All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 14
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NewsAdnams rewards loyal staff
The Suffolk-based brewer, pub and hotel operator is repaying staff who took salary reductions during the pandemic
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InterviewsHenry McGovern: ‘Gail’s can be an iconic British brand’
The Gail’s Bakery chairman and AmRest founder tells MCA he believes there is scope to double or triple the the brand’s presence in the UK, following its Deal of the Year win at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards
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NewsBurger King eyes ‘significant growth’ in 2022
UK chief executive Alasdair Murdoch told MCA that drive-thru remained a key area of growth for the brand, while dark kitchens were being used as a way of increasing market penetration
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NewsStarbucks turnover up 35%
The UK business, which reported profits of £7.9m in 2021, said its recovery had been driven by strong drive thru and delivery sales
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NewsJeremy King loses control of Corbin & King
The respected restaurateur said investor and rival Minor International had made the winning bid for the portfolio in the early hours of the morning. He said it remained to be seen how the transition would be effected, but that he assumed Minor would take control of the restaurants
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NewsPub operators ‘feeling the squeeze from all sides’
The price of a pint at the bar is set to be hard-hit by inflation in the coming months, according to estimates from sector leaders
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NewsPortobello builds base in the south
Having acquired five pubs on the South Coast, Portobello Starboard chairman Mark Crowther told MCA it gave the company scale to pick up further sites in the region
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NewsCoco di Mama travels same road as Leon and Pret
As it continues to diversify away from its central London heartland, the Azzurri Group brand is trialling a pasta counter at Roadchef’s Norton Canes service area, and looking at various other opportunities in airports, train stations and commuter towns, MD Jim Attwood told MCA
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NewsCoco di Mama to make travel hub debut
The trial with Roadchef marks the next step in an evolution for the brand, which has diversified into new sales channels during the pandemic
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InterviewsRed Oak Taverns: ‘We’re ready to push the accelerator’
CEO Mark Grunnell told MCA he would be “very disappointed” if the tenanted pub company did not beat its 2021 openings tally of 34 pubs this year
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NewsSpring statement: Little meaningful support
The much hoped for extension of a lower rate of VAT for hospitality business failed to materialise in the Chancellor’s spring statement, with industry describing the decision as a “missed opportunity”
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NewsStonegate to press ahead with capex programme
Chief executive Simon Longbottom said the group is “in great shape” and that its conversions to its managed estate are delivering promising results
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InterviewsTRG: We won’t take customers for granted
Following The Restaurant Group’s full year results, CEO Andy Hornby tells MCA how delivery has plateaued at Wagamama, why he’s cautiously optimistic about the revival of concessions, and why the group won’t be hiking prices in line with inflation
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NewsCity Pub Group sells pub package to Portobello Starboard
The five pubs on the South Coast of England, including three in Brighton, were sold for £16.2m
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InterviewsJulian Metcalfe: ‘Itsu is still pretty sloppy’
The founder and CEO of Itsu was one of the star attractions at MCA’s Food to Go Conference earlier this month. He discusses taking the brand out of London, finding the perfect investors, and whether he has the headspace for another big idea
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Analysis & InsightAndy Hornby: ‘As an industry, we should still be very worried’
The Restaurant Group’s CEO has warned that VAT and price inflation are masking the true performance of the market
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NewsTim Martin: Post-lockdown boom hasn’t materialised
Despite a return to more normal trading patterns, the Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales have been slow to recover
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NewsSimon Dodd to take over as CEO of Young’s
Patrick Dardis, who has been with the pub company for 20 years, will step down at this year’s AGM on 5 July 2022
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Analysis & InsightTortilla: ‘Our site pipeline is so much better’
CEO Richard Morris tells the Food to Go Conference about the paradox of having a good pandemic, and how that led to its IPO
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NewsPrezzo vacated 30 sites after pre-pack
The majority of the business was sold in February 2021 to a vehicle owned by Cain International for £5.04m in a pre-pack administration