All MCA Insight articles in March 2022 – Page 10
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Interviews
Sunny side up: How The Breakfast Club regained its mojo
The restaurant and bar group is entering an ‘accelerated growth’ phase following the appointment of Be At One founder Steve Locke as managing director
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News
Papa John’s to roll out new branding
The new look has been unveiled at its Potters Bars store, with the branding be rolled out to its +500 store estate in the UK
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News
Pubs being refused energy contracts
The BBPA says there has been an increase in the number of utilities providers refusing to take on new accounts or renew contracts if they are linked with hospitality
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News
Zaap Thai steps up UK expansion plans
The Thai street food brand, which is part of Sukho Group, is targeting Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham
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News
Fulham Shore: ‘Its no secret we’ve done extremely well during the pandemic’
Managing director Nabil Mankarious talks to MCA about the slow and steady growth of cash-generative The Real Greek, which has supported the faster, high street expansion of the simpler Franco Manca
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Analysis & Insight
Huge growth in dishes for specific diets
Almost half of main dishes now feature some kind of dietary requirement tag, with vegetarian the mostly commonly flagged, according to Lumina Intelligence
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News
Gordon Ramsay Street Burger to make Scottish debut
The celebrity chef’s casual dining rollout continues with a restaurant in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter
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Interviews
Prospect: ‘We want to get back to London’
Prospect Pubs & Bars’ sixth site will open in Camberwell marking a return to the capital for the former owners of Redcomb
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News
Roadchef in £900m takeover deal
The motorway services operator is set to be acquired by Australian financial services group Macquarie
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News
GDK promotes UK MD to global COO
Having spearheaded the brand’s UK growth, Daniel Bunce will lead German Doner Kebab’s international expansion plans
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News
Operators pledge fundraising support for Ukraine
Brewhouse & Kitchen is donating the proceeds from its seasonal beer, while Drake & Morgan is donating money from the sale of its chicken kyiv dish
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Analysis & Insight
Office districts claw back sales
The Bloomberg Pret Index reveals sales in London’s City and Canary Wharf financial districts rose to 79% of pre-Covid levels, as increasing numbers returned to their offices
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News
Wendy’s outlines UK plans for 2022
The QSR brand is planning to build 10 physical restaurants and as many as 50 delivery-only kitchens in the year ahead. Chief executive Todd Penegor told analysts the UK estate was producing “some nice sales growth”.
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News
Korean hot dog brand to make UK debut
Myungrang Hot Dog operates 730 stores internationally in countries including the Philippines, Singapore, Mexico, Indonesia and Taiwan
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News
RedCat appoints new CFO
RedCat Pub Company has appointed Steve Trowbridge as its new chief financial officer, replacing Sharon Badelek
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News
Just Eat sees substantial shift in UK&I delivery mix
Orders more than doubled in the UK & Ireland in 2021, with Just Eat achieving year-on-year revenue growth of 63% in the segment
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Interviews
Camerons reignites growth plans as office workers return
The north east-based brewer and bar operator is looking to restart its growth strategy following two years of stagnation, company director Chris Soley told MCA
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News
Demand for food to go boosts EG’s performance
A strong full year and Q4 performance was driven by EG Group’s enhanced foodservice proposition following the acquisition of Leon and Cooplands Bakery last year.
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News
Lane7 builds senior team ready for growth
The boutique bowling alley business Lane7 has made four appointments as it readies itself for a period of rapid expansion, including a new operations director and head of brand
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News
Heavenly Desserts targeting 50 stores this year
The premium dessert cafe has lined up its first site in central London as it expands in the capital, with other openings in Glasgow, Brighton, Canterbury and Bath, MD Yousif Aslam told MCA