All MCA Insight articles in December 2018 – Page 9

  • News

    A survival guide for the modern CEO

    2018-12-04T08:26:00Z

    The role of the chief executive is much sought after and comes with many positives. However, as the Savannah Group’s latest boardroom lunch discussed, there is little to prepare a newly appointed CEO for the intense mental and physical demands and isolation of the job. Tim Clouting gets the views of a variety of leaders on the challenges - and coping mechanisms - they have come across.

  • Ian Neill
    Opinion

    Lines from a legend

    2018-12-03T08:27:00Z

    With 50 years’ experience in the UK’s hospitality sector, primarily in the development of multiple successful branded restaurant concepts, Ian Neill was quite rightly honoured earlier this year with the inaugural lifetime achievement award at MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards in March. The driving force behind the formative years of PizzaExpress and the growth of Wagamama from one site to 110 worldwide, recently sat down with Mark Wingett to discuss the current state of the market, delivery, the pub sector and of course a certain deal.

  • Gaucho sign
    News

    Glenn joins Gaucho

    2018-12-03T08:26:00Z

    Paul Glenn, the former head of people at Drake & Morgan, has joined Gaucho.

  • St Austell
    News

    St Austell acquires first Dorset pub

    2018-12-03T08:26:00Z

    St Austell has made its first acquisitions in Dorset, taking on two sites in Lyme Regis.

  • Drinking pints
    News

    On-trade beer sales up 0.9% in Q3

    2018-12-03T08:25:00Z

    The World Cup and the summer’s hot weather helped to stem a string of quarterly falls in on-trade beer sales, the latest Beer Barometer data has shown.

  • Simon Cope, Byron
    News

    Cope steps down as Byron CEO

    2018-12-02T09:18:00Z

    Simon Cope has stepped down as chief executive of Byron, the Three Hills Capital Partners-backed burger chain, MCA has learnt.