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NewsMCA Hospitality Awards 2026: Nominations are now open!
Nominations for MCA’s Hospitality Awards 2026 are now open across 12 categories, so make sure you have your say on who you think are the best concepts, companies and leaders in the sector.
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Event NewsHow pub operators are adapting in a tough trading climate
Leaders from RedCat, Seafood Pub Co and Peach Pubs say the route through today’s pressures lies in investing behind proven formats, cutting dead space and giving guests fresh reasons to visit
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Event NewsPub leaders on early dining, breakfast and local events
Leaders from Seafood Pub Company, RedCat Hospitality and Peach Pubs speak about adapting to shifting guest habits, margin pressures and government uncertainty
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Event NewsHealth, Gen Z and the next wave of menu trends
Taking place in London on 9 October, MCA’s Innovation Conference will spotlight menu innovation, with three sessions looking at consumer health, Gen Z preferences and trend-led product development
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Event NewsConsumer-facing innovation at MCA’s Innovation Conference
Taking place at London’s Ham Yard Hotel on 9 October, two sessions will showcase how operators are innovating at the consumer interface, from delivery models to creative brand partnerships
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Event NewsAI – revolution, risk or reality check?
At this year’s inaugural Innovation Conference, leaders from Popeyes, Papa Johns, M&B and Honest Burgers, among others, will spotlight the strategies and technologies shaping the future of the sector
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Event NewsInnovation Conference 2025: Agility, platforms and training
The event on 9 October will showcase how brands including PizzaExpress, Popeyes, Gail’s, Azzurri and Heineken are using innovation to fuel growth
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Event NewsExclusive insights to be shared at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
AlixPartners will set out the financial landscape of the restaurant sector, while Lumina Intelligence will exclusively preview its new Restaurant Market Report, at the event on 13 November
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Event NewsNew sessions announced for MCA’s Innovation Conference
Azzurri Group, Starbucks, Star Pubs & Bars Papa Johns have joined the line-up at the new conference on 9 October.
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Event NewsMCA launches all-new Innovation Conference
The Innovation Conference 2025 will debut on 9 October at London’s Ham Yard Hotel, leading operators and innovators to explore the real-world impact of innovation across food, drink, digital and operations
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Event NewsThe Restaurant Conference 2025 returns in November
Speakers include KFC MD Rob Swain, Evolv Collection CEO Martin Williams, Bill’s MD Tom James and Banana Tree MD Kate Wilton. Tickets are on sale now.
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Analysis & Insight‘People are choosing pubs based on sustainability credentials’
Mitchells & Butlers, Punch Pubs and Shepherd Neame shared insights on sustainability strategies, investment challenges and the operational realities of decarbonisation at this year’s Pub Conference.
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NewsM&A outlook in pubs: why buyers are back on the hunt
Stabilising consumer spending, improving debt availability and a shift in operator strategy are setting the stage for renewed M&A activity across the UK pub sector, according to Craig Rachel, director at AlixPartners
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NewsCraft Union: ‘We’ve kept our founding philosophy at the heart of the business’
Managing director Frazer Grimbleby explains how the pub operating model has tripled weekly sales with its seven-days-a-week, daypart-spanning wet-led offer
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InterviewsPunch sees managed partnership model as ‘key growth engine’
The pub group is investing heavily in its managed partnerships model and sees it as “one of the key growth engines of our business over the coming years”, CEO Andy Spencer told MCA’s Pub Conference
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Event NewsOnly a few tickets left: Pub Conference 2025
Taking place this Thursday at London’s Ham Yard Hotel, the conference will bring together the UK’s leading pub and bar operators, investors, analysts and suppliers for a day packed with insight, strategy and connection
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InterviewsBig Table turns to AI for sales forecasting and labour deployment
Speakers from The Big Table Group and Heartwood Collection discussed how tech can support functions beyond sales forecasting and labour scheduling at MCA’s Hostech
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InterviewsAzzurri Group: ‘We’re trying to invest for growth’
Digital & technology director Jim Hingston discusses how the restaurant group is using tech to drive sales and frequency, rather than only to cut costs
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Event NewsOne week to go: Pub Conference 2025
The Pub Conference takes place next Thursday, 26 June, at London’s Ham Yard Hotel, bringing together operators, analysts, investors and suppliers for a day of sector-specific insight, strategy and networking
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Event NewsIncipio Group to unveil next chapter at Pub Conference
CEO and co-founder Ed Devenport will reflect on a decade of growth and share what’s next for the multi-concept operator behind Pergola and The Prince