All MCA Insight articles in July 2022 – Page 8
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The pubs where fine food takes centre stage
Top chefs and bartenders in the pub and sector discussed demand for food-led pubs and the ready-to-drink market at MCA’s Pub Conference last week
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Interviews
Shepherd Neame: ‘A 2024 recovery feels right’
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of the family brewer and pub operator said the decisions it is making now will act as building blocks to capitalise on a post-recession boom
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In pictures: MCA’s Pub Conference 2022
Highlights of the programme included a Q&A with Stonegate founder and chairman Ian Payne and Shepherd Name CEO Jonathan Neame and a presentation from Fuller’s CEO Simon Emeny
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Starbucks ‘not designed for the future’
CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee shop company needs to modernise and transform to recreate an environment that is “relevant, welcoming and safe”
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GDK owner plots New York IPO
Glasgow-based Hero Brands, which owns German, Doner Kebab, Island Poké and Choppaluna, plans to open 223 sites by the end of this year, bringing its total to 400
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Fuller’s: ‘Compared to being closed, we’re in a really strong position’
CEO Simon Emeny told the Pub Conference that Fuller’s and other pub operators had learned to be adaptable and agile in the face of storms
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Turtle Bay reports record sales
The Piper-backed Caribbean restaurant group reported sales of £85.4m for the year ended 27 March 2022, with trading in the first 13 weeks of the year still strong.
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New minister to oversee hospitality
Loughborough MP Jane Hunt will replace Paul Scully as parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
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TRG acquires Barburrito for £7m
The Restaurant Group sees potential to double the Mexican fast-casual brand’s 16-strong estate in the next four years, particularly in the South of England
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JW Lees returns to profit
The North West pub company and brewer warned older customers were still proving reluctant to return to traditional wet-led pubs
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Mowgli is surpassing pre-Covid numbers
Founder and CEO Nisha Katona said the performance of the Indian street food restaurant was being boosted by its strong brand presence in the north
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Licensing systems remains 'flawed'
Little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between licensing and planning, according to a report from the House of Lords.
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Hostmore lfls in line with expectations
In an update on trading for the 26 weeks ended 3 July 2022, the group, which operates Fridays and 63rd+1st said guidance for the full year remained unchanged
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Domino’s appoints new CFO
Edward Jamieson is expected to join the pizza delivery company and its board of directors in October 2022, replacing current interim CFO David Surdeau
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Pub sector shifts towards data-led approach
Punch Pubs & Co has gone from being a 25% data-led business to 75%, delegates heard in a panel session at MCA’s Pub Conference on the changes in operators’ approach to tech
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Wetherspoons to provide update on post-pandemic bounceback
Analysts are watching closely to determine to what extent the cost of living crisis has affected the pub chain, Mail on Sunday reports
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Companies forced to find ways around energy price crisis
Installing solar panels is one of the creative solutions that businesses are turning to to reduce energy costs, the Sunday Times reports
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Capco chiefs set for bonanza in Shaftesbury tie-up
Senior executives at Capco will receive shares worth £7.4m following the merger with Shaftesbury, the Sunday Times reports
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Zume: The robot pizza maker turned box pioneer
California startup Zume has built a compostable packaging platform to help businesses become more sustainable, the Sunday Times reports
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UK companies brace for recession as spending slows and costs soar
Retail, leisure and travel groups expected to be hardest hit after summer, the Financial Times reports