All interviews – Page 19
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InterviewsJDW: ‘We’re keen to be as competitive as possible’
The pub company is unlikely to implement major price rises despite focusing on innovating its drinks offer, chairman Tim Martin tells MCA
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InterviewsHenry Dimbleby on why he quit government health role
Henry Dimbleby has quit as the UK’s food tsar, furious at Whitehall’s lack of a strategy - but he’s not giving up on major change
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InterviewsSarah Willingham on her ‘mad’ plan to buy cocktail bars
Multi-millionaire investor and entrepreneur Sarah Willingham tells the Mail on Sunday how she sold her first business for £10m at the age of 32
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InterviewsLondon’s independents are braving the odds
Despite the headwinds, London’s most promising emerging operators are making a name for themselves. MCA looks at the West African, Peruvian, and Filipino concepts spearheading food trends
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InterviewsDaisy Green to open new central London site
The Antipodean restaurant brand will open a site in central London this summer that will signify a major change for the brand, according to founder Prue Freeman
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InterviewsShepherd Neame sees strong growth momentum ahead
Consumer demand has held up well and the 301-strong pub operator will return to its previous growth trajectory, CEO Jonathan Neame tells MCA
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InterviewsGeneration Next: How Birmingham is leading post-pandemic recovery
With vibrancy and consumer visits nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, MCA looks at some of Birmingham’s most promising emerging operators
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InterviewsChopstix: ‘Chozen was strategic to consolidate our position’
MD Jon Lake tells MCA the Asian QSR operator will initially convert some Chozen stores and look to develop its retail proposition in time
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InterviewsBurger & Lobster: ‘We’ve become more of a dining experience’
MD Dino Sura tells MCA about growing sales by 31.5%, enhancing the customer experience and expanding outside London
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InterviewsCarl’s Jr: ‘There’s huge momentum on our side’
Tim Lowther, general manager for Europe, and Thomas Kremer, VP of development EMEA, tells MCA the Californian burger brand is “laser-focused” on the UK
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InterviewsHonest Burgers ready to grow in the regions
CEO Frank Hayes tells MCA the brand has the right management team in place to operate well in excess of its current 44 locations, and will pursue an evolved property strategy with regional openings
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InterviewsDes Gunewardena: London still a great place to own restaurants
The former D&D London CEO tells MCA why he is confident in the capital, what the cost of living squeeze means for the sector, and when M&A activity and valuations might pick up
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InterviewsLittle Caesars to offer ‘extreme value’ in UK
The brand’s signature product, a hot held £5 pizza, gives it a clear point of difference compared to other QSR and high street pizza operators, VP Andrés De Robina told MCA
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InterviewsSouthern pride: the Louisiana fried chicken brand that’s coming in hot
Following a successful launch, US brand Popeyes is on course to become a dominant player in the UK’s fried chicken space
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InterviewsBlank Street Coffee: ‘We don’t want tech to detract from the hospitality experience’
UK MD Ignacio Llado told MCA’s Food to Go Conference that Blank Street would only invest in tech if it was “100% right” for the brand
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InterviewsNightcap: ‘Rail strikes are our biggest challenge’
Sarah Willingham, CEO of the bar group, tells MCA it was “absolutely disgusting” strike action was allowed to continue and that the impact on sales was “really significant”
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InterviewsJamie Oliver eyes 50-60 restaurants in India
MCA speaks to Jasper Reid, MD for master franchisee Dolomite Restaurants, about trebling the celebrity chef’s footprint in India and analyses its potential for success
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InterviewsDomino’s: ‘A loyalty programme is on the horizon’
The pizza chain is looking to build a loyalty scheme to drive frequency in the UK, director of digital Nick Bamber told delegates at MCA’s Food to Go conference
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InterviewsKnoops aims to become ‘synonymous with hot chocolate’
Executive chairman William Gordon-Harris tells MCA that the size of the prize for the hot chocolate shop is “huge”
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InterviewsHornby: ‘Well-run operators have a good future in this country’
In an interview with The Telegraph, TRG CEO Andy Hornby said mid-market restaurants won’t disappear from high streets but will never be as ubiquitous as they once were