All MCA Insight articles in September 2016 – Page 17
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News
Finalists revealed for ALMR Ops Managers Awards
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has revealed the finalists for its 2016 Operations Managers Awards
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News
Ed’s decides against partial CVA
Andrew Guy, chief executive of Ed’s Easy Diner, has told The Times that the group is pausing for breath in terms of its expansion plans
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Opinion
The future is green for Veggie Pret
In his latest blog, Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee explain why the group hopes to open more Veggie Pret shops in the future after the success of its initial pop-up in Soho, which is now set to become a permanent fixture
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Opinion
A slide in size
Remember a few years ago when sliders were all the rage? While that craze seems to have settled down, there’s a new trend on the horizon spearheaded by an Israeli-based company. This time it’s all about “mini burgers”, reports Kerstin Kuhn
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NewsComptoir sets out openings pipeline
Comptoir Libanais, the Lebanese chain, which floated earlier this year, has announced six new sites will open over the next three months
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GBK eyes regional growth after £120m takeover
Gourmet Burger Kitchen chief executive Alasdair Murdoch has told MCA he believes Famous Brands spent £120m on the brand because “we have concentrated on building a great business, as opposed to a business we could sell”.
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NewsSmall Batch Coffee to expand capacity eight-fold
Small Batch Coffee, the Luke Johnson backed artisan small coffee shop chain and wholesaler, has revealed it is relocating to a new unit with eight times as much capacity.
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NewsBrakspear aims to futureproof portfolio
Tom Davies, chief executive of Brakspear, has told MCA the group is assessing its portfolio with an eye to how pubs will be used decades into the future.
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News
Howard leaves Project Pie UK
Niall Howard, formerly of Hakkasan has left his role as chief executive of artisan pizza franchise Project Pie, MCA understands.
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News
YO! Sushi ‘considering name change’
YO! Sushi is considering changing its name as part of a brand overhaul, according to reports.
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News
BrewDog eyes further food innovation
BrewDog has told MCA it will continue focussing on food innovation in its bars and would not rule out further Punk Kitchen sites.
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News
Tennent’s announces senior team changes
Tennent’s managing director Alastair Campbell has left the business after just over a year after a reorganisation of the brewing business.
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News
Pho targeting millennial market through Snapchat
Pho, the Vietnamese restaurant group run by Stephen and Juliette Wall, is targeting the millennial market through targeted use of Snapchat.
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Analysis & Insight
Five minutes with..... Dylan Murray, Drake & Morgan
MCA talks to Drake & Morgan operations director Dylan Murray about the group’s plans for the Corney & Barrow estate; why Soho House is like no other business and why he’d like to take hospitality to the skies
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Analysis & Insight
Building the modern pub
Philip Turner, the founder of East Anglia-based The Chestnut Group, talks to MCA about building his version of the modern pub.
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News
Harden’s London Restaurant Awards shortlist revealed
The Ledbury and The Araki will go head to head in the inaugural Harden’s London Restaurant Awards.
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News
Grand Union seeks second London site for new concept
Trade Union ‒ the food, drink, barber and florist collaboration from the team behind Grand Union ‒ is seeking a second location in the centre of London, following its launch in Wapping in June.
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NewsCarlsberg UK announces 150% growth in sales of Poretti
Carlsberg UK has announced record sales growth of its premium Italian beer brand Birrificio Angelo Poretti.
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NewsSchofield new CEO of Itsu UK; Roberts to head US arm
Ivan Schofield has been appointed chief executive of Itsu UK Retail, with Cameron Roberts moving to head up the company’s new US subsidiary.
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NewsFamous Brands acquires GBK
Famous Brands, the South Africa-based operator of the Wimpy and Steers concepts, has acquired Gourmet Burger Kitchen, in a deal believed to be worth £120m.