All Ember Inns articles
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NewsShare of visits and average spend up at leading pub brands
The total share of pub visits and average spend increased at every day part in Q4 2019, MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor reveals.
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Analysis & InsightJ.P. Morgan Cazenove on Marston’s and M&B
After strong outperformance in 2019, we are moving MARS and MAB to Neutral, from Overweight, as the current share prices have now “caught up” to reflect the fundamentals, in our estimation. MAB’s operational performance inflected during 2019, and MARS largely resolved fears around its leverage and dividend sustainability. In addition, ...
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NewsHow can tech ease the customer journey?
Greggs, Leon and Wagamama are just the latest to join the self-ordering revolution, with the latter’s new grab and go concept Mamago one of the most hotly discussed openings of last year. To share their early exeperiences and more, MCA brought together marketing, IT and digital leaders from across the sector to consider how new technology can help, and sometimes hinder, the customer experience
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NewsStrong drink sales drive M&B’s 3.3% lfls growth
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has continued to outperform the market in the eight weeks to 21 September, with like-for-like sales growing by 3.3%.
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Analysis & InsightM&B – Much ado about branding
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham analyses data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel to pinpoint potential areas for improvement for some of Mitchells & Butlers’ key brands.
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NewsUrban: ‘New concept could be second string to our premium bow’
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to trial a new concept in Harpenden next month, which it believes could add a second string to its bow of premium offerings, MCA has learnt.
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NewsUrban: ‘We do the same things with 110 sites as we did with 30’
As part of the launch of the CGA Stone & River Brand Momentum report, Mitchells & Butlers’ chief executive Phil Urban talks about how the multi-branded operator has remained at the top spot despite the volatility of the market.
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OpinionGotham’s Easter quiz
With the Easter bank holiday weekend almost upon us, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham offers up a bit of a light-hearted break from the norm with a test of your knowledge of the eating and drinking out market.
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Analysis & InsightStudy claims restaurant and pub dishes unhealthier than fast food
A study by the British Medical Journal has suggested food served in pub and restaurant chains is unhealthier than that of fast-food chains.
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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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M&B in transatlantic brewing collaboration
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has initiated a transatlantic brewing collaboration as part of its new spring seasonal range
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Opinion
Playing down big Shott status
Dan Shotton co-founded Redcomb Pubs in the heart of the economic downturn. But against the odds, the group has built a successful estate of 14 pubs and is now making its first foray into the casual-dining market. Here he discusses the company’s journey so far with Mel Flaherty
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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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M&B to trial own coffee blend
Mitchells & Butleers (M&B) is to trial its own coffee blend across it Ember Inns and Sizzling Pubs estates.
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There's A Beer For That gets £5m funding boost
The There’s A Beer For That campaign has received a combined £5m investment from Heineken, Molson Coors, AB InBev, SABMiller and Carlsberg as it aims to drive sustainable growth in the UK beer market.
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NewsSpratt swaps M&B for Brains
Nolan Spratt is to leave his role as retail director for Mitchells & Butlers’ Ember Inns brand to become group head of managed house operations for SA Brain, M&C has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightM&B triple number of Christmas dinners sold
The number of Christmas dinners sold at M&B pubs during the first half of December tripled between 2012 and 2014
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NewsUrban to replace Darby as M&B CEO
Alistair Darby is to step down from his role as Mitchells & Butlers chief executive next week to be replaced by current chief operating officer Phil Urban.
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Analysis & InsightBrits increasingly eating breakfast out of home
New figures from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) show sales of breakfasts eaten out in the UK have grown significantly in the last 12 months alone
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NewsM&B Q3 lfls up 1.3%
Mitchells & Butlers has reported like-for-like sales growth of 1.3% for the 43 weeks to 25 July, and said it is “assessing a wide range of options” to mitigate the effects of the National Living Wage.