All interviews – Page 51
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InterviewsPeach Pubs: ‘Competition is increasing for good sites’
The property market is becoming a more competitive space, particularly in the types of location Peach Pubs operates in such as suburban locations and market towns, managing director Hamish Stoddart told MCA.
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InterviewsM&B’s Bob Ivell: ‘We have been at the mercy of the government’
Unlike the economic damage done by recessions, the hospitality has had no control over its destiny during the pandemic, according to Bob Ivell, non-executive chairman at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), and winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer Awards.
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InterviewsBrewDog: ‘Don’t do marketing, do good’
For a business the scale that BrewDog is now, it’s ability to change things up and head full throttle into new initiatives is impressive.
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InterviewsGrind: ‘Retail coffee has subsidised our business’
Coffee shop, bar and restaurant operator Grind has taken on millions of pounds of debt, which will need to be paid back at some point, but the business is in a good position despite the past year being extremely tough, founder and CEO David Abrahamovitch has said.
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InterviewsHugh Osmond: ‘Operators must tell their MPs about the rent debt crisis’
Every hospitality operator should email their local MP about the current situation with rent debt to ensure the government grasps the full extent of the problem, implored Hugh Osmond, director at Various Eateries.
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InterviewsCity Pub Group: ‘Pubs have chance to shine in the spotlight’
Pubs are in a good position to really “put themselves in the shop window” and show customers that you can have a “relatively inexpensive, good fun time, down your local,” Clive Watson, chairman, City Pub Group has said.
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InterviewsBrewDog: ‘We need to promote hospitality as a brilliant career’
The hospitality sector needs to do more to promote itself as place that people can build a successful career, according to BrewDog president and COO David McDowall.
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InterviewsHawthorn: Listed space ‘remarkably resilient’
Hawthorn kicked off its IPO roadshow yesterday, with CEO Mark Davies telling MCA public markets were “as hot as they have been since 2011”.
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InterviewsAsahi: ‘People are being more moderate with their alcohol intake’
It’s an interesting sign of the times when the director of a major alcohol supplier talks at length about moderation.
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InterviewsNick Mackenzie: ‘Our focus on culture is boosting customer scores’
Greene King’s new culture program helped to position the business well during the pandemic, despite being launched only a week before the first lockdown, chief executive Nick Mackenzie told MCA’s The Conversation.
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InterviewsPhil Urban: Outdoor trading ‘lifts the spirits’
Mitchells & Butlers CEO Phil Urban has hailed the euphoria of customers being able to go out and mix with friends after months of lockdown.
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InterviewsNWTC: ‘Our stall is set, ready to grow’
New World Trading Company (NWTC), has used the closure periods during the pandemic to “pause, and reflect”, in order to “set our stall out ready for the business to grow”, COO Natasha Waterfield has said.
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InterviewsThunderbird: ‘It won’t get any better for delivery’
The last three months are “as good as it’s going to be” for delivery and dark kitchens, believes Thunderbird CEO Paul Gilchrist.
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InterviewsMark Davies: Sky's the limit for Hawthorn
Hawthorn CEO Mark Davies has told MCA the “sky’s the limit” for the pub company when it lists as a separate entity.
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Clive Chesser: ‘The tied model has proven to be very robust’
The strength of the tied model has been validated during the pandemic thanks to the support that pubcos have been able to provide to their tenants, according to Clive Chesser, chief executive of Punch Pubs.
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InterviewsRobert Cook: ‘Our blueprint has got to change’
The basic blueprint for Fridays’ expansion has got to change, chief executive Robert Cook told listeners to MCA’s The Conversation this week.
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InterviewsHawksmoor’s Ceri Gott: ‘Everyone should feel safe at work’
The director of people and performance at Hawksmoor on creating progressive HR policies to support female hospitality workers.
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InterviewsThorley Taverns banks on staycation summer
Thorley Taverns is banking on outdoor opening in England next month releasing “a cork in a champagne bottle” with pent up demand from people wanting to go out.
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InterviewsShereen Ritchie: ‘The pandemic hasn’t stopped us investing in our people’
Leon has used the challenges of the pandemic as an opportunity to adapt and improve how it develops its people, said UK managing director Shereen Ritchie.
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InterviewsClare Clough: Data is informing Pret’s decisions
Pret a Manger has used the pandemic to develop the brand’s convenience factor, with data from its newly developed digital channels helping to inform decisions on products and property strategy.