All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 15
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NewsWendy’s outlines UK plans for 2022
The QSR brand is planning to build 10 physical restaurants and as many as 50 delivery-only kitchens in the year ahead. Chief executive Todd Penegor told analysts the UK estate was producing “some nice sales growth”.
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NewsBoparan to rollout Restaurant Hub with Sainsbury’s
The supermarket has announced plans to shake-up its eat-in, takeaway and home delivery offer, with 200 own-brand cafes to close, but 30 Boparan Restaurant Hubs and 30 Starbucks cafes to open
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NewsRevolution demonstrates ‘renewed confidence’
The bars group achieved EBITDA of £12.2m in the 26 weeks to 1 January 2022, just shy of the £12.8m it achieved two years previously
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NewsArc Inspirations boycotts Russian vodka
Indian restaurant and craft beer bar Bundobust also urged operators to stop serving Russian products over the invasion of Ukraine
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InterviewsPizzaExpress: ‘People thought we were boring and out of date’
MCA speaks to chief customer officer Shadi Halliwell about standing out in the Italian casual dining market, and taking back control of the customer from third-party discounters
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NewsPunch JV will ‘double in size very quickly’
The partnership with Big Smoke Brew Co has grown rapidly, with eight pubs opening under the JV in the last year, the Morning Advertiser’s MA Leaders event heard
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NewsLane7 plans six new sites a year
Boutique bowling concept Lane7 has “big expansion plans” with 18 sites in legals across the UK and Ireland, chief operating officer Graeme Smith has told MCA
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Analysis & InsightPizzaExpress rebrand: Hit or miss?
As the casual dining stalwart unveils its new brand identity, MCA asks strategy experts to weigh in on how successful the campaign is in its pitch to a younger, more diverse consumer
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InterviewsInn Collection Group: ‘We’re not going to sit still’
Following the company’s reported £300m acquisition last week, MCA speaks to MD Sean Donkin about how the investment gives Inn Collection Group the financial firepower for group acquisitions, as well as a deep level of expertise in the leisure sector from its new investors
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InterviewsWingstop 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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Analysis & InsightInflation: ‘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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NewsSourced 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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InterviewsOakman: ‘We never cut back, we always double down on’
Following Oakman Group’s refinancing and share offering, CIO Stephen Kenee talks to MCA about its latest cohort of brand ambassadors, and how the pub company will be nearing a £100m business once its pipeline is built
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Interviews‘You can say anything about hospitality, but it’s not boring’
Mark McCulloch, founder of Hospitality Rising, talks to MCA about why his campaign is positioning a job in the sector as “the fun option”
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InterviewsJoe & The Juice: UK a ‘priority market’
CEO Thomas Nørøxe talks to MCA about the juice and healthy eating concept’s plans to open 10 new sites in the UK in 2022. With an estate of 55, the brand is targeting regional sites in the Surrey and the south coast, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham
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InterviewsHero Award: Pizza Pilgrims’ Charlie Warren has ‘glittering career’ ahead
In the latest profile of nominees for MCA’s Hero category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, Pizza Pilgrims co-founder Thom Elliot hails his senior managing partner as a “driving force of positivity”
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NewsJoe & the Juice receives £34.7m cash injection
The parent company of the Danish juice and healthy food concept raised the money last year through a capital injection from shareholders and bank borrowings
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars extends banking facility
The London-based operator has extended its facility with Barclay’s to £6m to help support its expansion
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NewsGrind contains losses to £1.2m
The company has completed a “significant equity investment” round which has strengthened its balance sheet and provided funds to scale the group in the UK and internationally
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NewsDaisy Green eyes expansion
The Antipodean café operator plans to open two to three sites per year, as well as expand its direct to consumer business, having raised £2.6m in equity capital