All MCA Insight articles in January 2015 – Page 17
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Kossoff named Carluccio's exec chairman; new CEO appointed
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian restaurant and deli chain, has appointed Neil Wickers, previously of Gondola Group, as chief executive effective from 23 February 2015 as Simon Kossoff becomes executive chairman
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Young’s appoints Corzine as non-exec
Young’s has added further restaurant operating experience to its board with appointment of Trish Corzine, formerly of TRG, as a non-executive director
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Government issues guidance on noise complaints legislation
The Government has strengthened planning guidance issued to local councils to encourage developers building homes near pubs to install soundproofing — a victory for the Make Some Noise campaign, run by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.
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Wrap it Up! to open CPU to grow London pipeline
Wrap it up!, the gourmet deli wrap concept, is on track to reach 50 stores by 2019 across central London as it is poised for growth with a “strong pipeline” of London sites, M&C Report has learnt
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Ex-Orchid FD joins Caffe Nero
Andrew Trigwell, formerly of Orchid Pub Company, has joined Caffe Nero as its new UK finance director
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Cabana plans five openings in 2015
Cabana plans to open five new sites this year, after reporting a successful December trading period
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D&D London reports strongest festive trading to date
International restaurant group D&D London has reported its highest revenues to date for December with overall revenue up 14% on the previous year and like for like sales in the UK up 10%
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Wildwood takes Chichester Café Rouge
Wildwood has moved closer with its plans to opening in Chichester after securing planning permission to make changes to the town’s former Café Rouge site
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FY lfls up 6.6% at Essenden
Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator, has reported a 6.6% increase in like-for-like sales for the 52 week to 28 December 2014
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CAU to make Midlands debut
CAU, the casual dining sister concept to Gaucho, has secured its first site in the Midlands
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Giggling Squid plans to strengthen management team
Giggling Squid is to strengthen its management team as its gears up for further growth, with the appointment of a finance director and operations director
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ECC secures third UK site
Experimental Cocktail Club (ECC), the international bar group, has secured its third site in the UK, in London’s Shoreditch
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Natural Kitchen to open at Blackfriars and Waterloo
Natural Kitchen, the London-based deli and cafe concept is opening two sites this year as part of plans to grow its estate to up to 10 sites over the next three years M&C Report has learnt
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Horizons: Street food and juice bars to thrive in 2015
Limited products takeaways such as street food, coffee shops, bakeries and juice bars are likely to increase their presence in the market in 2015, according to foodservice consultancy Horizons.
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Greggs lfls up 4.5% in 2014
High-street bakery chain Greggs has seen like for like sales growth of 4.5% - in its own shops – in 2014 and total sales up by 5.5% for the year ending 3 January 2015
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Small Batch Coffee team to open beer and shellfish pub
The duo behind Brighton-based Small Batch Coffee is to open a craft beer and shellfish pub.
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EAT appoints new head of food & drink
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed group, has appointed Helen Higgins, formerly of Zizzi and McDonald’s, as its new head of food & drink
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Harris insists Racine brand will survive site closure
Henry Harris has closed his Knightsbridge restaurant Racine after 12 years but has insisted he is looking to take the brand to another site later this year.
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Bierkeller secures Cardiff site
Bierkeller, the concept inspired by German beer festivals, is to open a new site in the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
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Beach Blanket Babylon team to launch in Kensington
Bar and restaurant entrepreneur Robert Newmark is launching a grill house and cocktail bar in London’s north Kensington called West Thirty Six at the end of January