All MCA Insight articles in February 2024 – Page 4
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News
RedCat Pub Company appoints head of people
Alice Barriball, formerly of Marston’s and Greene King, joins the Rooney Anand-led pub investment vehicle
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Popeyes launches breakfast range across UK
The US chicken franchise has announced a nationwide rollout of new menu items, including the Popeyes Big Cajun Roll and a Bacon Roll meal deal for £1.99
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McMullen’s chair to step down
Charles Brims will retire next year after 22 years as chairman and will be replaced by Stephen Gould, currently managing director of Everards Brewery
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Analysis & Insight
Delivery and takeaway sales up 4%
Growth in January was powered by deliveries and increased prices, rather than takeaways and order volumes, according to CGA by NIQ
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Costa launches cafe collaboration with Sainsbury’s
With an investment exceeding £3m, Costa has unveiled initial plans to open 11 new stores within Sainsbury’s supermarkets in 2024
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Interviews
Nightcap sees ‘lot of potential’ for Piano Works
The live entertainment concept, acquired by Nightcap in a deal announced yesterday, ‘sits nicely’ with the existing portfolio and can be expanded across the UK, CEO Sarah Willingham tells MCA
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Event News
Wingstop, Joe & The Juice, Taco Bell and Krispy Kreme at the Food to Go Conference
MCA’s annual conference returns to the The Ham Yard Hotel London tomorrow (March 5), with sessions from leading operators including Pret, Leon, Ole & Steen and more
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Sticks’n’Sushi secures £22m loan from OakNorth
With the support of McWin and OakNorth Bank, the premium Japanese restaurant group will continue to open new restaurants across the UK
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Pho lines up new openings
The Vietnamese restaurant group aims to open six or seven sites in 2024, starting with new restaurant openings in Glasgow city centre and Baker Street, London, this spring
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Salt Bae restaurant reports cost-cutting initiatives
The Nusr-Et steakhouse in London’s Knightsbridge, which charges nearly £700 for its most expensive steak, is making efforts to cut costs due to soaring energy bills
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Nightcap acquires The Piano Works
Since November 2023, the Piano Works has had a successful residency within Nightcap’s Barrio Covent Garden venue, resulting in a significant uplift in revenues and adding an established, interactive live music entertainment concept to Nightcap’s portfolio
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MJMK to open second Mexican restaurant
The Casa do Frango operator will open a second restaurant, Fonda, in partnership with Santiago Lastra, the chef patron behind Michelin-starred venue Kol
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Ofcom rejects BrewDog complaint over BBC documentary
BrewDog claimed the documentary, broadcast in January 2022, unfairly presented allegations relating to personal misconduct by CEO James Watt and infringed on his right to privacy
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Interviews
Itsu plans 15-25 shops in 2024
The healthy eating brand is doubling down on London after seeing workers return to their offices more regularly, CFO Greg Thorp tells MCA
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Analysis & Insight
Pizza Pilgrims: ‘It’s about delivering our vision with tech as the driver’
Finance director Sophie Gilchriest discussed the pizzeria group’s in-house business intelligence system at MCA’s Hostech, telling delegates how it leans into AI and drives happier teams
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News
Ukraine benefit campaign seeks £1m
The Day of the Nightingale, led by Piper associate partner Yasha Estraikh, is backed by Loungers, Swingers, Boxpark, Incipio Group, Inception Group, TVG Hospitality, Market Halls, and Upham Inns
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News
Permanently Unique launches new restaurant and music venue
Louis will open in Manchester’s Spinningfields this autumn as a dinner-only venue offering Italian-American cuisine and live entertainment
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Interviews
Three Uncles looks to ‘all corners of London’ for future expansion
The Cantonese roast meat concept is targeting up to three new sites in 2024, co-founder Pui Sing Tsang tells MCA
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Interviews
Caravan: ‘Our database is the biggest digital tool’
The group is attracting consumers to the coffee side of the business through targeted communications, Jess Wright, marketing & sales director for Caravan Coffee Roasters, told MCA’s Hostech
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Interviews
The restaurant experience will be ‘difficult for AI to replace’
Tech entrepreneur, author and futurist Tom Weaver says the restaurant industry’s service element is hard to replace, with high potential for optimising data collection through AI