All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 50
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Analysis & InsightClick & collect: omnichannel must have?
Sales through the channel may have boomed during Covid but are customers still opting to click and collect and how much are operators still investing in the service? MCA investigates, featuring commentary from PizzaExpress, Fridays and Five Guys
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NewsHills leaves Megan’s
Sarah Hills has stepped down as managing director at Megan’s Restaurants after less than two years in the role.
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NewsRed Mist founder launches new venture
Mark Robson has set up New Dawn Pubs with fellow Red Mist Leisure directors, following its sale to Red Lion Holdings
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NewsLoungers: ‘We see lots of opportunity in London’
Openings in Greater London this year to far exceed FY21/22, with its property pipeline remaining “very well advanced”, chief executive Nick Collins has said
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Analysis & InsightWest End hospitality seeing huge cut to trading hours
With a fifth of hospitality vacancies unfilled in the area, almost half of businesses are reducing trading hours, according to a new report
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NewsMcDonald’s takes loyalty scheme nationwide
The fast-food chain has expanded its first loyalty scheme in the UK, MyMcDonald’s Rewards, taking it nationwide, following a successful trial earlier this year
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NewsShepherd Neame makes Bournemouth acquisition
The independent brewer and pub operator has secured its first site in the seaside town – takes its total estate to 300 – as it looks to capitalise on the staycation market
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Analysis & InsightGross profit down as food costs rise
Average overall costs are up by 10% compared to 2019, with food costs up by approximately 13% and drink costs by 8% over the same period, according to Fourth
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NewsBurger King UK to launch new loyalty programme
Your Burger King will launch on 26 July and will enable customers to acquire points which can be redeemed against 22 menu items
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NewsTipping bill ‘good starting point’ says UKH
The introduction of a Private Members’ Bill which would see hospitality operators forced to hand over all tips to staff has been welcomed by industry bodies.
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NewsDeliveroo feels impact of consumer cost pressures
The delivery company has updated its guidance, and downgraded its forecasts for full-year gross transaction value growth
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NewsTortilla like-for-like sales up 19%
Group revenue increased by 60%, to £26.9m, in the half year to 3 July 2022, compared to 2019 – a 55% increase excluding the impact of its acquisition of Chilango in May this year
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InterviewsFive Guys: ‘We are expecting record store openings this year’
CEO John Eckbert spoke to MCA about a year of records in 2021, its strength as an affordable luxury and how it’s zigging when everyone else is zagging.
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Analysis & InsightNew report calls out high salt content in kids’ meals
Campaign group Action on Salt said one in three children’s meals contained 2g or more of salt and is calling for mandatory reformulaton programmes
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NewsGhetto Golf to rebrand as Golf Fang
Imbiba-backed The Fang Collective has made the decision to rebrand its Ghetto Golf venues to coincide to the reopening of its refubished Birmingham site
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InterviewsJonathan Neame: ‘There need to be more financial incentives for training’
Operators can’t continue to blame Brexit for hospitality’s struggles with the recruitment – but there are things the government could do to help, the Shepherd Neame CEO told MCA’s Pub Conference
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Analysis & InsightEating out spend up on last year, but down on 2020
The removal of lockdown restrictions saw spend across pubs, bars and restaurants boom between 2021 and 2022, new data from Cardlytics has found
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InterviewsLoungers: ‘The pipeline has never been stronger’
The Lounge and Cosy Club operator is confident it can achieve its larger roll-out target, and is opening sites better than ever, chief executive Nick Collins told MCA
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NewsLoungers appoints chief people officer
Guy Youll will join the business in the autumn and lead the people side of the business, building on “the important work we have done this year”
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NewsAscona targeting 30 Greggs sites
The forecourt operator has opened its first Greggs site at Crossways Service Station in Pembroke in North Wales, with planning permission submitted for a second at Holywell