has signed up a new franchisee who plans to open 10 sites within two years
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Grub Club to launch crowdfunding bid
Grub Club, the service that hosts supper clubs and dining concepts at pop-up locations, is to launch a bid to raise between £250,000 and £500,000 on Crowdcube to expand its operations
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One in seven parents mistakenly think underage drinking is rising
New research has shown that parents continue to wildly overestimate how many young people have tried alcohol, despite falling rates of underage drinking
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Rhubarb to open multi-level site at Fenchurch Street
Rhubarb, the event contract caterer and restaurant operator, is to open a new venue in London’s Fenchurch Street featuring two restaurants, a café/bar and four dedicated events spaces
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ALMR and Orderella announce partnership
Orderella, the mobile ordering app, has announced a partnership with the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers
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Life Goddess doubles up
Life Goddess, the Greek restaurant concept, is to open a second London site in Carnaby’s new food and dining destination Kingly Court in September
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NewsHeineken sells 111 pubs to Admiral Taverns
Heineken UK, owner of the leased pub operator Star Pubs & Bars, has agreed to sell 111 pubs to Admiral Taverns for an undisclosed sum
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Pub sector joins call for business rates overhaul
More than 100 companies and trade bodies, including leading firms in the pub trade, have signed an open letter calling for an overhaul of the business rates system
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NewsWagamama 'eyes 50 sites per year'
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, plans accelerate its rollout by opening 50 restaurants this year, according to the Express
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Deloitte names closed Rileys sites
The administrator of snooker bar chain Rileys has confirmed to M&C Report the location of the 15 sites that closed following the operator’s collapse
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Friends-themed Central Perk eyes 300 UK sites
The Central Perk franchise, based on the coffee shop featured on popular US sitcom Friends, has just opened its third site in the UK in Liverpool and has ambitious expansion plans, aiming to have 300 UK franchises in the next decade