All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 36
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the biggest openings stories of the week, featuring The Wolseley City, JD Wetherspoon, The Real Greek and more
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NewsMinister for Hospitality: ‘We are keen to find a solution to energy cost pressures’
The government is “acutely aware” that many businesses have contracted at higher prices and are subject to increased standing charges, Minister Kevin Hollinrake has said.
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NewsBBPA warns of ‘cliff edge’ for many pubs
Pubs across the country will be hit with a significant increase in energy costs from 1 April, with the average bill to go up by more than £18k a year, the trade body has warned
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NewsHospitality vacancies almost double 2019 levels
The number of online job adverts for hospitality workers in the north east of England has more than doubled, with Wales seeing a 98% increase, according to Indeed Flex
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NewsRMT rail strikes called off
The nationwide rail strikes planned for 30 March and 1 April have been called off as the union announced it would enter fresh talks with the Rail Delivery Company
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NewsJust Eat to axe jobs of around 1,700 workers
The delivery company has made the decision to use gig economy workers, rather than employees, despite previous comments criticising this emoployment model
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NewsDanieli Group outlines expansion plans
The north east leisure operator has plans to expand its Stack food hall and live music concept to more than 10 sites over the next five years, following a strong sales performance
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Analysis & InsightGraphite Capital: Businesses acting on sustainability are more investible
Operators who can’t show what they are doing around sustainability may struggle to obtain future investment, according to Graphite Capital
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Analysis & InsightAverage spend up 16% at breakfast
The eating and drinking out market has seen an 8% increase in average spend across all occasions, with breakfast showing the strongest growth, Lumina Intelligence data shows.
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Analysis & InsightManchester city centre sees strong recovery
The city has seen a strong ongoing recovery in footfall, with figures up 5.8% in March – double the average national levels, new data has found
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Analysis & InsightRecruitment: ‘We need to start thinking about Gen Alpha’
The generation after Gen Z is likely to have equally high expectations about the companies they choose to work for, MCA’s Food to Go Conference heard
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Analysis & InsightRecruitment struggles easing in food to go sector
Both Leon and Pure have found that it has been easier to recruit staff in recent months, although there are still challenges in attracting people to the sector
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Analysis & InsightConsumers are eating out less often
Frequency of visits in the eating and drinking out sector are down 7% year-on-year, as consumers reduce the number of occasions out of home due to the rising cost of living, new data from Lumina Intelligence has found.
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NewsVagabond appoints new ops director
The experiential wine bar operator has appointed former Megan’s operations director Christobell Giles
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NewsDimbleby resigns as government food tsar
The co-founder of Leon has quit his role at Defra, criticising the government for its “insane” inaction on the nation’s obesity crisis.
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NewsGovernment criticised for omitting hospitality workers from shortage occupation list
UKHospitality said the decision not to include overseas restaurant and bar workers in its shortage occupation list was “disappointing”
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NewsGrind completes £15m investment round
The coffee business, which also completed on the acquisition of ready-to-drink coffee company Bottleshot, will use some of the funds to expand its coffee shop estate
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Analysis & InsightFood to go leaders positive about direction of travel
Steadily increasing footfall, particularly on the high street, has been encouraging for the food to go sector, despite the impact of the rail strikes
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Analysis & InsightLeisure openings driven by ‘race for space’ from fast food operators
The overall leisure sector saw 904 net new units added in 2022, driven by fast food takeaway operators, according to a new LDC report
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NewsSector counting on Chancellor for support in Budget
Support on energy, business rates, VAT and the labour market are among the key areas the hospitality sector is calling for the government to address in its spring statement today