All MCA Insight articles in July 2019 – Page 7
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News
Starbucks franchisee to open 23 this year
Starbucks franchise business 23.5 Degrees has opened a new store in Andover Walworth Business Park, with another following in Carbrook Hall in Sheffield later this month.
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Subway re-brands with new menu
Subway has unveiled a new menu, with 21 new ingredients, including gluten free bread, soft poached eggs and sriracha sauce.
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Dishoom takes Jamie's unit to extend Covent Garden
Dishoom has said its original Covent Garden restaurant will undergo a “major redesign” to mark its 10th anniversary next year.
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Stonegate celebrates 300th accelerator graduate
Stonegate Pub Company has celebrated 300 deputy managers taking up managerial positions, part of its award-winning ‘Alberts Theory of Progression’ training scheme. The milestone was ached as 17 deputy managers celebrated their graduation from the accelerator programme last week. The recent tranche raised £10,000 for UK Charities, taking the programme’s ...
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Butcher and the Farmer secures international debut at The O2
Australian farm-to-table concept Butcher and the Farmer has secured its international debut at The O2.
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Just Eat to display hygiene ratings
Just Eat has announced plans to publish the official Food Hygiene Rating of every restaurant it offers on its platform.
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Opinion
Industry ’needs to do more’ on obesity
At last month’s Directors Club, held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge, Duncan Selbie sparked off a lively discussion by calling on the the UK eating out sector to do more to help the public tackle the obesity epidemic. In this open letter to MCA readers, he explains why.
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Coffeesmiths to execute Filmore & Union plans
Coffeesmiths Collective, the growing speciality operator, will continue to operate the 11 Filmore & Union stores it bought in a pre-pack administration.
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Pubs being put under pressure at lunch
Pubs are being put under pressure during the lunch occasion, as food-to-go retailers steal a march on share of visits, according to the MCA Pub Market Report 2019.
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Opinion
Deliveroo exclusive: What’s in it for Pret?
An exclusive partnership between Pret and Deliveroo will see delivery available from an initial 120 stores in the UK, ahead of a wider rollout. MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany looks into the motivations behind the deal and asks what it says about Pret’s strategy.
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Franco Manca operator to up expansion this year
Franco Manca operator Fulham Shore will increase its openings programme this financial year after achieving EBITDA of £7.1m – up from £5.5m in 2018.
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Opinion
Dominic Walsh: A tale of three leaders
In the latest of his monthly columns, Dominic Walsh takes a look at the conduct, successes and failures of several high-profile figures in the sector, and shares a story of an unfortunate seating arrangement at the tennis.
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Jamie Oliver staff to sue restaurant group
Former employees at Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group as suing the company for up to £1 million over an allegedly flawed redundancy process, the Evening Standard has reported.
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Graffiti Spirits Group to open Slim’s in Liverpool
Graffiti Spirits Group is to open a new restaurant called Slim’s on Liverpool’s Bold Street later this summer.
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Nando’s not planning to sign ECC chicken welfare commitment
Nando’s has no plan to sign up to proposed European welfare standards for chicken, known as the European Chicken Commitment, after rival KFC signed last Friday.
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FSA announces Emily Miles as new CEO
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced Emily Miles will replace Jason Feeney as chief executive this September.
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M&B to add up to 200 electric car charging points
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to deliver up to 200 rapid car charging points at its pubs and restaurants, through its new partnership with BP Chargemaster.
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Analysis & Insight
Politics matters… sometimes
Consumers are increasingly concerned about where their food comes from, and while public debate may offer conflicting views, it seems the Government is listening. Peter Martin, MCA contributing editor, discusses the launch of its national food strategy and why hospitality needs to get involved.
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Restaurant and pub sales see reversal of fortune this June
Managed restaurant groups enjoyed a collective 6.1% like-for-like sales boost in June, figures from the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
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Sourced Market to open regional debut in Leeds
Sourced Market revealed plans to open a 4,500 sq ft site on a new motorway service site currently under construction in Leeds.