All MCA Insight articles in September 2017 – Page 5
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NewsPret A Manger launches autumn menu
Pret A Manger has launched its autumn menu, which includes the introduction of US favourite the pumpkin spice flat white coffee
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NewsPunch appoints Wigham as sales and marketing director
David Wigham has been made sales and marketing director at Punch, following the departure of Neil Macgeorge.
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NewsFunkin grows H1 revenue 31%
AG Barr, the soft drinks and mixers producer, saw total revenues grew by 8.8% in the six months to 29 July, to £136.6m.
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Vianet reports positive H1
Vianet, the draught beer quality and data insight specialist, has trade in the first half of the year is ahead of last year and in line with group expectations.
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McDonald to open Il Tetto at Selfridges
Des McDonald is to open Il Tetto, a new restaurant concept on the rooftop terrace at Selfridges London
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Hall & Woodhouse sees FY turnover fall 0.8%
Hall & Woodhouse has reported sales down 0.8% for the year to 28 January.
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NewsCope confirmed as Byron CEO
Simon Cope has been confirmed as the new chief executive of Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed burger chain
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Exeter leisure scheme pulled over 'market conditions'
The Crown Estate has announced it is pulling out of a proposed £100m extension to the Princesshay shopping centre in Exeter, citing “current market conditions”.
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Concept store The Shop at Bluebird to open in Covent Garden
Luxury concept store, The Shop at Bluebird, has agreed terms to open in Carriage Hall on Covent Garden’s Floral Street
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CBRE appointed on M&B estate
CBRE has been appointed to provide portfolio management services across M&B’s c1,700 pub and restaurant estate.
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OpinionFor better or worse
After a few months of searching, Hutton Collins, the backer of better burger chain Byron, has decided to stick with what it knows, in appointing Simon Cope as its new chief executive. It will now be down to Cope to plot a steady course to take the brand back to where it was – one of the sector’s key growth brands
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OpinionTime is not on your side
Time is one of the most precious commodities for customers and loyalty will stay with those operators who don’t waste it. Flypay’s Tom Weaver discusses the pitfalls of not taking time to save customers’ time
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NewsChopstix appoints marketing director
Oriental brand Chopstix has appointed Rob Burns, previously of Harry Ramsden’s, to the newly created position of marketing director with immediate effect
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NewsCope to be named Byron CEO
Byron is poised to announce the appointment of a chief executive after a gap of five months
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NewsDeliveroo secures new investment
Deliveroo has raised $385m (£285m) in a new round of funding, valuing the UK start-up at just over $2bn
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NewsFY lfls up 7.6% at Leon
Leon, the healthy, fast-food chain led by John Vincent, reported a 7.6% increase in like-for-like sales in 2016
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NewsEAT to make overseas debut/to launch in Debenhams
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, is to make its international debut later this year, with an opening at Madrid Airport, Spain
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NewsRodizio Preto lines up Kingston & Chelmsford openings
Rodizio Preto, the London-based Brazilian steakhouse operator, is set to add a further two sites to its nine-strong estate
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NewsGreggs CEO makes healthy eating call
Greggs chief executive Roger Whiteside has encouraged consumers to eat fewer sausage rolls – despite it being the largest retailer of the product in the UK.
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Opinion
Why so Sirieix?
The Galvin at Windows GM, star of the small screen, industry champion and prolific fundraiser has a new book, Secret Service, out next month. With so many plates spinning, how does the country’s most recognisable front-of-house man manage to prevent it all from crashing down, asks Sophie Witts