![Mark2[1]](https://d36hgjhwuw81py.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/6/9/2/393692_mark21_113913.jpg)
All MCA Insight articles in August 2019
View all stories from this issue.
-
NewsMcDonald’s to trial new to-go format
McDonald’s has opened a trial grab-and-go store on Fleet Street in London, under the name: McDonald’s to Go.
-
NewsBarons looking to grow to 15 pubs
Barons Pub Company is looking to add another five sites to its estate over the next five to 10 years, MCA’s sister title The Morning Advertiser has reported.
-
Analysis & InsightBill’s of Baker Street
As Bill’s moves forwards with its 2020 refresh programme, MCA market insight director Steve Gotham visits the newly-revamped Baker Street store to assess the changes, and looks what MCA’s customer insight data has to say about the performance of the brand.
-
NewsRare Restaurants boosts its board
Rare Restaurants has appointed two new members to its board, as it looks navigate “its next ambitious chapter”.
-
NewsCosta extends mobile ordering service
Following a successful trial, Costa Coffee has extended its mobile ordering service to more than 500 stores.
-
NewsProgress on gender pay gap reduction not enough, says PwC report
The hospitality, travel and leisure (HTL) industry may have seen a 0.4% annual fall in its average gender pay gap, but change needs to happen faster, according to a new report.
-
NewsFafa’s to open first UK site
International street food operator Fafa’s is to open its first UK site in London, in September.
-
NewsKFC sales up 19% for the year-to-date
Sales at KFC in the UK were up 17% in Q2 2019 and 19% for the year-to-date (YTD), according to the latest results announcement from parent company Yum! Brands.
-
Analysis & InsightIntense competition and cost pressures a drag on eating out market
The UK eating out market has experienced its slowest value growth in seven years and is forecast to grow 1.3% in 2019, behind inflation at c2%, according to the MCA UK Eating Out Market Report 2019.
-
NewsRare Restaurants ready for the next stage of growth
Rare Restaurants has built up its senior team ready for the next chapter in its growth story, chief executive Martin Williams has told MCA.
-
Opinion‘It’s about choice, value and a frictionless experience’
Pizza Hut UK’s managing director Neil Manhas talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about digital updates to the brand, being ‘maniacal’ about statistics, and the ambition to move the entire delivery estate to its new fast-casual model.
-
OpinionAnalysts’ corner: Berenberg on Fuller’s
Leading analysts at Berenberg reflect on Fuller’s prospects as it enters a “transformational” year following the sale of its brewing business to Asahi.
-
NewsCalls for Manchester blueprint to set precedent
A new blueprint for Manchester’s night time economy has been welcomed by industry associations, with calls for all mayoral authorities in the UK to follow suit and adopt similar policies.
-
NewsUpham completes sale and leaseback of pub collection
Upham Pub Company has completed the sale and leaseback of 14 of its individually branded pubs to CBRE Global Investors.
-
NewsHawthorn launches new partner training programme
Community pub company Hawthorn Leisure has launched a new partner training programme in order to help grow sales.
-
NewsSpudulike enters administration
Spudulike has gone into administration, shutting 37 shops and putting 300 jobs at risk. The business, which also trades under Fat Jackets and is run by entrepreneur Tony Schlesinger, had tried to restructure its rents via a CVA but landlords refused the heavy cuts. Joint administrators Neil Bennett and Alex ...
-
OpinionAnalysts’ corner: Mitchells & Butlers
A material re-rating should lie ahead if the business continues to executive its operational improvement and de-leveraging plans, believe analysts at Berenberg.
-
Analysis & InsightThe bigger picture on consumer spending
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham crunches the numbers on consumer spending to find out how it’s changed in real terms. Some of the findings more surprise you.
-
NewsBlack Sheep Coffee lines up third Manchester site
Black Sheep Coffee is to open its third site in Manchester after acquiring the former Patisserie Valerie unit at 2-4 St Ann Street, MCA understands.
-
NewsJust Eat and Takeaway.com merger will create a “formidable” business
Just Eat and Takeaway.com have agreed to merge and become Just Eat Takeaway.com. The merger will create one of the world’s largest online food delivery platforms with 355 million orders worth €7.3 billion in 2018.