All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 128
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Analysis & InsightChoosing the right path
The day after the publication of A-level results, MCA highlights how two companies – Pret A Manger and Pizza Hut Restaurants – have used their apprenticeship programmes to tap into what they hope will be their next generation of employees
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When does a growing business need HR?
Steve Rockey, former head of people at Byron and The Big Easy, looks at why small, growing businesses need someone who can help shape the culture, the context and the values right from the word go
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls up 0.3% in July
Managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 0.3% in July against the same month last year
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Urban renewal at M&B
Mark Wingett talks to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Phil Urban about why there is no silver bullet for getting the company’s top line moving, but now the sector landscape has settled somewhat the business has an opportunity to make up ground.
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High Street footfall figures creep up
Footfall on the high street has shown slights signs of a post-referendum bounce back, according to figures released by the BRC.
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TV shows influencing eating habits
Almost a quarter of Brits would rather stay home and binge watch their favourite shows rather than go out to dinner with friends or family
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The importance of being innovative and adding value
So what type of foodservice proposition would you develop? This is a question I get asked a couple of times a year and is not, always that easy to answer (the nature of the questioner can have a bearing)
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Analysis & InsightKing of the road
Welcome Break chief executive Rod McKie talks to James Wallin about how service stations can be bellweathers for consumer trends, how to decided which brand is hot and which is not and why it took so long to get Pret on the motorway
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Five minutes with…Thom Elliott, Pizza Pilgrims
This week MCA takes five minutes with Thom Elliott, co-founder of Pizza Pilgrims. He discusses the brand’s main focus; excellent ad campaigns featuring James Blunt, the genius of Pret A Manger and running Glastonbury
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Demand for Thai & Caribbean food rising
UK demand for Caribbean, Thai and Mongolian food is rising significantly, according online restaurant reservation service Quandoo
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Pre-Brexit uncertainty leads to drop in property activity levels
Pre-Brexit uncertainty saw a 46% drop in retail and leisure property activity levels in July 2016 compared to July 2015
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Third of millennials ordering takeaway weekly
Almost a quarter of consumers are now ordering home delivery for food at least once a week, with the percentage rising to 37% among the millennial market
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Flexitarianism a growing trend
Vegan/vegetarianism is not yet an eating norm but flexitarianism is becoming a growing trend, the latest MCA data has shown
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Young driving growing delivery trend
Nearly 27 million people have had restaurant or takeaway food delivered in the UK over the last six months
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Drivers tiring of roadside cafes’ fried staples
The words ‘low fat’ or ‘sugar free’ might not appear on most roadside menu boards, but that is just what four in 10 businesses say their drivers tell them they want
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London hotels struggle as Birmingham grows
London hotels continued to struggle in the second quarter of 2016, while Birmingham saw record growth, according to the latest HVS Hotel Bulletin
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Premium offer gains rewards
In the ongoing consumer search for authenticity, experience, taste and a story behind a brand, a new segment has emerged across the beer category. Mark Wingett talks to Gary Haigh, UK managing director of Miller Brands, about the growth of the super-premium category
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Poll shows key hopes and fears for sector bosses
An MCA poll of senior sector figures has found confidence about consumer eating out behaviour going forward but concern about operator casualties as a result of intense competition.
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Consumers head to the pub despite spending slowing
Consumer spending growth slowed slightly to 2.6% in July, despite Brits continuing to spend in restaurants, pubs and cinemas
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Poll shows lack of support for drinking guidelines
A new poll has shown that over half the public disagree with official health guidelines on alcohol consumption.