All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 82
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Analysis & InsightReputation and rumours
The success rate of former CEOs at Mitchells & Butlers in getting the business to fly has been questionable, but has Phil Urban cracked it? In his latest monthly column Dominic Walsh discusses how far the operator has come over the past four years – and those PizzaExpress rumours.
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Research recommends greater use of higher priced sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants
More restaurants should implement higher pricing on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), in order to improve people’s health, a research review has suggested.
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Analysis & InsightPubs lose share at dinner, gain at breakfast
Pubs have lost share of dinners eaten out, by 0.5 percentage points (pp), but gained share during breakfast time, which was up 1pp, MCA’s Pub Brand Monitor reveals.
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A postcard from Pembrokeshire
Not one to let his holiday get in the way of fodder for his columns, MCA market insight director Steve Gotham, gauges the offerings for those on staycation in southwest Wales and highlights some of the more interesting concepts he ate at, in the name of research.
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Analysis & Insight’A brand that has been around for a certain amount of time can be both a gift and a curse’
The Restaurant Group’s director of product innovation talks to Sarah Sharples at MCA’s sister title Food Spark about dish development at Frankie & Benny’s, why innovation is key to fighting casual dining woes and her hopes for sustainable eating.
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Analysis & InsightBrewDog lures young back to the pub
The number of young people choosing to visit the pub has increased in the year ending April 2019, bucking the historical trend, according to NPD Group’s latest Pub Tracker data.
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Analysis & InsightInnovation drives FTG meal growth of 6.1%
The number of food to go (FTG) meals visits increased by 6.1% year-on-year in Q1 2019, and now accounts for a third of all meals eaten out, MCA research reveals.
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Analysis & InsightNo disgrace in getting things wrong
With several well-known names joining the ranks of closures in the past month, MCA contributing editor Peter Martin discuss the impact of choice on the market and why sometimes it’s important to just give something a go.
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Analysis & InsightFour-day weeks: Is four the magic number?
With the political debate around a four-day week intensifying and an increasing number of employers adopting it, Jo Bruce talks to hospitality operators who have reduced their team members’ working hours on their experiences of a shorter working week.
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Analysis & InsightWe need to talk about lunch…
Is the lunch occasion losing some of its specialness? With the average number of lunches eaten out on the decline, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham delves into some of the data to see what trends could be impacting the numbers.
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Analysis & InsightA Southern state of mind
Piper-backed Hickory’s may be about to open only its 10th site in as many years, but the American barbecue concept is looking to fire up its rate of openings. Georgi Gyton finds out more about the business’ success and why it thrives in areas where no one else wants to be.
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Analysis & InsightAn enterprising move or PR exercise?
Plans announced last Friday by the Mayor of London to launch Night Time Enterprise Zones may be well meaning, but will they actually work? Andrew Don gauges the opinions of operators in the sector, featuring commentary from The Deltic Group, UKHospitality, Disco Bars Group and the Night Time Industries Association.
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Pub and restaurant growth flat-lines on back of tough comparables
Managed pub and restaurant group trading flat-lined last month, on the back of tough comparables from the previous year, the latest figures from Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
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Analysis & InsightWhy chicken restaurants could rule the roost
With a new wave of fried chicken shops opening in the UK in the past few years, Lauren Wellman, leasing agent at Shelley Sandzer, discusses the fundamentals that can make a focused on poultry a smart choice for emerging operators and whether there will be an operator who can steal KFC’s crown.
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Analysis & InsightEmployment in foodservice and accommodation sector up on the high street
The extent to which foodservice has expanded on Great Britain’s high streets in the recent past has been revealed in a Government project to map the location of shopping streets.
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A match made in heaven?
Love Island has returned to television screens with Uber Eats as its new headline sponsor – a deal worth a reported £5m. MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany looks at what Uber Eats hopes to get out of the big-ticket deal, and what it means for rivalry in the food delivery market.
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Analysis & InsightGreek democracy
The Athenian, the Greek street food concept, has just secured a prime unit in London Bridge for its eighth site. As part of MCA and Restaurant magazine’s Generation Next series, which celebrates the future stars of hospitality, Neo Christodoulou and Tim Vasilakis discuss bringing souvlaki to the UK.
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Analysis & InsightCarbon ‘forkprint’ helps neutralise food emissions
Restaurants in California kicked off the movement, but now a consultancy service for menus is looking to bring the UK on board. MCA’s sister title Food Spark investigates.
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Analysis & InsightThere’s more to online reputation than TripAdvisor
While it may garner more headlines, TripAdvisor is not the biggest review platform out there. With Facebook quietly working to up its game, operators need to be having a wider discussion about reputation management, and how they can be actively influencing their online appeal, says Carlo Platia, chief executive at Feed It Back.
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Analysis & InsightRetail cafés lose share of the eating market
Retail cafés’ share of the eating-out market has dropped back to levels last seen in 2016 as consumer preference moves towards food-to-go, new research from MCA has found.