All MCA Insight articles in January 2024
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Analysis & Insight70% of beer and wine is short measured
New research by Trading Standards shows that 86% of beer and 43% of wine was found to be short measured across British pubs, clubs and bars,
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InterviewsArc Inspirations: ‘There’s huge opportunity in London’
The BOX and Manahatta operator sees potential for 20-30 sites in the capital, CEO Martin Wolstencroft tells MCA
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NewsAnother year of record sales for JW Lees
JW Lees has achieved sales of £94.3m in the year to March 2024, up 10% year-on-year, according to managing director William Lees-Jones
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NewsNew operations director at Bella Italia
The Big Table Group has appointed Andy Felton, who joins from PizzaExpress, as operations director for Bella Italia
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NewsWagamama plans 10 new restaurants
New sites to open this year include St Enoch’s in Glasgow, Epsom, Doncaster, Chatham in Kent, and Watford
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NewsHawksmoor delivers record turnover in 2023
The restaurant operator continues to eye international expansion, with a second US site lined up in Chicago for later this year.
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InterviewsGreene King: ‘We’re trying to build a long-term, sustainable business’
Chief people officer Andrew Bush speaks to MCA about the pubco’s transformative journey in a finalist profile for the Diversity Award at MCA’s Hospitality Awards
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NewsProper Pubs to launch first mid-market offer
The community operator division of Admiral Taverns will launch a new concept that entails a coffee offering, along with snacks, craft lager, and an extensive wine list
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Analysis & InsightManaged pubs succeed despite difficulties in sector
Hospitality’s post-Covid recovery is delicately poised despite a net decline in closures of licensed premises, with CGA data pointing towards solid trading for managed pubs
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NewsMcWin to acquire Sticks’n’Sushi
The Denmark-founded premium Japanese-inspired restaurant concept, which has 12 locations in the UK, has reached an agreement for specialist investor McWin to acquire a majority shareholding
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NewsCaffè Nero to open first drive-thru site
The new format expands Caffè Nero’s partnership with Stansted Airport, taking the total number of stores at the airport to five
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NewsSales of Guinness soar among younger women
Diageo chief executive Debra Crew has said the drink is shaking off its “rugby lad” image, with a 24% rise in the number of women drinking Guinness in Great Britain
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News6,000 hospitality venues closed in 2023
Continued cost pressures have hindered investment in the sector, with data suggesting new openings have reduced for the third year in a row
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NewsBoojum to open first site in mainland UK
The Ireland-based fast casual chain, which was acquired by Azzurri Group last year, plans to open 25 stores over the next five years
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InterviewsGreene King: ‘Collaboration on net zero is absolutely vital’
Sustainability officer Assad Malic explains how the pub company’s Engage platform plays an essential role in its decarbonisation journey, in the latest finalist profile for the Sustainability category at MCA’s Hospitality Awards
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NewsNew Year’s Eve breaks records at Incipio
The group cited seasonal activiations, high energy brunches, and the use of TikTok for driving strong like-for-like growth over the festive season
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NewsStarbucks hit by political ‘misconceptions’
The coffee giant has revised down its sales forecasts, citing the negative impact in the Middle East and in turn the U.S., where it has been targeted by political protesters
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NewsCaring’s Le Caprice eyes return at Qatari Diar redevelopment
The real estate investment company is said to be in talks to sign Richard Caring’s Le Caprice and the Italian-American restaurant Carbone, for its redevelopment of the former US Embassy in Mayfair
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NewsBuzzworks plans to double size of business
The Scottish hospitality group continues to invest in new and existing venues, but says it is not immune to external factors which will impact the pace for growth.
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NewsBrakspear acquires two pubs from New Dawn
Two Hampshire pubs, the Rose & Crown near Alton and The Royal Exchange near Bordon will join Brakspear’s 110-strong leased and tenanted estate