All MCA Insight articles in February 2022 – Page 4
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Analysis & Insight
Sustainability a key factor in ordering decisions
Deliveroo’s Share of Stomach found 61% think carefully about where their food comes from, while awareness about health and nutrition is also a high priority
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Interviews
Wingstop to ‘significantly grow estate’ in 2022
Wingstop UK co-founder Tom Grogan speaks to MCA about the brand’s new store opening pipeline, its focus on dark kitchens, and how it has successfully aligned itself with Generation Z to distinguish itself from its peers
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News
Gary Usher looks to raise £2m via Crowdcube
The chef-patron has raised more than £744k on Kickstarter over the years to fund the majority of his restaurants, including Burnt Truffle and Wreckfish
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Opinion
Peter Martin: When service takes flight
Peter Martin looks to another service sector and finds cost-cutting, over-reliance on technology and a lack of leadership leave a bitter taste for customers
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News
Wagamama launches new lunchtime delivery concept
BOX is a new lunchtime delivery concept designed for the hybrid worker and will be available across London and Leeds
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News
Virtual Hero to launch first Sides site at Boxpark
Part of the same stable as German Doner Kebab and Island Poke, the YouTube influencer-founded brand is eyeing 200 sites globally by the end of 2022
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News
Chickpea Group eyes visitor attractions
The group, which runs a string of pubs and pizza shops near the A303, is gearing up to relaunch the Bell & Crown in the Wiltshire village of Zeals next month
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Analysis & Insight
Industry has lost £115bn to pandemic
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls said the figures laid bare the “utter devastation” two years of pandemic had wreaked on the sector
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News
Salt Yard and Bababoom to join Westfield line-up
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield signed over 50 new occupiers across its two London sites in 2021, almost half of which were in the hospitality and competitive socialising sectors
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News
Heineken to increase price of beer
Increasing cost pressures have prompted the manufacturer of brands including Birra Moretti and Desperados to put up the price of its beers
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News
Tourism ‘central to London’s recovery’
London mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed a £10m tourism investment fund to attract visitors back to the capital
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Analysis & Insight
Popularity of restaurant lunches on the up
Lunch’s share of occasions increased by +9ppts in the 12 weeks to 23 January, with dinner occasions seeing a decline, according to Lumina Intelligence’s new UK Restaurant Market Report 2021/22
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Analysis & Insight
Inflation: ‘Inevitable’ costs will be passed on to consumer
As inflation reaches a new 30-year high, MCA examines the situation within hospitality, and asks how a squeezed consumer is likely to react to rising prices in restaurants and bars
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News
Pret appoints new group FD
An Zhang was previously head of finance EMEA at Starbucks and global finance director at advertising company WPP
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News
Sourced Market shuts up shop after entering liquidation
The company’s largest investor, Pembroke VCT, told MCA that Begbies Traynor had been appointed to wind down the business
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News
KFC to open 300 new sites in five years
The UK & Ireland business is celebrating the opening of its 1,000th restaurant during the first quarter of the year
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News
Michelin Guide 2022: Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume wins three stars
Ikoyi in St James and The Clove Club in Shoreditch were promoted to two stars while The Frog by Adam Handling gained one
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News
Heavitree saw revenue fall 8% in 2021
Chairman Nicholas Tucker said that while the trading environment remained testing, there were plenty of customers determined to enjoy the offering provided by its pubs
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Opinion
‘Inflation is flying – it’s time to up menu prices’
Leaving prices in an attempt to maintain demand in the short term will leave a permanent hole in margin when inflation drops back, says David Read, founder and chairman, Prestige Purchasing
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News
Corbin & King fights off High Court challenge
MI Squared – a subsidiary of the restaurant group’s largest shareholder Minor International – had sought to block the business from repaying a £34m debt to its Thai backer, after Minor called it in