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Upcoming events
Tenanted Pub Company Summit
27 February 2020
The Montcalm Marble Arch, London
The Tenanted Pub Company Summit is the only senior level forum dedicated to the key tenanted and leased sector of the pub market, representing over 14,000 pubs in the UK and turning over £3.42bn annually (source: MCA Insight).
The event is in two parts. During the afternoon conference, the Tenanted Pub Company Summit features the leaders of operator businesses and senior commentators, who discuss the next stage of the sector’s development, their vision and strategy, as well as relationships with tenants and legislation.
The conference is then followed by a dinner which includes a state of the nation address and a guest speaker, who will be announced soon.
Speaker line up including:
• Heath Ball, director & owner, THE PICKLED PUB COMPANY LTD & THE WENLOCK PUB COMPANY LTD
• Karl Chessell, food & retail director, CGA
• Clive Chesser, chief executive, PUNCH PUBS & CO
• Daniel Davies, chief executive, Rockpoint Leisure
• Tim Galligan, operations director, Star Pubs & Bars
• Ed Hancock, director - venture pubs, MARSTON’S
• Peter Hansen, partner, SAPIENT CORPORATE FINANCE
• Chris Jowsey, chief executive, ADMIRAL TAVERNS
• Emma McClarkin, chief executive, BRITISH BEER & PUB ASSOCIATION
• Jonathan Neame, chief executive, SHEPHERD NEAME
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Latest journals
February 2020
Now the new year is underway it’s great to be able to report on some good news revealed by MCA’s insight division, which predicts growth for casual dining and food to go. And speaking of the latter, if you missed the excellent Food to Go conference you can enjoy a roundup of the speakers and sessions in this issue.
There is also a similar roundup from our Hostech conference, which according to the feedback was the best one yet.
Elsewhere, Peter Martin looks at how the industry is tackling inequality, Dominic Walsh examines the changes at the top at Heineken and Baron Mark Price explains why a happier work force also makes for a happier set of accounts – and how to achieve it.
We also have interviews with the stylish Mel Marriot from Darwin & Wallace, Jamie Robertson from the progressive Roasting Plant Coffee, Eve Bugler from the kebab-loving Bababoom, and more.
MCA COMMENTATORS AND OPINION MAKERS
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James Halliwell, editor
Georgi Gyton, deputy editor
Finn Scott-Delany, news editor
Peter Martin, contributing editor
Steve Gotham, director of insight
Jill Livesey, managing director HIM & MCA Insight
Dominic Walsh, The Times
Mel Flaherty, columnist
Stefan Chomka, columnist