All MCA Insight articles in September 2015 – Page 16
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NewsPug Pubs explores finance for expansion
Pug Pubs, the Midlands pub company set up by former M&B director Nigel Pinegar and former openings manager Matthew Crowther, is exploring funding options to ramp up expansion from 2016,
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Chilango eyes Manchester launch
Chilango, the Mexican restaurant group, is set to make its debut in the north west, with an opening in Manchester being worked on
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New York City approves salt warning measure
The Board of Health in New York City has approved a measure to require chain restaurants to denote dishes with more than 2.3K milligrams of salt
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Kamps halves UK estate
Kamps, one of the leading bakery and café chains in Germany, has closed one of its two UK sites
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Compass Group directors opening Leith Chop House
The Compass Group’s directors, Mark Fraser and Michael Spink, are opening the Leith Chop House in Leith, Scotland, in September
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La Rive to open in Cobham
The restaurant, which is currently in a soft launch period, comes from Simon Rand and head chef Eric Payet, the team behind The Hare and Grill in Lingfield
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Pickle & Toast launches in Soho
Grilled cheese all-day dining concept Pickle & Toast is launching on Soho’s Wardour Street serving artisan sandwiches made from British produce
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NewsMRO: Meltdown or Real Opportunity?
Speakers revealed for the highly anticipated Tenanted Pub Company Summit, hosted by M&C Allegra
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Analysis & InsightHoliday season brings slowdown in growth
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw sales growth slow in August impacted by the holiday season and the poor weather
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NewsCDG to remove administration fees on tips
Casual Dining Group is to remove all administration fees for customer tips made by credit card or by cash following an operational review of recent acquisitions
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NewsTRG to ramp up B&P expansion
Brunning & Price is looking to ramp up its expansion plans in 2016, when it hopes to add a further 10 sites to its 55-strong portfolio
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Analysis & Insight
An executive decision
Jocky Petrie has been a driving force behind The Fat Duck for more than a decade and he’s now bringing this experience to the Gordon Ramsay Group. Joe Lutrario catches up with him on development duty
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Analysis & InsightSustainability criteria increasing in importance
The importance of sustainability criteria is increasing in diners’ decision making
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NewsComptoir eyes regional expansion
Comptoir Libanais is looking at further regional openings as it gears up to make its debut in the north west
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NewsPorky’s adds Chelsea and Crouch End sites
London-based Memphis barbecue restaurant Porky’s will open its fourth and fifth sites in Crouch End and Chelsea,
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NewsSRA launches new consumer platform
The SRA has launched a new consumer platform - Food Made Good, to respond to the ”ever-increasing public appetite for information about the food on their plate”
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NewsPender calls for more positivity on chef shortage issue
British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) chairman Anthony Pender has spoken out on the need for a more positive outlook on the ongoing chef shortage
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The Craft Beer Co.launches beer festival
Pub operator The Craft Beer Co.is hosting its first London Beer Carnival between October 1 – 4 in The Vaults beneath London’s Waterloo Station
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Hattersley becomes permanent MillerCoors CEO
Gavin Hattersley has been named as the new chief executive of MillerCoors
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Heineken acquires stake in US craft brewer Lagunitas
Heineken has acquired a 50% stake in the California-based Lagunitas Brewing Company, the fifth largest craft brewer by volume