All MCA Insight articles in September 2018 – Page 5
-
News
Shepherd Neame acquires three London pubs
Shepherd Neame has strengthened its London estate with the acquisition of three sites from private vendors.
-
News
Hancock’s secures three more openings for 2018
Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured three new sites in Hampshire which will launch before the end of the year.
-
News
Tossed trials vending machine
Salad chain Tossed has begun trialling a prototype vending machine format in London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
-
News
NWTC achieves 15% increase in FY revenue
New World Trading Company (NWTC) has reported a 15% rise in underlying sales for the full year to 31 March 2018, MCA has learnt.
-
News
Metcalfe: ‘You don’t need loyalty schemes, just be better than everyone else’
You don’t need to invest in loyalty schemes – as long as you are doing a good enough job then your customers will keep returning, believes Pret A Manger and Itsu founder Julian Metcalfe.
-
News
Uber/Deliveroo: 'It is fairly likely to happen'
Overnight reports that Uber is in talks to acquire Deliveroo made for interesting breakfast reading this morning. Finn Scott-Delany examines the likelihood of the deal coming off, and the potential impact on the UK delivery market.
-
News
Inception Group: Selling experiences
The Inception Group has built an eclectic estate of quirky bars and restaurants across London, successfully fusing theatre and food & beverage. Co-founder Charlie Gilkes talks to MCA’s sister title, Food Spark, about how Uber has opened up the range of viable sites in the capital, his thoughts on regional expansion and his fears that hospitality will fall foul of artificial intelligence.
-
News
Liars sell Black Dogs to former managers
The Liars Group, the Manchester based bar and restaurant operator, has sold three sites, two Black Dog Ballrooms and the Dog Bowl bowling alley, to a pair of former managers.
-
News
Urban Baristas secures site five
Urban Baristas, the Australian inspired speciality coffee shop group, has secured its fifth site, part of a plan to open five more over the next 12 months, MCA has learnt.
-
News
Allplants secures £7.4m funding
Allplants, a UK-based vegan meal delivery start-up, has secured £7.5m investment led by Octopus Ventures.
-
News
Paddy & Scott’s develops conference coffee shop
Paddy & Scott’s has formed a partnership with Wyboston Lakes Resort, a conference and leisure venue, as part of its strategy of expanding through partnerships.
-
News
Deliveroo expands business service
Deliveroo has extended its corporate service, ‘Deliveroo for Business’, to include hotels, events, and fruit baskets and snacks.
-
News
The Gentlemen Baristas plan to double estate in 2019
The Gentlemen Baristas are planning to double their estate next year, to 12 sites in London, before expanding outside the capital to university towns.
-
Housekeeping
City Pub Group eyes new £40m debt facility
City Pub Group is in talks over new debt facilities of up to £40m as it seeks further growth amid booming drinks sales.
-
News
Deliveroo to experiment with dynamic pricing
Deliveroo is planning to experiment with dynamic pricing, which could involve increases and decreases in the consumer pricepoint, MCA’s Restaurant Conference heard.
-
News
Applegreen sees strong food growth in H1
Applegreen, the service station retailer which is in the process of acquiring Welcome Break, has reported strong growth in food sales across its UK estate in the six months to 30 June.
-
News
Tasty cancels growth funding
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has said it has “no plans to open any new sites at the current time” and has cancelled its unused £5m revolving credit facility earmarked for expansion.
-
News
Uber ‘in talks to acquire Deliveroo’
Uber is in early talks to acquire Deliveroo, according to reports.
-
News
What the Pitta lines up fourth site, in Brighton
Vegan kebab concept What the Pitta has lined up its fourth site, which will open in Brighton in late 2018.
-
News
M&B eyes further acquisitions for Miller & Carter
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to slow down the rate of expansion for its Miller & Carter brand, now that the business has reached the 100-site mark.