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Darwin & Wallace: 'We are the antithesis of a gastropub'

Average spend grows in December 2019

Pret most admired brand for eleventh consecutive year

Darwin & Wallace: 'We are the antithesis of a gastropub'
Average spend grows in December 2019
Pret most admired brand for eleventh consecutive year

Pret to accelerate Eat conversions
2020-01-23T08:07:00+00:00
Hawthorn Leisure: ‘Plenty more opportunities in pub sector’
2020-01-23T07:55:00+00:00
Bar Soba founder to launch Thai bar and brasserie
2020-01-23T07:55:36.933+00:00

CMA to ‘unexpectedly’ probe Takeaway.com-Just Eat deal
2020-01-23T17:49:00+00:00
Handmade Burger Co in administration again with all 18 sites closed
2020-01-23T16:45:00+00:00
Yo! To Go, Five Guys and @pizza join Edinburgh St James line-up
2020-01-23T12:13:00+00:00
Daniel Thwaites acquires pair of Lancashire pubs
2020-01-23T11:33:00+00:00
Punch buys package of seven pubs from Heartstone Inns
2020-01-23T09:45:00+00:00
Counter trends for 2020 and beyond
2020-01-22T08:17:00+00:00
Paying Tribute
2020-01-22T08:17:00+00:00
Hawthorn Leisure reports strong Christmas trading
2020-01-22T08:16:00+00:00
Wetherspoon HY like-for-likes up 5%
2020-01-22T08:16:00+00:00

Greggs voted top fast food brand by YouGov
2020-01-22T12:58:00+00:00
Bath joins Diageo incubator Distill Ventures
2020-01-22T08:17:00+00:00
Three Joes targets Northern expansion
2020-01-22T15:36:00+00:00
Fleurets markets Revolution sites
2020-01-22T08:15:00+00:00
Charterhouse Leisure appoints administrators
2020-01-22T08:16:00+00:00
London Steakhouse Co disposes of Chelsea site
2020-01-22T08:17:00+00:00
SSP reports “robust” UK growth
2020-01-21T08:31:00+00:00
Crowley leaves BRG
2020-01-21T08:30:00+00:00
CMA invites comments on Stonegate/Ei deal
2020-01-21T08:31:00+00:00

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Upcoming events

Food to Go Conference

5 Feb 2020 – Ham Yard Hotel, London

Food to Go is the fastest growing sector of the eating out market, seeing an increase of 3% to a value of £21.2bn in 2019, compared to just 1.8% growth in the total eating out market. (Source: MCA Insight)

MCA’s Food to go Conference examines trends, consumer behaviour and growth opportunities in this dynamic sector.

• Pret’s new UK MD Clare Clough will discuss what Pret has planned for the Veggie Pret fascia and how the integration of the Eat estate is progressing.

• Five Guys opened in the UK in 2013 and already has over 100 sites. CEO John Eckbert will discuss its journey in the UK so far, what it has planned for the future, and some of the differences between food to go in the UK and the US.

Other speakers confirmed include MCA Insight, Sustainable Restaurant Association, Deliveroo, Salad Box, TriSpan, Borough Market, Slaw, Itsu, Neat Burger and Harrods

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Latest journals

January 2020

Happy new year! January might be a quiet time for the industry but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot going on in the background. The political situation may be relatively steady, but Peter Martin urges the government to do more for hospitality. We also have interviews with the Brasserie Bar Co, Peter Marks at Deltic, Roger Whiteside at Greggs and a profile of Padella.

Meanwhile Steve Gotham reveals who comes out on top when it comes to value, service and price, David Read investigates sustainability in the supply chain, Graeme Smith looks at what’s ahead for M&A and we examine all the work going on in casual dining to jump on the vegan trend. As ever there is also a round-up of the latest news, new openings and people moves.

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