All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 3
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NewsMarston’s launches first training academy in women’s prison
The pub group has launched a hospitality training academy within HMP Styal, as part of its target to increase the number of ex-offender graduates employed across its pubs by 25% over the next 12 months.
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InterviewsNew ‘Bitesize Greggs’ will further brand’s push into travel hubs
The food to go brand is looking to grow its footprint within travel hubs with the launch of the new smaller format shop, property director Tony Rowson exclusively tells MCA
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Analysis & Insight‘Deep-rooted inflation continues to define foodservice prices’
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector increased by 0.7% in September, taking the taking the Foodservice Price Index from CGA by NIQ and Prestige Purchasing to a record high of 151.1.
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OpinionHomecoming: the latest chapter for Leon
As the ownership of Leon comes full circle, could the return of co-founder and former CEO John Vincent be just what the brand needs to reignite its place in consumers’ hearts?
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NewsNEOS Hospitality appoints new finance director
Kellie Thorne has joined the late night bar business as NEOS further strengthens its leadership team to drive forward its growth plans.
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InterviewsPopeyes: ‘The kiosk experience is entirely different’
Building its own kiosk software platform has given the QSR brand the flexibility to adapt to consumer behaviour, and has resulted in a noticeable uplift in average spend, CTO David Carey’s tells MCA about the recently completed roll out
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Analysis & InsightSigns that the night-time economy is on the up
Figures suggest that consumers are once again staying out late, with ride-hailing app Bolt reporting a 15% increase in night-time journeys this year.
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NewsDomino’s reports 2.1% Q3 sales uplift
The pizza group has reported a 2.1% increase in total system sales, to £382.7m, for Q3 2025, despite a total order decline of 1.5%, with the introduction of its new Chick ‘N’ Dip range trading well in trial locations.
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InterviewsCaravan: ‘Our ‘All Welcome’ approach was in place from day one’
Winner of MCA’s Diversity Leadership Programme award this year, Caravan is focused on developing and inspiring its people – whoever they are, people and culture director Fernanda Antonio tells MCA in our latest spotlight article on EDI, sponsored by Carlsberg Britvic
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NewsBig Table Group restructures leadership team
The Epiris-backed operator of Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Frankie & Benny’s and Banana Tree has restructured operations within its senior leadership team in order to remain “profitable and successful in the most challenging of times”
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EventsBook your tickets to MCA’s Restaurant Conference on 13 November
There are only two weeks to go until leaders from KFC, Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Fulham Shore, The Evolv Collection, Wahaca and JKS speaker at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference
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Analysis & InsightCost of cocoa beans and other commodities set to fall
Global food prices are on course to fall by 6.1% this year, and 0.3% in 2026 – which should help to ease inflation across the worldwide economy, according to the World Bank’s latest projections
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NewsUK looking to end illegal gig economy work
The government is due to launch a consultation, today, on new laws which would force the likes of Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat Takeaway to perform stringent checks on their workers to make sure none are working for them illegally
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InterviewsStar Pubs: ‘We didn’t want training to be a one-off exercise’
Speaking at MCA’s recent Innovation Conference, Star Pubs’ head of licensee training and development, Tracy Bickerdike, said the group is striving for continual learning for its Just Add Talent operators
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InterviewsBOX Piccadilly is an ‘Everest’ moment for Arc Inspirations
Opening today following a £4m investment, Arc Inspirations’ London debut on Shaftesbury Avenue is “probably the most exciting and biggest decision we have ever taken,” CEO Martin Wolstencroft tells MCA
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InterviewsVarious Eateries exploring ‘exciting prospects’
The restaurant, clubhouse and hotel group remains ambitious for expansion, with its Coppa Club and Noci brands where it sees “the greatest opportunity for scalable growth”, chief executive Mark Loughborough tells MCA.
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InterviewsHonest Burgers: ‘AI is like a new employee that you need to train’
The restaurant group launched its own AI assistant ‘Pickle’ earlier this year, which has now absorbed the entirety of its employee handbook, procedures and troubleshooting steps, and is available 24/7
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InterviewsNory: ‘We will never look back when it comes to AI’
AI will ultimately be ingrained in every facet of our professional and personal lives much like the transformative nature of internet, co-founder and CEO Conor Sheridan told MCA’s Innovation Conference
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InterviewsHumble Grape plots further City expansion
The wine bar, restaurant and retail business is looking to add further sites to its estate, following the opening of its seventh venue in the City next month, founder James Dawson tells MCA.
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NewsMajority of MPs supportive of hospitality sector
The survey, carried out by market research firm Ipsos on behalf of the British Beer & Pub Association, found that 96% of Conservative and 86% of Labour MPs surveyed were ’favourable’ towards the sector.