All MCA Insight articles in September 2017

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  • Miller & Carter exterior
    Opinion

    Get Carter

    2017-10-02T08:40:00Z

    There was an oversight at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference, which took place last month. It was an oversight that some of the leading operators quietly pointed out to me; we had forgotten to mention a growing brand that was having an impact on the performance of parts of their estates – Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) premium steakhouse concept, Miller & Carter

  • Jamie Oliver
    News

    Jamie’s Italian posts FY loss

    2017-10-02T07:04:00Z

    After a £10.9m hit from closing six sites at the start of this year, Jamie’s Italian slumped from a full-year pre-tax profit of £2.4m to a loss of £9.9m

  • Steve, Leigh and Rhys - Be At One
    News

    Be At One refinances; ends sales process

    2017-10-01T20:42:00Z

    Be At One has completed a £20m refinancing, and ended the sales process it started earlier this year

  • Wagamama
    News

    Sherwood joins Wagamama

    2017-09-29T16:16:00.700Z

    Nigel Sherwood, formerly of Byron, Shake Shack and Nando’s, has joined Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed company

  • Sean Curran
    News

    Curran joins Mission Mars as CFO

    2017-09-29T16:16:00Z

    Former Revolution Bars Group chief financial officer Sean Curran has joined Mission Mars, the Albert’s Schloss operator, in the same role, MCA understands.

  • Opinion

    From beer house to booze bunker

    2017-09-29T16:16:00Z

    The great British pub has undergone countless changes over the past century – from community hubs to gastropub, via brewhouses, wine bars and theme pubs. Beer writers Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey have chronicled the journey of the modern day boozer, in their new book 20th Century Pub. The following is an exclusive extract for MCA readers

  • Everybodys bar
    News

    Twisted Bars aims for 10 Everybodys sites

    2017-09-29T16:16:00Z

    Twisted Bars, the Yorkshire-based operator, is aiming to roll out its Everybodys all-day pub offer, with a target of 10 sites in the next eight years.

  • Bakery analysis cover photo
    Analysis & Insight

    Bakery market to reach £1.4bn in 2017

    2017-09-29T16:16:00Z

    The UK branded bakery market is set to reach a value of £1.4bn in 2017, the latest research from MCA has shown.

  • News

    Keefe joins Vue International

    2017-09-29T16:15:53.570Z

    Mike Keefe, the former international development director at Carluccio’s, has joined cinema operator Vue International as its director of group operational projects

  • News

    Bishop joins Hickory’s as head of property

    2017-09-29T16:15:49.890Z

    Jim Bishop, who earlier this year stepped down as property director at Barburrito, has joined Hickory’s, the Piper-backed barbecue and smokehouse concept

  • White Brasserie
    News

    White Brasseries to make Oxfordshire debut

    2017-09-29T16:15:46.620Z

    White Brasseries, the 15-strong pub group owned by Brasserie Bar Co, is to make its debut in Oxfordshire

  • News

    FSA says ‘no evidence’ 2 Sisters breached safety

    2017-09-29T16:15:42.023Z

    The Food Standards Agency has said it found “no evidence” of safety breaches after investigating allegations about Boparan Holdings parent company, 2 Sisters Group.

  • News

    Hospitality outperforms wider economy

    2017-09-29T16:15:37.987Z

    Distribution, hotels and restaurants grew by 3.5% in July compared to the same month in 2016, and by 3.1% in Q2 2017 on the previous quarter.

  • News

    Japanese sushi giants merge for overseas expansion

    2017-09-29T16:15:34.280Z

    Two of Japan’s biggest conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chains are joining forces to take advantage of sushi’s growing popularity and to expand overseas.

  • News

    'FSA needs more power post-Brexit'

    2017-09-29T16:15:30.650Z

    The UK needs a single, strong and well-funded food regulator to negotiate the unknown territory of Brexit – or risk an inconsistent landscape for F&B operators, a leading lawyer has warned.

  • News

    Wagamama strengthens head office team

    2017-09-29T16:15:27.320Z

    Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed group, has strengthened its head office team, with four new appointments, including a new UK marketing director

  • Karen Forrester
    News

    TGI Fridays builds 2018 pipeline

    2017-09-29T16:15:00Z

    TGI Fridays, the Karen Forrester-led group, has secured three new sites as it looks to build its openings pipeline for 2018 and beyond

  • Hydes
    News

    Managed sales boosts Hydes FY growth

    2017-09-29T08:42:00Z

    Hydes, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, saw like-for-like sales in its 33-strong managed house division grow 4.9% during the year to 2 April 2017.

  • Wild Bean Cafe
    News

    BP to nears completion of Wild Bean V2.0 rollout

    2017-09-29T08:39:00Z

    BP is expecting to complete the rollout of its new generation Wild Bean coffee shop format later this year, MCA has learnt.

  • Frankie and Bennys
    News

    ​Analyst corner: HSBC on TRG

    2017-09-29T08:37:00Z

    Shares in The Restaurant Group (TRG) fell 11½p to a seven-month low of 292½p during early trading yesterday after a Reduce note from HSBC