All MCA Insight articles in September 2016 – Page 16
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NewsGail’s strengthens pipeline
Gail’s Artisan Bakery, the Luke Johnson-backed group, is to further strengthen its presence in the regions and in London
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NewsGrind & Co launches roastery, prepares for Clerkenwell launch
Grind & Co, the artisan small coffee chain backed by John Ayton MBE, has opened its own roastery, which will enable it to roll-out three or four sites next year.
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NewsPunch to open first central London Falcon pub
Punch is to open its first Falcon pub in central London as it approaches the 100-site milestone for the for format.
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Hyman backs Butchies' Camden Market launch
CODE Hospitality founder Adam Hyman has invested in fried chicken sandwich venture Butchies, which opens its first permanent site later this month.
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C2 sees FY sales rise 5%
C2 Investment Ltd, owners of Lancaster Brewery and a number of venues across Lancashire and Cumbria, saw sales increase 5% to £5.75m in the year ending January 2016.
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Analysis & InsightConsumer spending reaches 13-month high
Consumer spending rebounded in August, up 4.2% year-on-year from muted growth of 2.6% in July
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House to join Caffe Nero
Glyn House, who earlier this year stepped down as chief operating officer at Wagamama, is to join Caffe Nero
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Bravo Inns searching for successor to Buckley
Warrington-based pub operator Bravo Inns is looking for a successor to managing director Ken Buckley, who set himself a timetable of stepping down in 18 months’ time.
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GBK confirmed for Berners St
Gourmet Burger Kitchen has confirmed it has secured its third site in London’s West End, in Berners Street
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Calls for moratorium on further changes to Licensing Act
Sector trade bodies have urged the Government not to let the Licensing Act 2003 be undermined by further red tape.
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Star introduces menu development workbooks
Star Pubs & Bars is further strengthening its support for licensees in growing food sales.
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TRG extends Deliveroo trial to C2C
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has extended its trial of Deliveroo to its Coast to Coast brand
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Coaching Inn Group accommodation sales up 10%
The Coaching Inn Group has reported a double digit increase in accommodation sales across the rapidly expanding group.
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Revere confirms Lost & Found opening in Knutsford
Revere, the premium arm of Marston’s, has confirmed it will launch its third and largest Lost & Found bar in Knutsford on 29 September.
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Domino’s franchisee backing Tim Horton’s UK launch
Surinder Kandola, one of the UK’s largest Domino’s Pizza franchisees, is backing the launch in the UK of Canadian coffee chain Tim Horton’s
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Tasty H1 revenue up 28%
Wildwood operator, Tasty, has reported revenue up 28% to £21.8m for the 27 weeks to 3 July.
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West Cornwall Pasty Co FY lfls up 7.6%
West Cornwall pasty Company saw like-for-like sales in the year to 25 March 2016 grow 7.6%.
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Analysis & Insight
A sustainable flavour for post-Brexit challenges
Brexit undoubtedly presents some serious challenges for the sector and adds new flavour to the sourcing, environment and societal issues that make a restaurant sustainable, argues Andrew Stephen, chief executive of the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA)
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Wrapchic plans to become 'Pret of Indian food'
Wrapchic, the Birmingham based Indian burrito concept, plans to open 60 stores in the UK plus eight internationally by 2020, MCA has learnt.
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NewsFrench: Marston’s has potential to unlock further value
Initiating coverage of Marston’s, leading sector analyst Simon French at Cenkos says that the pub operator and brewer offers the fastest earnings growth and the highest dividend yield in the pub and restaurant sector