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NewsBrasserie Bar Co to seek investment for pub estate expansion
Brasserie Bar Co. is hoping to encourage increased funding as it looks to selectively strengthen its pub estate.
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co sees growth coming from pubs
Brasserie Bar Co is to open its 20th White Brasserie, in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, before the end of the year, as it looks to capitalise on the growth seen in its pub arm.
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Analysis & InsightContemporary operators challenging top brands
Five Guys is leading the pack of contemporary operators challenging the established casual dining brands, the latest MCA data has shown.
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs continue to take share from restaurants
The latest MCA data has shown that pubs continue to win share from restaurants as consumers increasingly demand perceived value for money.
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Analysis & InsightChristmas dinner prices up 3.6% for 2017
The cost of eating out on Christmas Day in 2017 grew by 3.6% year-on-year- to £52.15 a head for the cheapest meal, excluding drinks, the latest MCA data has shown.
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Analysis & InsightTake a bow leading operators
MCA director of insight Steve Gotham, takes a look at which brands stood out in 2017 to an increasingly demanding and promiscuous consumer base
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Analysis & InsightCustomers scoring pubs higher
The latest data from MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor has shown customers are more likely to recommend leading pub brands than they were a year ago.
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NewsM&B: Consumer confidence; innovation ethos; early tech trialists
MCA talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Phil Urban about the consumer landscape; the value equation; the return of the company’s innovation ethos; the optimum size of a concept’s estate and how new format Son of Steak might potentially become a solution for part of the company’s retail & leisure parks estate.
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Analysis & InsightCustomer service stars of 2016
MCA director of insight, Steve Gotham, looks at which operators topped the league tables for friendly and speedy service during 2016 and what lessons we can learn from their success.
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Analysis & InsightMenu price inflation back with a vengeance
The latest MCA data has shown that menu price inflation has returned to the sector in the past year – significantly outstripping the Consumer Price Index.
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M&B sees return to lfl growth
Mitchells & Butlers has seen a return to like-for-like sales growth following a “challenging” year to 24 September.
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Analysis & InsightScores on the doors
The latest data from MCA’s comprehensive Eating Out Panel has revealed a strong showing for pub companies, outperforming their restaurant counterparts in terms of net promoter scores throughout the day. MCA’s director of insight, Steve Gotham, looks at some of the reasons the Great British pub is still resonating so strongly with consumers.
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M&B rolling out new brand Stonehouse
Mitchells & Butlers has begun converting sites to its new Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery brand, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Urban renewal at M&B
Mark Wingett talks to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Phil Urban about why there is no silver bullet for getting the company’s top line moving, but now the sector landscape has settled somewhat the business has an opportunity to make up ground.
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NewsUrban: M&B more likely to focus on start-ups
Phil Urban, chief executive at M&B said that the company is more likely to look at start-ups or small chains as future acquisition targets
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Cloverleaf founders to open first Touchwood site
Cloverleaf founders John Winder and Gary Douglas are to open the first site under their Touchwood joint venture with Joseph Holt in August, MCA understands.
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NewsM&B: Harvester, culture, strategic options, coffee trials
On the back of its half year update yesterday, MCA talked to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Phil Urban
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H1 lfls down 1.6% at M&B
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning reported an overall like-for-like sales decline of 1.6% in the six months to 9 April 2016
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Analysis & InsightWhat goes up…
So current rent levels are unsustainable but are we heading for a recalibration? According to the latest insight, our high street sandwiches and coffees are full of salt and sugar respectively, but does the sector wait for Government target setting on health issues or make the first move itself and why new M&B chief executive Phil Urban looks like he is getting to the heart of the matter
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Analysis & Insight
Sizzling Pubs sees sharp rise in consumer ratings
Mitchells & Butlers’ launch of two brand extensions under the Sizzling Pubs banner has boosted customer perception of the brand, new figures have shown.