All MCA Insight articles in June 2022 – Page 2
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Vita Mojo secures $30m in funding
The restaurant tech provider, which works with Leon, Gail’s and Nando’s, is being backed by Battery Ventures, one of the world’s leading early-stage investors
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Average price of hot coffee increases by 3.5%
Average prices rose to £2.88 in May, with Greggs as the cheapest operator for a hot coffee, according to Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker
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Domino’s CEO to take the helm at Whitbread
Dominic Paul will join the company in January 2023 and will take the reins from Whitbread’s current CEO Alison Brittain, when she retires from full time executive life
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Red Oak acquires three Liberation pubs
The pubs are based in the South West of England and are operated by tenants under substantive agreements
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Tortilla announces partnership with Uber Eats
The Mexican restaurant group is the latest to join the delivery platform
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Fridays and Go partners with Dundee football teams
Fridays operator Hostmore Group has announced the brand will sponsor two football teams in Dundee for the 2022/2023 season
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Hospitality needs to challenge misconceptions of job opportunities
Greene King has called for bar and restaurant training to be given equal footing to degrees in terms of career advice
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Concerns remain over Scottish Deposit Return Scheme
UKHospitality Scotland has called for a review of the scheme in response to concerns over financial risks to hospitality businesses
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Rail strikes hit Pret sales hard
The food to go retailer saw sales down 26% in its City sites in the week to 23 June as footfall in London’s financial and shopping districts fell sharply, according to Bloomberg’s latest Pret Index
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Shepherd Neame sees strong like-for-like trading
The family brewer and pub operator said it had performed well with encouraging demand. Like-for-like sales in its pubs and hotels division were up 13% in the six weeks to 25 June 2022, but its central London pubs are yet to make a full recovery
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JULY 2022
MCA’s July edition features in-depth analysis and commentary on the eating and drinking out sector. It includes follow-up interviews with winners of the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, including Lifetime Achievement winner, outgoing Greggs CEO Roger Whiteside, and Best Concept winner, Flight Club. It also features analysis on Tortilla acquisition of Chilango, the impact of the Elizabeth Line, and the phenomenon of NFTs. To view the July edition, please click here.
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In pictures: O’Neill’s Birmingham relaunches with new look
Mitchells & Butlers’ has remodelled its Broad Street location of sports bar and live music concept O’Neill’s.
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Brucan Pubs to open six sites within five years
The pub operator announced a fourth site in Witley and plans to expand its farm shop concept further, co-founder James Lyon-Shaw told MCA
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'Nightclubs could save struggling towns'
Reopening once-loved nightclubs in struggling town and city centres could help to revive the high streets and boost the economy, Labour’s shadow levelling-up secretary Lisa Nandy has said
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Comptoir founder calls for resignation of CEO and chairman
Tony Kitous, who holds a 47.6% share of the company, has written to the board calling for the resignations of Chaker Hanna and Richard Kleiner as directors
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MCA’s Pub Conference – one week to go
Hear from the leaders of some of the biggest businesses in the sector, including Stonegate, Fuller’s, Shepherd Neame, Admiral Taverns, Liberation Group, and Oakman
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No drop in food standards - FSA
Food safety does face challenges from reduced resources in inspections, as well as a delay in establishing import controls for high risk products
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BrewDog eyes blockchain
The craft beer company is working with digital finance platform Globecap on controversial options for investors to “tokenise” their equity
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SSP launches new food-to-go concept
Soul + Grain in London’s Victoria station features pastries, salads, and freshly made sandwiches and toasties
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Honest Burgers enters exclusive partnership with Uber Eats
The 43-strong burger chain will end its partnership with Deliveroo and offer delivery exclusively via Uber Eats across its estate