All MCA Insight articles in September 2015 – Page 7
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News
H1 EBITDA UP 1.1% at Richoux
Richoux Group has this morning reported a 1.1% rise in adjusted EBITDA to £790k for the 28 weeks to 12 July 2015, with turnover up 0.3% to £6.7m.
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Whitbread developing new concept
Whitbread is working on a new restaurant concept that will have a grab and go element to it
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360 Bars rebrand and expand
360 Cocktail & Champagne Bars – the shopping centre bar concept – is rebranding and launching into two new shopping centres next month
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Turtle Bay closes in on Dalston opening
Turtle Bay, the fast-growing, Piper-backed brand, has moved closer to opening in Dalston
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B&L appoints new head of franchise operations
Burger & Lobster has appointed former Chilango operations director and restaurant consultant Michael Baglieri as its new head of franchise operations
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Bluewater restaurants gear up for peak trading times
Restauranteurs at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent are preparing for the busiest trading period in the run up to Christmas and the new year by growing their staff
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McDonald’s introduces online booking
McDonald’s is introducing online reservations at selected restaurants in Sweden where diners can opt for waiter service
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TGI recognises top staff
TGI Fridays has recognised its top staff members and teams in a nationwide competition and a peer nominated ‘Legends’ scheme.
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Analysis & Insight
Poll shows 77% of diners judge venues on coffee quality
Two thirds of diners base their impression of a venue on the quality of its coffee, a poll has found.
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Robot Pub Group completes biggest ever installation
The Robot Pub Group (RPG) has fitted its first installation in Australia and is gearing up for its biggest ever project in the UK, M&C has learnt.
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Sugar Dumplin targets shopping centres for roll-out
Sugar Dumplin’, the Caribbean barbecue and rum bar concept, is adding its third site in Q1 2015 as it plans a nationwide roll-out focused on shopping centres
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Ceru to pop-up at Cannon Street
Ceru, the London-based Levantine street food concept, is opening a pop-up restaurant at Bank Station and is preparing to open its first Australian site in Sydney
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Joe and the Juice to make UK airport debut
Joe and the Juice will make its debut in a UK airport later this year, after securing a site at Stansted
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Barburrito eyes 50-strong estate
Barburrito is in discussions with current backer the Business Growth Fund (BGF), to secure further funding to grow its estate to 25 sites
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Velocity acquires US rival Cover
Velocity, the mobile payments app accepted at over 350 restaurants in the US, has acquired rival Cover
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Shoryu Ramen founder unveils new udon concept
Tak Tokumine, founder of Shoryu Ramen, has announced details of his newest concept – an udon restaurant called Ichiryu
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Opinion
Meating the year’s challenges
Despite things not always going exactly to plan, MEATliquor’s Scott Collins tells Mark Wingett why some hindrances have turned out to be serendipitous
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DCL strengthens property team
Leisure property specialists Davis Coffer Lyons (DCL) has grown its consultancy team with the appointment of Charlotte Christiansen as associate director
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Diageo reports positive start to year
Diageo has reported a positive start to the year in an update to the market ahead of its annual general meeting.
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Shepherd Neame FY sales grow across managed and tenanted
Shepherd Neame has reported like-for-like sales across its managed estate up 6.1% and like-for-like tenanted EBITDAR up 2.4% for the 52 weeks to 27 June. The managed performance was made up of growth in drinks like-for-like sales of 4.3%, food +7% and accommodation up 13.8%. In the 10 weeks to ...