All MCA Insight articles in September 2015 – Page 5
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Newman swaps Carluccio’s for Caring
Ian Newman has stepped down as acquisitions manager at Carluccio’s to help with the growth of the Richard Caring-backed Ivy Café and Market Grill format
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Vagabond assesses funding options
Vagabond is assessing its future funding options to aid further expansion, after becoming one of the first operators to sign up open at the new Battersea Power Station development
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Punch's Garrood on going forward
Duncan Garrood, chief executive of Punch Taverns talks to M&C about his first few months in charge and his vision for the future. He explains why he is ‘furious’ at some criticism levelled at the company, why the pubs code has already had unintended consequences, sets out his view on a VAT cut and explains why the company would consider carrying out its own sensitive redevelopments of surplus land around pubs.
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Government rejects Oliver’s sugary drinks tax
The Department of Health has stated it has no plans to introduce a tax on sugar sweetened beverages, despite the Jamie Oliver’s calls to impose a tax on sugary drinks
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Bloomsbury to open five key London locations over two years
Bloomsbury Leisure has acquired the freehold of a pub next to London’s Mansion House station as part of a planned five-strong estate of sites close to key underground stations over the next two years, M&C understands.
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Enterprise director urges sector focus on cask quality
Enterprise Inns’ divisional director Nathan Wall has urged the pub industry to focus on training and quality of equipment in response to the growing trend towards cask beer.
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Lawson swaps Ramsay for Blumenthal
Andrew Lawson has stepped down as head of human resources at the Gordon Ramsay Group to become people director at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Group
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Bickle swaps DCL for Savills
Chris Bickle has left Davis Coffer Lyons (DCL) after nearly eight and half years with the property advisory firm to join rival Savills
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Starbucks UK to extend national living wage to all workers
Starbucks UK launches inititatives to help staff tackle “cost of living”
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G1 appoints new HR director
G1 Group, the Scottish leisure operator led by Stefan King, has appointed Paul Bailey as its new HR director
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Greggs named one of UK’s friendliest companies to work for
Greggs has been named as one of the UK’s top 10 friendliest companies to work for, according to a new survey.
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Ashford first council to ban selected operators from development
Ashford Borough Council, in Kent, has become the first local authority to ban specific bars and restaurants from securing sites at its expanded Designer Outlet centre.
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C&C held talks to acquire Carlsberg UK operations
Magners producer C&C Group held talks with Carlsberg about a deal to acquire its UK business as recently as last month, according to the Financial Times.
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Rollo: Various options open to new M&B CEO
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, has said new Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Phil Urban faces a number of challenges in his new role, including weak like-for-likes, rising restaurant competition and wage cost pressures.
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Ex-Cinnamon Club chef to launch first solo restaurant
Ex-Cinnamon Club chef Abdul Yaseen is to open his first solo restaurant, Darbaar, in London this winter.
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BII CEO insists wet-led pubs have a bright future
Tim Hulme, the chief executive of the British Institute of Innkeeping, has insisted that wet-led pubs hold a special place in British culture despite evidence that their numbers are falling.
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Analysis & Insight
Tax receipts from alcohol hit record high
The British Beer & Pub Association has released figures showing that the Government received record tax receipts from alcohol sales in 2014/15 of £18.4bn.
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Gail’s opens at NEO Bankside
Gail’s Artisan Bakery, the Luke Johnson-backed group, has launched its latest site at the NEO Bankside development in London
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M Restaurants appoints exec chef ahead of Victoria opening
M Restaurants has appointed former Gaucho Group executive chef Michael Reid in the same role ahead of its second site opening in Victoria later this year.
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Leeds Brewery to double up in York
Leeds Brewery co-founder Sam Moss has told M&C the company is keen to continue its expansion after securing its seventh site and second in two months.