All Innovation & Trends articles – Page 5
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NewsWe Do Play plots fresh investment and further expansion following Boom Battle Bar acquisition
The group, led by Boom Battle Bar founder Richard Beese, plans to introduce new tech, games and experiences across the competitive socialising brand’s estate while also growing its footprint
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InterviewsAmber Taverns: ‘London expansion will always be opportunity led’
Chairman James Baer tells MCA the wet-led pub group’s growth in the capital is likely to remain concentrated in the suburbs
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NewsChickpea Group appoints Gavin George as chair
George, who was already a non-executive director at Chickpea, brings more than 28 years of hospitality experience to the role, having co-founded and led Laine Pub Company
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Analysis & InsightThe great footfall disconnect: where customers have gone and how to win them back
As pubs and restaurants battle a second consecutive year of declining footfall, data from Meaningful Vision reveals the formats, dayparts and demographics driving growth
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Weekend PressProfessor Green swaps charts for chicken as rapper expands fast-food venture
The rapper says lessons learned from the music industry are helping him build a fast-food business, as he opens the first dine-in site for restaurant brand Proper Good
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Weekend PressOdeon writes down cinema estate by £233m as audience recovery stalls
Accounts for Odeon Cinemas Group show the company recorded a £232.7m impairment charge in the year to December 2025, reflecting concerns that audiences may never fully return to the cinema habits they had before Covid-19
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Weekend PressResidents campaign to break grip of bookies and chicken shops on west London high street
Uxbridge Road residents are campaigning for a more diverse mix of businesses, arguing the area has become dominated by bookmakers, fried chicken outlets, vape shops and mobile phone stores, the Financial Times reports
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Weekend PressTourist taxes spread worldwide as governments cash in on travel boom
Cities and countries including Barcelona, Venice, Kyoto, Amsterdam and the Maldives have either introduced or raised visitor levies in recent years, the Financial Times; reports
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OpinionCould football’s alcohol ban finally be kicked into touch?
Allowing drinks within the seated areas of football stadiums could encourage more responsible, less hurried consumption, and avoid the problematic congestion in concourses before kick-off and during half-time
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NewsMicrobrewery taphouse named Pub of the Year
The Tamworth Tap in Staffordshire took home the top prize at this year’s Great British Pub Awards
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NewsAtis further extends category offering with move into wraps
The brand, known for its salad bowls, is to begin rolling out the new four-strong wraps range from 6 October, alongside a refreshed autumn menu. It’s also lined up a new site in Bayswater, which is due to open in November.
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InterviewsFred Bakery owner seeking further growth opportunities
The relative affordability of high-quality bakery products is helping drive growth in the sector, co-founder Burak Demirelli tells MCA.
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Analysis & InsightHow restaurants can fight back against supermarket ‘premium convenience’
As premium ready meals look to bridge the gap with eating out, MCA explores how restaurants can compete for the occasion and give customers motivation to leave the house
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NewsPM signals possible end to football stadium alcohol ban
Andy Burnham said it was “not fair” that football fans are treated differently from rugby and cricket spectators, who can consume alcohol from seats overlooking the action
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NewsMcDonald’s focuses on chicken, AI and franchise investment to reboot growth
The fast food giant has unveiled a new long-term global growth strategy centred on expanding its share of the chicken market, deploying artificial intelligence across restaurants and providing billions of dollars in support to franchisees
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NewsCo-op axes standalone food to go stores
The mini stores serving breakfast meal boxes, a lunchtime deli selection, and pizzas cooked on demand were designed to take on the foodservice sector
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OpinionWhy so blue Wendy’s?
The American burger brand should use its blue makeover as an entry point into a much bigger platform to reboot, according to Mark McCulloch
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Analysis & InsightFine dining leads August growth despite softer summer trading
Premium restaurant operators benefited from experience-led spending, international tourism and demand for special-occasion dining
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NewsBurger King launches chicken tenders
Burger King UK CEO Alasdair Murdoch said the brand had sold 50,000 units of crispy chicken tenders in for the first two days
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Analysis & InsightSupply chain inflation sees ‘moment of calm’
Month-on-month foodservice inflation of 0.4% for August was described as a ‘relatively minor fluctuation’ ahead of likely future global volatility