All MCA Insight articles in September 2014 – Page 9
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NewsPanda Yummy to restart expansion
Panda Yummy, the noodle restaurant concept, is to restart its expansion programme with the opening of a site in Glasgow on 25 September, M&C Report has learnt
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Creams Cafe builds pipeline
Creams Cafe, the fast-growing dessert cafe operator, has lined up three more openings for this autumn, M&C Report has learnt
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Black Dog Ballroom to open pizza concept
Black Dog Ballroom, the Manchester-based bar and nightclub operator led by Ross Mackenzie, is to open a new pizza restaurant concept above its Liars Club in Manchester, M&C Report has learnt
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Darwin & Wallace strengthens management team
Darwin & Wallace, the Imbiba-backed London bar group launched in 2012, has appointed Jessica Closs as operations manager
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NewsSnug Bars introduces comfort food menu
Snug Bars, the Hertfordshire-based up-market bar operator, has launched a new menu across its six bars focusing on homemade comfort food in its expanding all-day offering
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BHA “welcomes clarity” following No vote
The British Hospitality Association’s Scotland division said Scottish hospitality industry welcomes the clarity which will come from Scotland voting to stay within the United Kingdom
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ACPO chief: on-trade not doing enough on binge drinking
The Association of Chief Police Officers’ lead on licensing has said efforts by the on-trade to tackle alcohol misuse have “barely scratched the surface” of the problem
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NewsWagamama distances itself from rapid expansion reports
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is understood to have distanced itself from reports that it’s looking to open 50 restaurants this year
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River Cottage looks east
River Cottage Canteen, the restaurant group headed up by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, is looking to expand in the south east to build its pipeline of restaurants from the south west
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Ribble Valley Inns CEO Chapman departs
Wayne Chapman has stepped down from his role as chief executive at Ribble Valley Inns and Northcote Group after 18 months in the role
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NewsGiraffe CFO Viner departs
Paul Viner has left his role as chief financial officer at Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant operator
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WSTA chief: 2% duty cut 'not asking for the world'
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is reaching out to pubs and bars to help achieve a 2% cut in duty in the next budget
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NewsEssenden to trial new signage and facias
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, is introducing new signage and facias at a number of sites as part of a series of “selected” refurbishments, chief executive Nick Basing has told M&C Report
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NewsGrand Union names new FD
Grand Union, the London bar group, has appointed John Byrne, former group finance director of Beds & Bars, as its new finance director, M&C Report has learnt
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Cake Boy to expand in London and abroad
Cake Boy, a Battersea cafe run by high profile patissier Eric Lanlard, is looking to expand with second site in London and interest coming from overseas, reports M&C Report’s sister title, British Baker
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Southampton confirms late-night levy
Southampton City Council is the seventh local authority to rubber-stamp proposals for a late-night levy
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NewsCamerons grows managed estate
Camerons, the Hartlepool brewer and pub operator, has bought another site for its managed estate
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Our/Vodka seeks first UK site
Our/Vodka, an international group that distils vodka with local partners in different cities, is looking for its first UK site, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsJust Eat's Brazilian arm merges with rival
Just Eat, the UK-based online takeaway platform, has announced the merger of its Brazilian business RestauranteWeb with iFood, a rival in that country
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NewsBillingham: Griffiths a 'strong candidate' for Punch CEO
Punch Taverns chief operating officer Neil Griffiths is a “strong candidate” for the role of chief executive, and the group would look at candidates with retail skills from inside and outside the pub sector, executive chairman Stephen Billingham has told M&C Report