All MCA Insight articles in June 2014 – Page 18
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News
Customers demand food provenance information
Restaurants and pubs will need better information on the origin of food and ingredients as customers are becoming increasingly concerned about the food in the wake of the horsemeat and Halal chicken scandals
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 7-8 June
Companies and results Kaye out for bigger pizza the action Catering to the taste buds of middle England is in the blood of Jonathan Kaye, who as chief executive of Prezzo is preparing for the opening in York of the Italian chain’s 200th restaurant. Diners at its eateries nationwide will ...
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NewsSSP H1 EBITDA grows 12.6%
SSP Group, the F&B travel concessions operator, has reported a 12.6% rise in EBITDA to £54m in the six months to 31 March, with like-for-like sales up 3.2% over the period
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NewsSuitors eye Strada rump
Suitors bidding for the 56-strong Strada brand, which was put up for sale by Tragus last week, are set to bid on the rump of the group’s estate, with up to 15 individual site sales expected to go through over the next few weeks, M&C Report understands
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Spirit and La Tasca join Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye, the digital loyalty company made its debut as a listed company on AIM in April has announced that Spirit Pub Company and La Tasca are among the new operators to join its service
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OpinionThe dial is turning
With uncertainty about the Government’s plans for the tenanted pub sector (almost) behind us, and with an improving performance across tenanted estates accompanied by a return of M&A activity - and continuing innovation - is the dial turning for this often misunderstood part of the industry?
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NewsFuller's: coffee, Heathrow, acquisitions, statutory code
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full year results to 29 March for Fuller’s and speaks to chief executive Simon Emeny
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Analysis & InsightStatutory code has little impact on M&C20
The Government’s statutory code announcement this week had little impact on the M&C20 index as the leisure sector edged up 3 points to 1,231
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News
Bath Ales reports FY loss
Bath Ales, the brewer, pub and restaurant operator led by Robin Couling, has reported a pre-tax loss of £40,235 in the year to 31 August 2013, against a pre-tax profit of £241,374 in the previous year
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Rollo: Spirit sales expected to have slowed
A leading analyst has said that he expects trading at Spirit Pub Company to have slowed following a strong start to Q3
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NewsFive Guys UK closes in on new openings
Five Guys UK is lining up a further two opening in the South East, as it gears up to open its 10th site in less than a year of trading here
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Tesco begins rollout of new café concept
Tesco Family Dining has begun the rollout of its new in-store café concept, with a six further sites lined up for the upgraded format.
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NewsRollo: Slowdown at Costa expected in Q1
A leading analyst has said that expects Whitbread to report solid Q1 LfL sales growth of 5.5% driven by strong trading in Hotels and Restaurants but a slowdown at Costa
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Scott Matthews, chief executive of CG Restaurants & Bars, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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OpinionGrand plans
Grand Union founder Adam Marshall talks to Mel Flaherty about his ambitions to make the London-based bar group, now backed by Luke Johnson, a “big entity”
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NewsBranded restaurants most popular in south east
People in London and southeast England are more loyal to branded restaurants while independents are favoured in the north of England and Scotland according to Allegra Foodservice’s UK Restaurant Market report
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G1 to open restaurant and brasserie-style bar
G1 Group, the Scottish pub operator led by Stefan King, is opening a restaurant and brasserie style bar in Perth
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News
One in five workers skip lunch breaks
One in five workers do not take a lunch break, and half eat lunch at their desk, acording to a study of 2,000 workers
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News
Di Maggio’s to launch Mexican concept
Di Maggio’s Group, the independently-owned, Scottish restaurant chain, is to launch its first Mexican-influenced concept later this summer in Glasgow
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Duddingston to launch new burger and beer concept
Duddingston Leisure, the Scotland-based operator, is to make it first move into the casual dining sector, with the launch of a new gourmet burger and craft beer concept in Edinburgh