All MCA Insight articles in September 2014 – Page 6
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurant service standards drop over Xmas
Service standards at restaurants drop “significantly” over the Christmas period, according to research from HospitalityGEM
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News
Ellis joins JW Lees as an adviser
Roy Ellis, founder and ex-chief executive of Inventive Leisure, is to join the management board of JW Lees as an external adviser
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News
Re-branding driven 10% lfls at EAT
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed group, has seen like-for-like sales grow by 10% since it began rebranding its stores and is preparing to return to restart growing its estate from January 2015
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Analysis & InsightUK leisure spend grows 2% year-on-year
The average British household spent 2% (£5) more on leisure in August than in the same month last year, driven by growth in eating out (+11% to £98.09) and mitigated by a 2% fall in drinking out spend (to £50.35)
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News
Pizza Rossa launches kick-starter campaign
Pizza Rossa, the crowd-funded fast-food concept, is launching a kick-starter campaign to raise funds to grow its pizza delivery service
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La Tasca H1 LFL EBITDA up 88%
La Tasca, the Spanish tapas restaurant group, has seen an 88% rise in its like for like EBITDA for the six months to August 2014 as the business grows “ahead of expectations”
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News
FY revenues up 160% at Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye has reported a 160% increase in group revenue to £1.8m (2013: £0.7m) for the year to 30 June 2014
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NewsJamie’s Italian confirmed for Exeter
Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group by Jamie Oliver, has confirmed it will open in Exeter in 2015
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News
Orderella to cover Tax Equality Day costs
Orderella has signed up for today’s Tax Equality Day and announced it will cover the cost of the reduction for all operators using its app
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OpinionDeal of the decade?
What lies behind Greene King’s approach for Spirit Pub Company, what complications does it bring and what does it tell us about the current state of the pub market? John Harrington speaks to the experts
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News
Spirit: Greene King offer 'undervalued' the company
Spirit Pub Company has said Greene King’s 100p-per-share offer for the firm “undervalued” the group, with Spirit’s board saying it “remains fully confident in the ongoing execution of Spirit’s strategy as an independent company”
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NewsGreene King confirms approach for Spirit
Greene King has confirmed that it has approached the board of Spirit Pub Company about a potential “combination” of the two groups
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NewsBrewDog unveils hotdog concept, reveals new sites
The upcoming BrewDog bar opening in Islington will be called Dog Eat Dog, a new concept focused on hotdogs and craft beer
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News
More ex-Marston's pub properties to house Co-ops
NewRiver Retail, the specialist REIT focused on the UK food and value retail sector that bought 202 Marston’s pubs last November, has agreed to lease 63 new convenience stores from land on its pub portfolio for conversion to Co-op sites
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NewsOperators make new salt reduction pledges
JD Wetherspoon, Strada, Jamie’s Italian and Pret A Manger are among the operators from the eating and drinking out sector that have committed to new pledges around salt reduction
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NewsMarston’s opens 100th new build
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has opened its 100th new build pub in Dumfries, Scotland, under its Milestone Rotisserie brand as part of its UK-wide plan to open 30 new build pubs each year
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News
BCI shareholders approve on-line trading move
Shareholders of British Country Inns (BCI) have voted in favour of proposals to place the shares on the on-line trading platform Asset Match
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News
Pepe’s Piri Piri builds pipeline
Pepe’s Piri Piri, the takeaway chicken operator with c30 sites across the country, has continued to grow its pipeline with a further five units secured over the past month or so, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsC&B builds new menu around Facebook feedback
Chef & Brewer, Spirit’s pub restaurant brand, is including dishes on its new menu that were voted for by Facebook fans
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NewsHerman ze German up to three
Herman ze German, the German bratwurst concept, is opening its third London site at Fitzrovia in October