All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 16
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News
Chapman Group sees rise in pre-tax profits
The Chapman Group, the Sussex-based pub, hotel and restaurant operator, saw pre-tax profits rise from £537,038 for the year to 31 March 2014.
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News
Corona presents ‘exciting opportunity’ in UK for AB InBev
AB InBev Europe president Stuart MacFarlane has said the company has a huge opportunity when it takes back the distribution of Corona this month.
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Coffee Republic plans UK franchise expansion
Coffee Republic is looking add a minimum of 20 new franchises in the UK by the end of 2015
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Opinion
Year of deregulation awaits
Graeme Cushion from licensing law specialists Poppleston Allen look at what red tape to expect in 2015.
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News
Wahaca signs up for Southampton
Wahaca has further strengthened its regional pipeline after securing a site in Southampton
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Jackson & Rye gears up for rollout
The team behind the Richard Caring-backed Jackson & Rye (J&R) is planning to open another three or four sites under the concept this year
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Zomato acquires Urbanspoon
Restaurant discovery app Zomato has acquired global restaurant online search service Urbanspoon for an undisclosed amount to bring the company into the US and Australia for the first time as well as boosting its UK presence
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Beds & Bars returns to profit for FY14
Beds & Bars, the bars-meets-hostels operator, has reported EBITDA of £3.7m for the year to 29 March 2014, up from £2.6m the year before.
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News
FY order numbers up 52% at Just Eat
Online ordering platform Just Eat saw total orders for the 12 months to 31 December 2014 increase by 52%
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Harry Ramden’s targets “ambitious growth”
Harry Ramsden’s has reported strong festive trading with like-for-like sales up 7.3% in the five weeks to 4 January
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News
ETI: Managed estate to aid L&T estate development
Enterprise Inns has revealed its primary motivation for developing a managed pub estate - to better understand how to run pubs
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News
Bidvest 3663 joins VAT Club
Leading UK foodservice provider, Bidvest 3663, has become the first major foodservice distributor to join the VAT Club Jacques Borel
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News
Porters relocates to Berkhamsted
Covent Garden’s Porters restaurant is relocating to Berkhamsted to re-open in mid-2015 in a 3,000sq ft space.
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Auntie Annes eyes M&A route to fund expansion
Auntie Anne’s, the international pretzel food-to-go chain, is gearing up for a year of expansion as it prepares to open eight sites in 2015 with franchise partners as well as looking to attract £1m of investment to grow its corporate estate
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C&C reports trading below expectations for Q3
Magners producer C&C Group has reported trading below its expectations for its third quarter and over the Christmas period and said it was looking to “significantly reduce costs” in England and Wales.
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News
Notes unveils next three sites
Notes, the coffee and wine shop chain, is planning three central London sites this year in St Pancras and two sites at Canary Wharf
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News
Chai Wu launches in Harrods
Chai Wu, a modern Chinese restaurant, is opening on the fifth floor of luxury store Harrods’ later this month
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Spirit launches sector’s first points based loyalty app
Spirit Pub Company’s Fayre & Square brand has launched the first points based loyalty app in the pub industry, enabling users to collect and redeem rewards and offers from their smart phone.
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Spirit shareholders agree Greene King takeover bid
Spirit Pub Company shareholders have voted in favour of Greene King’s £773.6m takeover bid, with 99.99% approving the deal.
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News
Greene King's Spirit bid approved by shareholders
Greene King shareholders have approved the company’s bid to take over Spirit Pub Company.