All MCA Insight articles in September 2016 – Page 2
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Jamie’s secures first permanent site for Diner
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group is to open a permanent version of its Jamie’s Diner concept – after securing a unit at Gatwick South, MCA has learnt.
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River Cottage Deli opens at ExCeL London
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Deli has opened a permanent site at ExCeL London, following a pop-up earlier this year
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Analysis & Insight
Appetite for delivered food drives summer spending
Spending on eating out in the UK increased 13.5% during the summer, compared with the previous year
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UberEats expands to Zone 2
UberEats is to expanding its coverage to all of Zone Two and said it is also increasing the number of restaurants available for orders from 150 to 500
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M Restaurants launches crowdfunding push
M Restaurants is looking to raise £1.5m in crowdfunding to aid the expansion of offshoot concept M Social
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Five Guys: ‘Burger promiscuity is a good thing’
Five Guys UK operation director Marcel Khan has celebrated the “brand promiscuity” of millennials and welcomed choice in the better burger market.
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Coaching Inn Group acquires Hungerford site
The Coaching Inn Group has acquired its third site if the year, to take it to a 12-strong estate.
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CAMRA announces cider pub of the year
The Unicorn Inn, in Bayford near Wincanton, has been named winner of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) National Cider Pub of the Year 2016.
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Eclectic sees upturn in sales
Eclectic Bars Group has returned to profitability and seen improved midweek and student trade.
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Restaurants ‘risk being named & shamed’ in Government obesity crackdown
Efforts by restaurants, pubs and cafes to make their food and drink healthier will be compared publicly as part of the Government’s bid to tackle obesity
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Carluccio’s announces new chairman
Carluccio’s has appointed Gala Coral chief executive, Carl Leaver, as its new non-executive chairman.
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Jamie’s Italian secures new funding, FY sales up 8.7%
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has revealed it has secured new financing, as it announced sales up 8.7% to £116.1m in 2015.
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Joseph Holt see FY turnover rise 14%
Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, Joseph Holt, saw turnover increase 14% in the year to 31 December.
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Bookatable partners with Flypay
Bookatable is the latest platform to partner with Flypay through the latter’s Flyt technology.
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Analysis & Insight
Late-night dining in London sees surge after night tube launch
Late-night restaurants bookings in London surged 21% in August, as the night tube finally went live.
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Timothy Taylor’s commissions small-batch brewery
Timothy Taylor’s has commissioned a small batch brewery in a bid to find “the modern day equivalent of Landlord”, MCA has learnt.
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Quiznos eyes 150 UK sites in five years
Quiznos, the US sandwich chain, plans to open 150 sites across the UK over the next five years, MCA has learnt.
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Sports Bar & Grill puts Piccadilly Circus site on market
Sports Bar & Grill has put its rebranded site in Piccadilly Circus on the market for a second time, MCA has learnt.
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Manchester rents reach £50 per sq ft mark
Increased demand for restaurant space in Manchester has pushed top rents in prime flagship locations up to £40-50 per sq ft