All Innovation & Trends articles – Page 3
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NewsHoppers partners with BA
The Sri Lankan-focused restaurant group will be the first JKS-owned brand to partner with an airline, offering a special menu on board British Airways’s new route to Colombo
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NewsCasinos boosting high-street footfall
Britain’s casinos are generating footfall for surrounding hospitality businesses, with 72% of customers visiting at least one other local business during their visit
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NewsBancone heads to Paris
The London-based fresh pasta concept from David Ramsay and Will Ellner will cross the Channel next year, launching two restaurants in the French capital in quick succession
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InterviewsYO! ‘We are confident there is significant headroom for further expansion’
The sushi brand tells MCA it’s had an “incredibly encouraging” performance over the past year – particularly across its retail kiosk estate – and is exploring further opportunities with existing and prospective retail partners
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NewsKFC rolls out Kwench across Scotland
The fried chicken giant has introduced its trend-led drinks brand across 58 restaurants north of the border, backed by a £38m investment
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Analysis & InsightDestination dining: Hotel F&B returns to centre stage
Hotel restaurants and bars used to be ‘the’ place to go for a meal out or a business meeting over coffee, but competition from high street eateries and pressure to focus on achieving greater profits from rooms saw their relevance subside. Now, they are making a comeback, with F&B increasingly the hero of the hotel.
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Analysis & InsightPubs and bars return to growth as September trading rebounds
Draught beer and cider volumes were up 1.3% year-on-year with growth recorded across all venue location types, according to Oxford Partnership data
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NewsWagamama opens up reservations for the first time
The pan-Asian restaurant chain, known for its first-come, first-served approach, will now allow customers to book tables of any size at all restaurants
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InterviewsPopeyes: ‘We continue to see strong engagement across our established restaurants’
With a strong underlying sales performance and continued brand hype, Popeyes has moved beyond its status as a new entrant to the UK market, CEO Tom Crowley tells MCA.
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NewsProper Good: ‘Nothing is off the table’
The Professor Green-backed business wants to offer a more nutritious alternative in the fast-food market without preaching to customers about what they should eat, managing director Rebecca Tye tells MCA
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OpinionWhy AI is quietly damaging your hospitality brand
From synthetic food photography to generic social posts, the hospitality industry’s rush to embrace AI risks undermining the very authenticity that keeps customers coming back
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InterviewsNEOS: ‘It’s been a transformational year’
CEO Russell Quelch tells MCA the group’s programme of site conversions is driving significant returns with recent relaunches in Bristol and Southampton leading to revenue increases of up to 500%
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Analysis & Insight‘Not tonight lads’ - balancing safety and equality in the night-time economy
The complaints of a disgruntled solo male customer denied entry to a Brighton bar have thrown a spotlight on the balance night-time operators must walk in trying to keep venues safe without falling foul of the law
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InterviewsThe Salad Project: ‘We’re a team of creative foodies, but we’re actually behaving like a tech team’
Product director Clem Haxby discusses how the fast-growing salad concept is putting technology at the heart of its expansion
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Analysis & InsightHow protein took over the world
The boom is reshaping the food industry and our diets. The FT explores the trend
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OpinionThe more you explore, the more you learn
Leaders from Bill’s, Knoops and WatchHouse share how entering new markets has opened their eyes to new operational wisdom and challenged previously held assumptions
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NewsMarston’s brewery to close as cask volumes nosedive
Carlsberg Britvic has confirmed it is proposing to close the Burton-upon-Trent brewery, but said it would keep key ale brands, including Hobgoblin, McEwan’s and Brooklyn
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NewsThunderbird launches ‘NashVegas’ hot chicken concept
Thunderbird Fried Chicken is launching a new Nashville-style hot chicken concept across its four London sites and on Deliveroo
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NewsPBV acquires Bunify
The multi-brand franchise operator has bought a controlling stake in the loaded brioche buns business with plans to more than double its estate by the end of the year
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NewsPopeyes ranked as UK’s fastest growing restaurant brand
The fast-expanding fried chicken chain was the highest ranked restaurant brand to feature in the FT’s list of the UK’s fastest growing companies