All MCA Insight articles in March 2022 – Page 2
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Analysis & Insight
Berenberg: ‘TRG’s growth outlook is best-in-class’
The analyst said that despite facing significant cost inflation this year, it thinks TRG can still outperform consensus earnings expectations
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News
BBPA concerns over Deposit Return Scheme
The BBPA is pushing for a balance between the sustainable and sensible, in response to proposed changes to improve the recycling of drinks containers
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Analysis & Insight
Airports near pre-pandemic levels
Pret’s sales at airports were 96% of pre-pandemic levels last week, as airlines see demand pick up after two years of restrictions
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News
Heineken and Carlsberg exit Russia
The global brewing groups said offloading their operations in Russia would lead to a “substantial” impairment charge to their businesses.
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News
Benugo to open trio of sites in Glasgow
The Burrell Restaurant, The Burrell Coffee Shop and an Espresso Bar will open at the A-listed home of The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park
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News
Lockdown bakery opens prime site
Buns from Home, which was founded in a domestic kitchen as a lockdown project, is opening its fourth site, in The Yards, Covent Garden
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News
Brasserie Bar Co’s Mark Derry: ‘I’ve never known a more difficult time to be a restaurant operator’
The group’s executive chairman said the increase of VAT to 20% would result in ”a big bucket of cash coming out of our business”
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News
Drake & Morgan sees strong return to trading
The bar and restaurant group has seen a strong return to trading levels since the removal of Plan B restrictions at the end of January, as it recovers from a tough FY21 financial year.
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News
Starbucks planning 140 new UK sites
Following a return to profit, the coffee chain is looking to push ahead with its growth plans, with half of the 140 new UK sites this year expected to be drive-thrus
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News
Brighton Pier Group reports ‘very strong’ H1 performance
The family entertainment group’s bar division traded ahead of expectations, achieving revenue of £6m, vs. £0.7m in 2020
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News
Domino’s names new non-exec
Domino’s Pizza Group has appointed Tracy Corrigan as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 5 May 2022.
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Weekend Press
How Clean Kitchen Club aims to be the ‘plant-based McDonald’s’
‘Vegan food is just normal food – but vegan,’ the founders of Clean Kitchen Club tell The Independent’s Andy Martin
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Weekend Press
Pubs are not the only ones to have seat in last chance saloon
The whole hospitality industry is still in a precarious position after the pandemic, Dominic Walsh writes in The Times
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Weekend Press
Had your fill of calorie counts in restaurants? Just order the special
From April 6, large restaurants, pubs and bakeries must declare the number of calories in anything on offer - but there is a loophole, The Sunday Times reports
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News
Rural pubs handed lifeline
Three endangered community pubs have been given money from the government’s levelling up fund
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News
More work needed on tracking food waste
Only one fifth of operators currently track where their food waste comes from, according to a new survey by the Sustainable Restaurant Association and software provider Fourth.
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News
Spending exceeds pre-pandemic levels
Transaction volumes last weekend saw a significant rise as compared to the same weekends in 2019 and 2020, according to Barclaycard Payments
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News
Coco di Mama to make travel hub debut
The trial with Roadchef marks the next step in an evolution for the brand, which has diversified into new sales channels during the pandemic
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Analysis & Insight
St Patrick’s Day boost for drinks sales
Out-of-home drinks sales last week were up 7% on pre-pandemic levels, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker reveals
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Analysis & Insight
End of moratorium will benefit smaller groups
Morris Greenberg, managing director CDG Leisure, said emerging companies would be able to take advantage of low premiums and fully fitted restaurants coming to market