All MCA Insight articles in February 2023 – Page 4
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News
Knoops aims for 100 new sites in five years
The eight-strong chocolate drinks concept is looking to grow through a multi-channel approach combining high street locations and a retail arm
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News
Inamo looks to object recognition ordering
Following the installation of fully touch-sensitive tables, the experiential tech restaurant group is looking to make its guest experience more interactive, MCA’s Hostech conference heard
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Interviews
Famiglia face
San Carlo Group’s impeccably turned out MD has the premium casual Italian space all sewn up on these shores, and increasingly oversees too
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News
Insomnia Cookies to make UK launch
Late-night cookie concept Insomnia Cookies will launch in the UK this year, with owner Krispy Kreme saying the brand has whitespace for more than 4,000 locations globally
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers reduce frequency but maintain spend on delivery
Delivery volumes in January fell by 12% year-on-year as consumers reduced order frequency but spent more as they did so, according to CGA
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News
Pret to launch in Qatar
Pret a Manger will launch in Qatar in a deal with franchisee Al Mana Holding, marking another step in its expansion in the Middle East and globally
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BrewDog partners with Budweiser China
The craft beer company will expand its estate and production in China as part of the deal, which will see it move its focus away from the UK for expansion
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Opinion
Peter Martin: Reading between the media lines
The truth is the cost-of-living crisis isn’t hitting everyone the same, and people with money are spending - on lifestyle, on experience and on eating and drinking out - meaning demand is still very much there for a quality experience, writes Peter Martin
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News
Gino D’Acampo restaurant been given ONE star hygiene rating
The Liverpool location inside INNSiDE By Melia was told by the FSA ‘major improvement necessary’, Mail Online reports
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Analysis & Insight
How Britain lost its appetite for posh burgers
Upmarket chains are collapsing as they struggle in an overcrowded market, The Telegraph reports
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News
Macron versus McDonald’s: how France ditched disposable food packaging
‘Anti-waste’ law has been costly for restaurant chains and some doubt its environmental benefits, The Financial Times reports
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News
Richard Caring says Bill’s has turned a corner after cash injection
The latest cash injection by the 73-year-old ‘King of Mayfair’ brings the total amount he has funnelled into the business since 2018 to £5.6m, The Sunday Times reports
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Analysis & Insight
Clarkson’s Farm has exposed Britain’s absurd planning rules
Could the hit Amazon Prime Video series foment a much-needed public backlash against petty bureaucracy?
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News
Beer drinkers are mad for Madrí — but how Spanish is it?
The lager claims to embody the ‘soul of Madrid’, but it’s brewed in Tadcaster. How much of its success is down to slick marketing?
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News
Heavitree returns to profit despite cost headwinds
The Devon-based pub company and brewer said it had achieved a “satisfactory performance” in the face of cost pressures which have included multiple wholesale beer price increases.
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News
New rail strike dates announced
The RMT has announced that industrial action will take place on 16, 18 and 30 March and 1 April, with overtime bans to also disrupt services across those two months.
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Stonegate launches Pub Partners platform as part of £10m investment
The new platform will offer publicans ideas and advice on how to grow sales, reduce operating costs and run a successful business.
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News
Tasty CFO to step down
Mayuri Vachhani is to step down from her role and leave the restaurant group on 31 March 2023 in order to pursue other opportunities, with Ian Davies appointed as her replacement.
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Interviews
Ivan Orkin on his 'very intriguing business opportunity’
One of the most famous ramen chefs in world, Ivan Orkin tells MCA how he’s taking a break from the grind of the kitchen with a licensed delivery-only concept in the UK
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Interviews
Little Door & Co: ‘There’s definitely scope beyond London’
Founders Jamie Hazeel and Kamran Dehdashti speak to MCA about building a recession-proof business with a presence beyond London