All interviews – Page 19
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InterviewsWetherspoon: ‘It’s a people thing’
Sir Tim Martin tells MCA about plans to get beer gardens in every Wetherspoons, upgrading food and working conditions, and why it is the most popular pub brand among young people
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InterviewsThe Alchemist: ‘Berlin isn’t a distraction from the UK’
CEO Simon Potts speaks to MCA about a second site in Germany, continued expansion in London, and how new EBITDA records are driving the business
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InterviewsPret: ‘Customers increasingly want to transact with us digitally’
Enhanced tech capabilities will support Pret’s ambitions as it looks to double the size of its business by 2026, according to CEO Pano Christou
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InterviewsMcDonald’s Rising Star wins praise for her selfless approach
Chief restaurant officer Gareth Pearson praises the company’s director of operations UK&I, Mel Harrison, for her unwavering commitment to developing people and the business, in the latest in a series of finalists’ profiles for MCA’s Hospitality Awards
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InterviewsHow Pret’s Rising Star rolls her sleeves up and leads by example
Pret’s Guy Meakin praises senior operations manager Inga Gruodis’ unwavering enthusiasm for her role
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InterviewsRockfish: There’s nobody else doing what we’re doing
The Mitch Tonks-led seafood restaurant group sees its prime waterfront locations as operating in a unique territory, with robust current trading giving it confidence to return to the expansion trail.
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InterviewsRevolution Bars: ‘Good operators are struggling in this market’
While the group remains keen to grow its Peach Pubs and Founders brands, CEO Rob Pitcher calls out the government for its lack of action and investment into the night time economy and younger consumers
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Rare Restaurants: We are embracing a truly diverse workforce
CEO Martin Williams is prioritising an inclusive culture which stamps out barriers to growth for its increasingly diverse workforce
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InterviewsWorkshop Coffee sees 40% uplift in wholesale
The specialty coffee roaster’s £1m funding is earmarked for expansion of its B2B sales, as well as capitalising on the direct-to-consumer opportunity, founder James Dickson tells MCA
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InterviewsRare Restaurant’s Rising Star proves ‘the sky is the limit’
Rare Restaurants CEO Martin Williams nominates his operations director Sean Weeraratna for MCA’s Rising Star award, showcasing his rapid ascent through the ranks as a prime example of the potential within the sector
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InterviewsCaravan’s Rising Star takes culture ‘from good to great’
Caravan CEO Laura Harper-Hinton commends people & culture director, Fernanda Antonio, for driving an even more positive culture across the business, as part of MCA’s Rising Star award
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InterviewsAll Bar One: Electric kitchens and sustainable Cosmopolitans
The Mitchells & Butlers owned bar brand shares more on t its planet-friendly initiatives, in the latest in a series of finalist profiles for the Sustainability category of the MCA Hospitality Awards, sponsored by Pernod Ricard
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InterviewsJapes: ‘We’re looking to provide a point of differentiation’
The deep dish pizza concept, which is pioneering a new creation it calls ‘London-style’ pizza, is close to signing its first franchised site as it looks to expand nationwide, founder Alex Aleksic tells MCA
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InterviewsMoto’s Rising Star has ‘completely moved the dial’
In the first in a series of articles profiling nominees in the Rising Star category of the MCA Hospitality Awards, Moto Hospitality’s people director praises resourcing manager Amy Primrose for halving the company’s vacancy rate
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InterviewsPunch Pubs: We’re not sitting in an ivory tower when we talk about sustainability
In the next finalist profile for the Sustainability category at the MCA Hospitality Awards, Punch discusses the importance of striking the right note whilst engaging publicans in its journey to net zero
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InterviewsChopstix: We haven’t forgotten our roots
Inspired by its founders’ own journey into hospitality, the noodle bar brand is committed to supporting colleagues from diverse and under-represented backgrounds climb through the ranks, according to the latest finalist profile for the MCA Hospitality Awards’ Diversity Leadership Programme category
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InterviewsThe Salad Kitchen sees scope for 100 sites
The London-based salad bowl concept plans to turbocharge growth on a nationwide scale through franchisng, with a long-term ambition to be “bigger than Pret”, founders Sam Cole and Ross Cannon tell MCA.
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InterviewsMoto: Diversity and inclusion is in our DNA now
In the first of a series of interviews profiling finalists in the Diversity Leadership Programme category at the MCA Hospitality Awards, the motorway services operator discusses building diversity and inclusion into the business as a shared responsibility
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InterviewsD&D London’s David Loewi on closures, the £60m sale, and life after Des
A new owner, a spate of closures, and the exit of one of its founders has put D&D in the spotlight, but its CEO believes the future is bright for London’s largest high-end restaurant group
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InterviewsIncipio Group: ‘There’s a lot of interest in the Pergola concept’
While Pergola Paddington closes this month, the group plans to open more venues under the brand with other sites in the pipeline this year - including its collaboration with Cirque du Soleil