All MCA Insight articles in December 2022 – Page 2
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Analysis & Insight
Strikes and cold hammer high streets
Between December 11 and 17, high street footfall dropped by 10.2% from the previous week, according to the data from Springboard
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Interviews
Liberation/Cirrus merger gives group ‘critical scale’
CEO Jonathan Lawson tells MCA the deal has many strategic benefits for the combined group, and how it can flex its offering as it enters London
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Analysis & Insight
Chips remain favourite side order for delivery
Just Eat’s end of year wrap also revealed customers are looking for healthier options, with smoothies, sushi and salad searches all significantly up in 2022
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News
BrewDog promotes James Brown to CEO - Bars
The craft beer group has also made Lauren Carrol chief marketing officer and Tom Reding chief digital officer
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News
First speakers announced for MCA’s Food to Go Conference
Tim Hortons, Tortilla and Itsu are among the big-name brands lined up to speak at the annual conference on 7 March 2023.
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News
Overtime ban will widen impact of rail strikes
Rail travel will not return to normal until the second week in January as “stealth strikes” mean drivers will not be working overtime.
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News
Bosher to leave Greene King
Karen Bosher, who has worked at the pub company and brewer for the past 10 years, and step down from her role as MD of Premium, Urban and Venture to pursue ”a fresh challenge”
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News
Alcohol duty looks set to be frozen
Duties were set to increase on 1 February, but it is understood the Chancellor will delay the move for another six months
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice price inflation reaches 21.5%
All categories in the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded double-digit inflation, with the overall figure pushing past 20% for the first time in the Index’s history. But there are signs of inflation levelling off.
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News
Pubs, clubs and bars could open for longer to celebrate King’s coronation
The Home Office is launching a consultation looking at extending licensing hours on the three days of the bank holiday weekend, Sky News reports
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News
Nightclubs firm seeks fourfold rise in venues
Rekom UK, whose brands include Pryzm and Fiction, wants to quadruple its number of venues to 200, the Mail on Sunday reports
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News
From Mayfair to New York: restaurateur Richard Caring sets sights on US
Expansion plans come after Qatar’s former prime minister increased his stake to 50% in hospitality empire, The FT reports
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News
UK hospitality sector fears rail strikes will make its gravy train hit the buffers this Christmas
The reeling industry was hoping for a post-Covid boom in seasonal trade but instead is facing a slew of cancellations, The Observer reports
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News
Ministers to offer business energy support package until early 2024
Jeremy Hunt wants to keep the cost of the assistance down given the tight squeeze on public finances, The FT reports
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News
Liberation Group and Cirrus Inns announce merger
Liberation CEO Jonathan Lawson will lead the combined group, with Cirrus founder and CEO Alex Langlands Pearse joining the board as a non-executive director
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Interviews
Hawksmoor: ‘A bit of boring predictability wouldn’t go amiss’
The steakhouse restaurant group will look to follow up its New York City site with a second American outpost in 2024
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News
Admiral Taverns turnover boosted by Hawthorn integration
The c1,550-strong pub operator reported turnover of £152.8m following the successful integration of the Hawthorn Community Pub Company
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News
Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Vapiano, JDW, Fridays and Chopstix
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News
Interest rates rise to 3.5%
The Bank of England has lifted interest rates to a 14-year high of 3.5% yesterday, with the expectation the UK will fall into recession this quarter
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News
Pubs under threat from ‘unfair’ energy contracts
The British Beer & Pub Association said members had been on the receiving end of increased charges that fall outside the remit of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.