All MCA Insight articles in June 2021 – Page 6
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News
Fuller’s appoints new FD from Domino’s
Fuller’s has appointed Neil Smith as its new finance director.
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News
Whitbread adds two Bar + Blocks to estate
Whitbread is to open two further Bar + Block venues, its high street steakhouse business, taking its portfolio to 17 sites.
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Opinion
Lumina Intelligence: The importance of a defined proposition
As the hospitality industry re-opens and savvy consumers vote with their feet, the most successful venues will be those that offer a clear consumer benefit, whether that’s a high-end experience that cannot be replicated at home or seamless, low contact interaction.
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Interviews
Itsu: ‘We now have both eyes outside London’
Itsu’s chief executive Ganan Kanagathurai is relatively mild-mannered compared to the gregarious, outsized personality of the group’s founder, Julian Metcalfe, which might explain why his promotion more than a year ago slipped under the radar.
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News
Join The Conversation with Peter Borg-Neal and Des Gunewardena
Oakman Inns’ executive chairman Peter Borg-Neal and Des Gunewardena, chief executive, D&D London will join the panel on next Monday’s edition of MCA’s The Conversation.
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News
May brought ‘unspectacular return’ to indoor trading, with sales down 26%
Managed pub, restaurant and bar groups in Britain recorded a 26% drop in sales for May 2021, compared with the same month in 2019, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.
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News
BrewDog ‘truly sorry’ over toxic work culture claims
BrewDog has promised to “listen and learn” after an explosive open letter was released by former staff accusing the craft beer company of presiding over a toxic work culture.
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News
Megan’s seeks to strengthen senior team
Megan’s, the neighbourhood restaurant business, is looking to recruit 100 new team members, including a people director and operations director.
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News
Popeyes UK makes trio of senior hires
Popeyes UK has announced its senior team ahead of its first restaurant opening in autumn 2021.
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News
Inn Collection appoints ops director
The Inn Collection Group has appointed of David Campbell, formerly of The Coaching Inn Group, as operations director.
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News
Comptoir earmarks six sites for closure
Comptoir Group has closed four sites and is due to close a further two as a result of the pandemic.
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News
Licensing changes ‘positive news’
New licensing regulations for England and Wales have extended automatic off licence flexibility until September 2022, and increased the annual Temporary Event Notice allowance from 15 to 20 for 2022 and 2023.
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News
Nightclubs won’t be allowed to reopen ‘for a while’
The government is looking at a “mix-and-match” approach to easing lockdown restrictions, with nightclubs not expected to be allowed to reopen “for a while”.
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Interviews
Arc Inspirations: ‘We’ve been surprised at the competition for sites’
There is a surprising amount of competition between operators for the best sites, Martin Wolstencroft, chief executive of Arc Inspirations has found.
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Interviews
Chilango: ‘We’d like to have a further 30 sites by 2025’
Mexican-inspired chain Chilango is aiming to open a further 30 restaurants by 2025, managing director Richard Franks has told MCA.
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Interviews
Rent debt issue showing positive signs of development
Recommendations being put forward to government on how to tackle the growing issue of rent debt are broadly in line with what UKHospitality and its members have been asking for, according to its director of strategic affairs Tony Sophoclides.
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Analysis & Insight
Confidence in pub sector is growing, says ONS
The percentage of pub and bar operators who had “high confidence” in their business surviving the next three months is growing, pushing past the 20% mark for the first time since November last year.
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News
Chilango appoints new head of people
Chilango has appointed Carrie Bowers as its new head of people and culture.
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News
Greggs appoints new non-exec
Greggs has appointed Mohamed Elsarky as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 21 June 2021.
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News
SSP expects pre-Covid revenues to return by 2024
SSP has said it had delivered “a resilient performance” over the six months to 31 March 2021, despite revenue being down 78.8% at constant currency rates, to £256.7m.