All MCA Insight articles in September 2013 – Page 16
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OpinionSubway focuses on packaging and breakfast
Subway has announced a series of improvements to the sustainability of its packaging and operational procedures as it launches its largest national campaign this year to promote its £2 breakfast offer
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NewsUS 'rock cafe' eyes UK launch
Classic Rock Cafe Company, the US-based coffee shop brand themed around rock music, has been in talks to open in the UK under franchise as part of an overseas expansion drive, M&C Report has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightLondoners eating out more
London restaurant-goers are eating out 3.7 times a week, up from 2.2 times in 2012, according to the latest survey from Zagat
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Analysis & InsightLet’s give good people the chance to shine
I listened, read and watched with interest Jamie Oliver’s comments regarding the description of young British workers as lazy compared with tougher immigrant workers. It shocked me to find out that 81% of waiters in London were born outside the UK
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Opinion
Five Guys tailors UK playlist
Five Guys has appointed music and video technology specialist, PlayNetwork, to create a unique music experience for its UK restaurants
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News
TGI’s and Wagamama confirmed for Cabot Circus
TGI Friday’s and Wagamama have been confirmed as taking new units at Cabot Circus in Bristol
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Third opening for Vanilla Black and Orchard team
Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy, the duo behind London vegetarian restaurants Vanilla Black and Orchard, are launching a smaller, takeaway-focussed offshoot of the latter casual dining concept
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Bill’s closes in on Windsor opening
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, is closing in on a site in Windsor, for an opening later this year
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Pub chefs 'must listen to customers'
Pub chefs are not keeping up with what customers want, according to the editor of the Waitrose Good Food Guide
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Orchid wins award for apprenticeships
Orchid, the managed operator, has been awarded for its dedication to apprentices by winning a regional category in the National Apprentice Awards
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Bramwell builds marketing team
Bramwell Pub Company, the managed operator, has appointed former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) senior marketing manager Derek Avington to the role of head of sales and marketing
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Whitbread: Restaurants, Costa Express, margins, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the Q2 and H1 update from Whitbread, reports from a presentation for analysts featuring chief executive Andy Harrison and finance director Nicholas Cadbury, and speaks to Cadbury
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NewsCaffe Nero to open three sites at Heathrow
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led chain, plans to opens three customised stores at Heathrow Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next June 2014, including one that will feature a number of artisanal food products in a Farmers Market format
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NewsWhitbread growth slows in Q2
Whitbread, the leisure operator, saw a slowdown in growth in the second quarter of its financial year, with total like-for-likes in the 11 weeks to 15 August up 2.1% against a 2.6% increase across the half-year
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NewsByron strengthens pipeline
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a further two sites in London, at the O2 and in Westminster, M&C Report has learnt
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Oak Taverns eyes larger sites
Oak Taverns, the Oxfordshire-based multiple pub operator, is looking to acquire bigger sites as it exits two Enterprise Inns pubs, managing director Simon Collinson has told M&C Report
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NewsQuiznos to re-start UK expansion
Quiznos, the US sandwich chain, is looking to re-start its expansion in the UK by adding 15 sites by the end of next year under a new franchise model, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsJack: JDW can hold or grow margins
A leading analyst has said JD Wetherspoon, which announces its full-year results on Friday, has a good opportunity to hold or increase its margins
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Stonegate to open biggest Slug and Lettuce
Stonegate, the managed operator, is to open its biggest Slug and Lettuce to date, a 700-capacity site at London’s O2 Arena
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Labour would restrict zero-hours contracts
The Labour Party would reportedly look to restrict the use of zero-hour contracts, which are used widely in the leisure and hospitality industry, if it gets into power