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EventsFuture trends, AI, robotics and loyalty at Hostech 2025
Leading hospitality brands reveal the strategies, technologies and investment priorities shaping the future of guest experience next month
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NewsPub Conference: Book your discounted early bird tickets before April deadline
MCA’s Pub Conference, on 26 June, boasts a full line up of sessions from the biggest and best in the industry, from Loungers, Urban Pubs & Bars and Stonegate to Punch Pubs, RedCat and Nightcap
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EventsMCA partners with Pennies for Hostech 2025
A pioneer in micro-donation technology, Pennies enables customers to round up payments when paying by card or digitally – creating powerful impact for charities through small, everyday contributions
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NewsVision of tech future to be shared at Hostech
Where is AI leading us, and how is hospitality positioned to benefit? These are some of the big questions hospitality tech leader Arslan Sharif will look to answer in a special landscape and futurist session at MCA’s Hostech Conference next month.
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EventsIntroducing The Takeaway podcast, with Amol Rajan
Award-winning journalist Amol Rajan, host of Radio 4 Today and University Challenge, delivers a thought-provoking rallying cry to the sector at the MCA Hospitality Awards, in the first episode of a new podcast series
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Event NewsHeadline sessions revealed for Hostech 2025
Burger King, Azzurri Group, Tortilla, Creams, Bill’s and Big Table Group are among the businesses speaking at the MCA conference on 22 May
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EventsPICK.YOUR.OWN founder on scaling sustainable food-to-go
The premium salad concept is redefining food-to-go with a focus on sustainability and customer loyalty, rapidly building a following since its December launch
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Event NewsTech in hospitality: Driving engagement, retention and growth
Speaking at HRC 2025, leaders from Hawksmoor and Caravan explored how technology is reshaping recruitment, onboarding, and training
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EventsLumina’s Food Strategy Forum: Crunch, cost and consumer shifts
The forum delved into the trends redefining the sector, from the rise of texture-driven innovation to how operators are navigating economic pressures and shifting consumer habits
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InterviewsPremium lunch concepts confident of growth in the capital
Strong mid-week footfall coupled with consumer demand for high quality lunch options is giving premium lunchtime operators, such as Sandwich Sandwich and Yolk, the confidence to expand in London
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NewsHow Network Rail evolved its ‘vanilla’ food offering
The station operator has built an offer that is more innovative and in tune with what customers are looking for, head of retail Daniel Charles told MCA’s Food to Go conference
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EventsHow Honi Poke is using AI to predict customers’ orders
The Hawaiian-inspired brand is betting on AI to boost sales, using real-time data to personalise menu recommendations based on weather conditions and customer habits
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EventsSustainability now a business imperative for sector leaders
Sustainability is no longer a nice-to-have – it’s now a critical factor in investment decisions, brand positioning, and long-term business resilience, leading operators told Planet Peach’s Sustainability Summit
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EventsHow loyalty apps drive sales and customer engagement
Leaders from Ole & Steen, Knoops, and Honi Poke explore how loyalty apps are transforming customer engagement and driving repeat business, at MCA’s Food To Go Conference 2025
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Event NewsGDK eyes 300 UK sites and £400m sales by 2028
The fast-growing kebab chain is targeting 300 UK sites by 2028, with new formats such as a small ‘hole-in-the-wall’ takeaway model for densely populated areas being explored, CEO Simon Wallis told the MCA Food to Go Conference
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Event NewsPolarisation and premiumisation: Food to go in 2025
Speaking at MCA’s Food to Go Conference, Lumina Intelligence’s Flora Zwolinski highlights the challenges and opportunities shaping the sector this year
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NewsWildfarmed’s George Lamb: ‘Great tasting food starts with great farming’
Speaking at the Peach 20/20 Sustainability Summit 2025, Lamb shared the company’s unconventional origin story – one that began with a mid-life crisis, a summer in Ibiza, and a DJ with a failing farm
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InterviewsMoto’s Rising Star ‘is always developing herself and her team’
Catering director Vicki Appleton is visionary in her thinking and capable of a more substantial role, Moto’s people director Louise Hughes tells MCA in the last of our Rising Star finalist profiles, ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards
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InterviewsPizza Pilgrims’ Rising Star has ability ‘to go anywhere in hospitality’
Co-founder Thom Elliott praises managing partner Clive Watkins’ energy, attitude and the respect he has from his colleagues, in the latest of our Rising Star finalist profiles, ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards
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InterviewsRare Restaurants’ Rising Star is ‘the heartbeat of the marketing department’
Social media manager Poppy Midgley’s creative campaigns have achieved significant ROI, marketing director Mark Sansom tells MCA, in the latest in a series of profiles on the Rising Star award finalists at the MCA Hospitality Awards