All Interview articles
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InterviewsKFC: ‘I’m most proud of the opportunities we give people’
Joining KFC as an area coach and working his way through four business units to lead the brand’s UK & Ireland business has given Rob Swain an appreciation of the growth opportunities the brand can offer its employees
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Weekend PressSt John’s founders are stepping back. What comes next for the trailblazing nose-to-tail restaurant?
Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver are retiring from day-to-day operations at their legendary London restaurant St John after 31 years, the FT reports
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InterviewsKFC: ‘We are working to deliver innovation at pace’
With increased competition in the fried chicken market, KFC is embracing innovation on its menus, while staying true to the core of the brand, Rob Swain, general manager, UK & Ireland, tells MCA.
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InterviewsDes Gunewardena: ‘There’s definitely space for a 300-cover restaurant in London’
The D3 Collective founder says his new Olympia venture will combine elements of London’s German Gymnasium and Guastavino’s in New York
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InterviewsOn brand: how Martin Williams is Evolv-ing the D&D estate
Martin Williams has been inspired by the ethos and vision of Sir Terence Conran as he looks to grow the rebranded Evolv Collection through four flagship brands
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InterviewsMcManus Pub Co: If you don't invest you get beaten
The family-run business has operated pubs for the past 55 years and currently has an estate of 18 managed sites across Northamptonshire and Leigh on Sea
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InterviewsYard Sale Pizza ‘open to exploring franchising’
Co-founder Johnnie Tate tells MCA the Piper-backed pizza delivery brand is having conversations about franchising and expanding outside of London having recently appointed Stephen Hollis as CEO
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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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NewsRick Stein: ‘Putting national insurance up just stopped growth’
The chef and restauranteur has told The Standard he would like to see a moratorium on VAT in this month’s budget
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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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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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InterviewsCaptain D’s: ‘British people will take this at their own pace’
The US-founded fast casual seafood chain has dropped anchor in the UK, but will Brits be tempted by an American operator trying to sell them fish and chips?
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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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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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InterviewsValiant Pubs set to break through 100-site mark by year end
The Njord Partners-backed pub company added 24 sites to its estate in the last finanical year, with the current cycle likely to result in a similar number of acquisitions, CEO Mark McGinty tells MCA
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InterviewsRanjit Mathrani: ‘People aren’t spending, they’re saving'
The chairman of MW Eat tells MCA the impact of last year’s budget has been ‘devastating’ while uncertainty over what comes next is putting a dampener on consumer spending
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NewsPizzaExpress’ equity markets in Hong Kong and UAE are ’outposts of innovation’
PizzaExpress CEO Paula MacKenzie has said the launch of the casual dining group’s Pod concept in the UK last year followed the development of smaller footprint locations in Hong Kong
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InterviewsChick’n’Sours: ‘There’s no reason why our kitchens can’t be all over the country’
Having closed Chick’n’Sours’s final restaurants earlier this year, David Wolanski has pivoted his business to more a nimble model focused on events, residencies and licensing
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InterviewsNEOS completes shift to bar-led model
Chief executive Russell Quelch outlines a bar-first strategy with three to four new openings a year, two of which are scheduled to open in Q1 2026
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InterviewsShrimp & Co plots to reach 50 sites by 2028
Seafood restaurant Shrimp & Co is planning rapid national growth, with six sites expected to be trading by the end of 2025 and ambitions to reach 50 locations within three years