All interviews – Page 46
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InterviewsOakman: ‘We never cut back, we always double down on’
Following Oakman Group’s refinancing and share offering, CIO Stephen Kenee talks to MCA about its latest cohort of brand ambassadors, and how the pub company will be nearing a £100m business once its pipeline is built
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InterviewsKnoops stirs up gourmet hot chocolate experience
As the crafted hot chocolate concept opens its seventh site, MCA speaks to CEO Tori Nunn about how the cafe brand is looking to follow the single origin journey of speciality coffee
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Interviews‘A strong employer brand is a big competitive advantage’
In the battle for quality staff, how good you are as an employer is everything, says Brewhouse & Kitchen CEO Kris Gumbrell
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InterviewsStar Pubs MD optimistic on consumer confidence
Confidence is growing week by week as the pub sector emerges from the pandemic, according to Lawson Mountstevens
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Interviews‘You can say anything about hospitality, but it’s not boring’
Mark McCulloch, founder of Hospitality Rising, talks to MCA about why his campaign is positioning a job in the sector as “the fun option”
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InterviewsNando’s: ‘Doing the right thing is the lifeblood of our business’
In the last in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to Nando’s about why it wants the legacy of the brand to be more than just chicken and chips
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InterviewsJoe & The Juice: UK a ‘priority market’
CEO Thomas Nørøxe talks to MCA about the juice and healthy eating concept’s plans to open 10 new sites in the UK in 2022. With an estate of 55, the brand is targeting regional sites in the Surrey and the south coast, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham
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InterviewsHero Award: Pizza Pilgrims’ Charlie Warren has ‘glittering career’ ahead
In the latest profile of nominees for MCA’s Hero category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, Pizza Pilgrims co-founder Thom Elliot hails his senior managing partner as a “driving force of positivity”
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InterviewsHero Award: The determination of Lounges’ Antony Doyle ‘never wavered’
In the latest of a series of articles profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero Award at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to Lounge café bars’ MD Justin Carter about why he nominated ops director Antony Doyle.
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InterviewsHero Award: ‘Nik Lowery was a tower of strength’
In the latest in a series profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero Award at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to Arc Inspirations CEO Martin Wolstencroft about his property director Nik Lowery
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InterviewsThe Alchemist hails greenkeeper sustainability champions
In the latest in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to The Alchemist about how its bartenders, chefs and waiters are stepping up to the plate
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InterviewsHero Award: Ian Cutler was ‘the conscience’ of M&B
In the latest of a series of articles profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero Award at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to M&B CEO Phil Urban about why he nominated his head of safety
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InterviewsFridays: ‘We are likely to exceed our openings target’
The popularity of the Fridays brand coupled with a strong covenant and balance sheet is enabling parent company Hostmore to snap up sites, chief executive Robert B Cook tells MCA.
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InterviewsHero Award: Revolution hails flexible, enthusiastic head of safety
In the first of a series of articles profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero of the Year at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to Revolution Bars Group CFO Danielle Davies about her pick, Mike Buckley
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Interviews‘Fridays and Go could be game changer’
Fridays and 63rd+1st CEO Robert Cook told MCA its new QSR concept had the potential to “grow legs and grow them fast”
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InterviewsMcDonald’s sustainability plan ‘embedded in grassroots’ of company
In the latest in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to the people at McDonald’s behind the brand’s Plan for Change strategy
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InterviewsWahaca: ‘Sustainability is in our DNA’
In the latest in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to Wahaca about how it’s aiming to continually raise the bar on the environment
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InterviewsDarwin & Wallace: Instagram provides sustainable inspiration
In the latest in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to Darwin & Wallace about sustainable sourdough and reducing carbon emissions.
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InterviewsClive Watson: Life is returning to normal
The City Pub Group chairman, who is excited to be opening four “big beasts” in 2022, said the mood music in the country was changing as people seek a return to their everyday lives
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InterviewsHawksmoor on doing things ‘the right way’
In the first in a series profiling the nominees of our new Sustainability category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA speaks to Hawksmoor about how the company is going carbon neutral