All MCA Insight articles in March 2021 – Page 3
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News
Wagamama announces reopening plans
Wagamama has confirmed about half of its estate will open for outdoor dining next month.
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Analysis & Insight
‘Significant’ numbers will not trade from 12 April
Two in five licensed premises – more than 41,000– will be able to trade from 12 April, but many will not because of profitability issues and poor weather.
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News
Return of track and trace creates ‘many more problems’
NHS track and trace will resume on 12 April and require every customer to sign in, not just the lead booker, MCA understands.
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News
New executive director appointed at UKHospitality Scotland
Leon Thompson has been named successor to Willie Macleod who is retiring as executive director of UKHospitality Scotland.
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News
Rates relief met with mixed reaction
The government’s announcement of a new business rates relief fund and extra targeted support has been met with a mixed verdict.
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News
Drake & Morgan sees profits dip in run up to lockdown
Drake & Morgan is hoping to rebuild the London-based bar and restaurant group with the easing of Covid-related restrictions.
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News
Deliveroo gets thumbs down from more fund managers
Legal & General Investment Management and M&G have joined the list of fund managers who have said they will not be buying shares in Deliveroo when it goes public next week.
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News
Seedrs and Crowdcube merger scrapped
Seedrs and Crowdcube have ditched a merger that would have created a crowdfunding powerhouse.
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News
Bone Daddies to expand Wing Daddies concept
Bone Daddies is to roll out its new chicken wing-focused virtual brand to 12 sites across London following a successful trial in Kentish Town.
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News
Blood tests could form part of Covid certification scheme
Hospitality venues could allow millions of people who have recovered from Covid-19 and developed immunity into pubs and nightclubs under the government’s plans for a coronavirus certification scheme.
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News
Oakman Group acquires The Woburn Hotel
The Oakman Group has acquired 48-bedroom The Woburn Hotel, after signing a 25-year lease with The Bedford Estates, as it looks to take advantage of the boom in staycations.
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News
Local focus key trend in coffee market recovery
Neighbourhood cafes and drive-thru coffee shops are just some of the trends expected to see growth in the coming years, as the market rebalances, according to Jeffrey Young, founder and managing director of Allegra Strategies.
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Clive Watson: ‘More pub operators will be looking to market towns’
It is likely that increasing numbers of pub companies will look to vibrant market towns for new sites as fewer people are expected to return to the office full time post-pandemic, Clive Watson, chief executive, City Pub Group has said.
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Analysis & Insight
Majority plan to bring back staff by May
Nearly three in five hospitality operators (59%) expect to bring back their staff from furlough by or before May.
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Interviews
Clare Clough: Data is informing Pret’s decisions
Pret a Manger has used the pandemic to develop the brand’s convenience factor, with data from its newly developed digital channels helping to inform decisions on products and property strategy.
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Opinion
Take Popeyes’ plans with a pinch of Cajun
In the heady years of 2009-2018, stories of aggressive expansion plans were ten a penny.
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Opinion
David Read: The absentee may be about to return
The cost of food and drink at the back door has changed very little for operators since as far back as early 2019. For most of us that feels like a lifetime ago.
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News
Vaccine passport idea dismissed by pub operators
The Prime Minister’s suggestion that vaccine passport could be used by pubs in order that social distancing rules could be scrapped early has been met with derision from leading pub operators.
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News
MARCH 2021
MCA’s March digital edition features industry reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget, and the specific measures to support the recovery of the sector. The feeding frenzy for British pub real estate is explored in a special feature, with comment from the some of the top deal brokers in the sector…
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News
Ten Entertainment chairman to step down
Ten Entertainment chairman Nick Basing is to step down in September after six years in the role.