MCA’s November edition features in-depth analysis and commentary on the eating and drinking out sector. This month, we explore high profile deals including McWin Capital Partners’ acquisition of experiential dining champions Big Mamma Group and Apollo Global Management’s bid to take The Restaurant Group private. The edition also examines what optimism among operators looks like and the emergence of restaurants supplanting nightclubs through the party dining phenomenon. The edition includes interviews with Honest Burgers about the soon to be launched QSR spinoff; KFC about its runway for growth in the UK; Sexy Fish about evolving its experiential dining offer; and Burger & Lobster as it looks to pick up its place of expansion. Industry commentators Peter Martin, Dominic Walsh, and David Read share their views on sector issues, including Mitchells & Butlers’ approach to innovation, the rise and fall of Cobra beer, and the role of hospitality in driving changes in the food system.