All MCA Insight articles in September 2014 – Page 16
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Analysis & Insight
Inbound tourism up 7% for 2014
The number of inbound tourists coming to the UK increased by 7% for the first seven months of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013
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NewsFlaming Grill gives 30% off... to red heads
Spirit Pub Company’s Flaming Grill brand is offering 30% off food for people with red hair for one day only to mark Prince Harry’s 30th birthday on Monday (15 September)
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NewsFreehold site let to Carluccio's sells for £4.25m
The freehold of a north London property let to Carluccio’s has been sold for £4.25m on behalf of a private consortium to Attleborough Estates Limited.
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Pernod Ricard MD O’Flynn to be new WSTA chairman
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has elected Pernod Ricard UK managing director Denis O’Flynn as its new chairman
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CGA announces corporate reorganisation
CGA Strategy, the consultancy business for the on-trade, has announced a corporate reorganisation that sees chief executive Jon Collins take the role of group CEO, based in Chicago
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NewsPrezzo reports 'strong' H1
Prezzo, the restaurant group headed by Jonathan Kaye, has reported a “strong” start to the year with a 17% rise in adjusted EBITDA to £14.6m in the 26 weeks to 29 June, and said it expects to have opened 25 new restaurants by its year end
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NewsRed tape fears over tipping proposals
A proposed new law to stop an alleged “widespread abuse” of voluntary commitments aimed at stopping leisure and hospitality operators exploiting staff by keeping some of their tips would be difficult to implement and add a new red tape burden to the sector
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Buenos Aires seeks investment to aid expansion
Buenos Aires Restaurants, the steakhouse restaurant group, is seeking investment to ramp up its expansion plan to three to four new sites next year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien eyes expansion beyond London
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, is to look outside London to continue its expansion in the UK
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Analysis & InsightConflicting figures on UK brewery growth
The booming British brewery sector, which is now at its healthiest since the 1940s, has been praised by two separate publications — even if they can’t quite agree on their figures
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White Brasserie grows pipeline
Brasserie Bar Co has a further four sites in the pipeline for its pub venture, White Brasserie Company, as part of plans to reach 25 sites in the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsWagamama closes in on ex-Café Rouge site
Wagamama is understood to have secured the former Café Rouge site in Birmingham for an opening later this year
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NewsNicholls replaces McHattie as ALMR CEO
David McHattie has stood down as chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) 16 months after starting the role, and has been replaced by Kate Nicholls, the organisation’s director of strategic affairs
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Analysis & Insight
Fewer restaurants at risk of insolvency
The number of restaurants at risk of insolvency has dropped nationwide, according to research by insolvency trade body R3
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Glasgow operator opens fifth site
Kained Holdings, the Glasgow-based bar and restaurant operator is opening its fifth site with a new concept called The Crafty Pig Brewhouse and Smoke Pit.
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Expansion continues for Everards' Project William
Everards, the Leicestershire-based brewer and pub operator, has opened its latest site under the Project William scheme, which has been praised in the latest edition of the Good Beer Guide
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Porky’s secures Shoreditch site
Porky’s, the Memphis BBQ restaurant, has secured a third site in London’s Shoreditch to open in October as part of plans to roll-out 10 restaurants in the next two years
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Freehouses 'to overtake tenanted pubs by number'
The number of privately-owned freehouses will overtake the number of tenanted and leased pubs “by the end of 2015”, a leading property agent has predicted
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CAMRA’s Pub of the Year finalists announced
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced its Top 16 pubs as the 2015 Good Beer Guide hits the shelves today
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Sector bemoans alcohol health 'propaganda'
Leading pub industry figures are calling on the Government to produce more accurate and balanced statistics on alcohol, after claiming recent council reports include “flawed” data that amount to “meaningless propaganda”