All MCA Insight articles in December 2018 – Page 2
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Patisserie Holdings ‘set to appoint RSM as auditors’
Patisserie Holdings is set to appoint RSM as auditors, according to reports.
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Wilkinson joins Parkdean Resorts
Simon Wilkinson, the former chief executive of La Tasca, has joined Parkdean Resorts, overseeing the company’s retail operations.
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Hennessey steps down from TGI Fridays UK
TGI Fridays UK chairman Murray Hennessy has stepped from his role as part of the brand closer alignment with owner Electra Private Equity.
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Trade bodies respond to immigration white paper
Trade bodies have reacted to the publication of the Government’s white paper on immigration post-Brexit.
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Brick & Liquor disposes of both sites
Cocktail bar concept Brick & Liquor has sold its two sites, with the operators saying they will return in 2019 with new projects. The brand’s Tooting site, on Mitcham Road, has been taken on by cocktail bar operator Tequila Mockingbird, which will open its third site there in January. Meanwhile, ...
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Star secures record tied lease for Sptialfields site
Star Pubs & Bars is understood to have set a nationwide record for a pub company tied lease at The Gun in Spitalfields.
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Industry reacts to new Government waste strategy
The Government has set out a new Resources and Waste Strategy, which could see deposits paid for disposable cups.
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Analysis & Insight
Futureproofing food-to-go
With a high value and soaring growth rates, food-to-go has been an attractive avenue for suppliers, retailers and foodservice operators alike. However, as competition intensifies, growth is tailing off. Alice Dolling unpicks what MCA and HIM research tells us about this ever-evolving market
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Former Starbucks exec Iley joins Patisserie Valerie
Patisserie Valerie has appointed former Starbucks EMEA retail and operations vice president, Rhys Iley, to the new role of group commercial director.
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Angela to head up SSP Asia
Mark Angela, chief commercial officer at SSP, is to become chief executive of the travel concessions operator’s Asia division, MCA understands.
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Hancock’s signs on sixth site of 2018
Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured a seventh site, with an opening due at the St James Centre in Dover early next year.
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Drake & Morgan FY lfls up 1.2%
Drake & Morgan has reported like-for-like sales for the year to 25 March 2018 up 1.2%.
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Analysis & Insight
Research reveals spike in EU workers entering the sector
The number of workers joining the hospitality sector from the European Union increased in November, as the draw of seasonal jobs remained strong, new data from Fourth has revealed.
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Analysis & Insight
MCA Introduces… The Bedford from Three Cheers
Three Cheers recently reopened The Bedford in Balham – the second project through its partnership with Ei Group, and Ei’s largest project to date – following a £3m refurbishment. Georgi Gyton went to find to find out how they spent the money and what potential the partnership holds in the future.
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Analysis & Insight
RSM predicts what's in store for leisure and hospitality in 2019
Paul Newman, RSM’s head of leisure and hospitality predicts some of the major trends we are likely to see in the sector in 2019.
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Carlsberg UK announces changes at the top
Carlsberg UK CEO Julian Momen is leave the business at the end of March 2019. He will hand the reigns to Tomasz Blawat, who currently heads up Carlsberg Poland.
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December 2018
In the final MCA journal of 2018, we bring you the headline findings from our Foodservice Delivery Report and focus on two key challenges for operators – people & property. In particular, we look into the changing nature of the high street, new charity Only A Pavement Away, which helps the homeless gain employment in hospitality, and explore opinions on the apprenticeship levy. We also profile the man who put Wagamama on the map, Ian Neill, and pay tribute to his mentor, Peter Boizot.
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Élan opens in Knightsbridge for fifth site
Élan London, the Instagram-friendly café, has opened its fifth site, in 42 Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge.
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Deliveroo unveils pizza inserts
Deliveroo is rolling out biodegradable greaseproof paper inserts to operators to enable better recycling of pizza boxes.
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Salary cap on EU migrants would ‘devastate’ sector
UKHospitality has reacted to apparent confirmation that post-Brexit EU migrants will be required to earn £30,000 to work in Britain, saying it would devastate sector businesses.