All MCA Insight articles in September 2018 – Page 2
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TRG appoints auditor
The Restaurant Group has announced the appointment of Ernst & Young as its new auditor.
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Applegreen share placing raises £156m
Applegreen, the service station retailer, has raised £156m through a new share placing to part-fund the acquisition of Welcome Break.
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Richoux H1 revenue down 10.3%
Richoux Group, the Jonathan Kaye-led listed restaurant group, has reported revenue down 10.3% in the 26 weeks to 1 July compared to the comparable 28-week period last year.
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Analysts corner: Mitchells & Butlers
Following Mitchells & Butlers pre close trading update yesterday, analysts from JP Morgan and Goodbody give their views on the company’s performance.
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David Jones: 'Food innovation is becoming more difficult - you can't reinvent the wheel'
As one half of food innovation company Bingham & Jones, the chef speak to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about the prominent trends he thinks are fads and why breakfast food-to-go is a category lacking innovation in retail.
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Jamie’s Italian made £29.2m loss in 2017
Jamie Oliver Group has confirmed that Jamie’s Italian Ltd made a £29.2m loss in the year to 31 December 2017.
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From sea to spoon: what blockchain can do for hospitality
There’s more to blockchain than bitcoin – and the applications in the hospitality sector are wide ranging. Daniel Gross, associate at law firm DWF’s German branch, explores how the promise of blockchain technology could be tranformative for the supply chain.
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Shepherd Neame introduces new incentive structure for employees
Shepherd Neame has introduced a new bonus and incentive structure as part of a drive to improve the customer experience, as well as promote hospitality as an attractive career option.
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Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group targeting 100 sites globally by 2020
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group is targeting 100 sites globally, by the end of next year, according to chief executive Jon Knight.
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Gusto launches new website as it refocuses on Italian
Gusto has relaunched its website, with the new tagline ‘Elegantly Italian’, as it embraces its Mediterranean inspired menu.
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Andaz launching whisky bar and tattoo parlour
Andaz, the Hyatt boutique hotel concept, has launched a whisky bar and tattoo parlour.
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Redemption Roasters builds pipeline
Redemption Roasters, the speciality coffee shop group that works with prisoners, has secured its next two sites, in Kings Cross and Broadgate Circle.
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TRG appoints head of ops for Food & Fuel
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has appointed Nick O’Donnell, formerly of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as head of operations for its recently acquired Food & Fuel business.
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POD appoints new head of operations
POD, the London-based grab-and-go concept, has appointed Andres Sanchez, formerly of Itsu, as its new head of operations.
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Freshly Chopped to make England debut
Dublin-based salad chain Freshly Chopped will make its debut in England, in Manchester, before the end of the year, after securing a site in the Piccadilly Gardens area of the city, MCA understands.
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Majority of cask drinkers want cooler pints
The Cask Report 2018 has shown there is an appetite among consumers for cask beer served at a lower temperature.
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Click & collect orders up 70% at Prezzo
Prezzo, the TPG-backed Italian restaurant chain, has grown sales from click-and-collect orders by 70% within just one month of a new partnership with online ordering platform, Orderswift.
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Chapel Down to launch experiential gin bar in King’s Cross
Chapel Down Group is to launch an “experiential bar, restaurant and ginnery” in King’s Cross.
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St Peter’s Brewery appoints new MD
St Peter’s Brewery has appointed John Hadingham, formerly of Aspall Cyder, as its new managing director.
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Delivery portal offers low commission
Start-up delivery marketplace The FoodHouse has launched with an aim to compete with Deliveroo and Just Eat by taking a smaller commission rate from operators.