All Events articles – Page 2
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NewsAnita Rani to host MCA Hospitality Awards
The award-winning broadcaster is known as a lead presenter on Countryfile, her starring appearance in Celebrity Race Across the World, and as the co-host of Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour
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InterviewsPunch’s Rising Star has ‘limitless’ potential
With an authentic leadership style and drive to improve the pub partnerships under her stewardship, Hayley Patterson has a bright future, group people director Laura Cavendish tells MCA, in the last in our Rising Star finalist profiles, ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026.
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InterviewsSandwich Sandwich’s Rising Star ‘represents next generation of hospitality leadership’
Josh Kleiner proves leadership isn’t about hierarchy – it’s about vision, trust, and shared purpose, in the latest of a series of profiles on our Rising Star finalists ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026
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InterviewsPizza Pilgrims’ Rising Star is ‘a force of positivity in the business’
Spearheading the development of its learning and comms platform and future leaders programme, Leanne Gunson deserves to be celebrated, co-founder Thom Elliott tells MCA, in the latest of a series of profiles on our Rising Star finalists, ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026.
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NewsThe Social Gaming Group builds on BrewDog partnership with new events-led initiative
The tech-focused competitive socialising company is cementing its partnership with the brewer and bar operator through a programme of social gaming-led experiences
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InterviewsWatchHouse’s Rising Star ‘represents the future of our industry’
The premium coffee operator’s head of people, Euan McIntyre, is adept at bringing a commercial focus to people initiatives, MD Caroline Ottoy tells MCA in the first of a series of profiles on our Rising Star finalists ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026
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InterviewsKFC: ‘I’m most proud of the opportunities we give people’
Joining KFC as an area coach and working his way through four business units to lead the brand’s UK & Ireland business has given Rob Swain an appreciation of the growth opportunities the brand can offer its employees
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NewsBanana Tree investment programme delivering ’strong profit growth’
Following a shake-up of its brand identity and strategy, improvements to operations, and a landmark new opening in Cardiff, the Big Table Group-owned Southeast Asian restaurant group is gunning for growth, MD Kate Wilton says
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NewsRosewood Hong Kong named The World’s Best Hotel
The third edition of The World’s 50 Best Hotels list featured hotels from 22 destinations across six continents with five inclusions in the UK
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EventsBook your tickets to MCA’s Restaurant Conference on 13 November
There are only two weeks to go until leaders from KFC, Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Fulham Shore, The Evolv Collection, Wahaca and JKS speaker at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference
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InterviewsWatchHouse: ‘Tech is adding to the guest experience’
Despite increasing labour costs, the use of new technology is enabling the premium coffee shop business to add labour back into its model, head of people Euan McInytre explains
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InterviewsStar Pubs: ‘We didn’t want training to be a one-off exercise’
Speaking at MCA’s recent Innovation Conference, Star Pubs’ head of licensee training and development, Tracy Bickerdike, said the group is striving for continual learning for its Just Add Talent operators
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InterviewsAzzurri Group’s Steve Holmes: ‘We can change prices five times a day if we want to’
Azzurri’s in-house data platform Openr has eased the impact of food and drink inflation while making menu changes simplier and smoother
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NewsMitchells & Butlers: ‘AI helps us move faster’
The managed pub and restaurant operator has integrated artificial intelligence into its operations to improve efficiency in menu development, marketing and customer service, according to director of digital product and transformation Richard Whitehouse
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EventsMCA Hospitality Awards 2026: Nominations deadline extended
As a valued MCA subscriber, your opinion really counts, so please do submit your nominations across the 12 available categories, before the deadline on Monday 27 October.
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EventsFull agenda revealed for MCA’s Restaurant Conference
Hear from the leaders of KFC, Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Fulham Shore, The Evolv Collection, Wahaca and JKS at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference, on 13 November
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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