All MCA Insight articles in March 2022 – Page 4
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Analysis & InsightFood to go sector to reach £23bn by 2025
The sector took a significant hit during the pandemic, but it is expected to rebound, with the CAGR set to stabilise at 2.5% between 2022 and 2025, revealed Lumina Intelligence at MCA’s Food to Go Conference yesterday
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NewsShaftesbury adds to Covent Garden’s F&B line-up
Slim Chickens, French gourmet burger brand The Patate, and Tequila Mockingbird, will join Mildreds, a 100% plant-based restaurant which opened on St Martin’s Lane last month.
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NewsKFC UK & Ireland appoints interim GM
Chief people officer Neil Piper has been appointed as interim general manager following the departure of Paula MacKenzie this week, following 11 years at KFC.
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NewsMission Mars continues with Rudy’s rollout
The new restaurant will be situated within the former Lloyds Bank on Barlow Moor Road and will take the Rudy’s estate to 10 sites
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Analysis & InsightThe value of celebrity and influencer endorsements
As rapper Tinie Tempah prepares to launch his fried chicken concept and Lionel Messi unveils his double-stacked steak burger for Hard Rock Café, Helen Gilbert explores the star-studded world of celebrity and influencer endorsements.
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InterviewsVarious Eateries: ‘Property landscape the best it has been in years’
The Hugh-Osmond backed operator has the ability to find sites at terms that have not been around since the 90s, CEO Yishay Malkov told MCA
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InterviewsPret: ‘We are trying to be nimbler and more data led’
Speaking at MCA’s Food to Go Conference, Lucy Winzer dicussed Pret’s more unconventional sites, such as Southgate petrol station and its takeaway and delivery only site at Cobham
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Analysis & InsightDeliveroo dreams up a slice of paradise
As Deliveroo opens its first dine-in restaurant, MCA pays Pizza Paradiso a visit and considers the wisdom behind the move
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NewsBurger King suspends corporate support in Russia
The fast food chain announced that it has suspended all of its corporate support for the Russian market, including operations, marketing and its supply chain
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InterviewsCaffe Nero: Customers love delivery
Speaking at MCA’s Food to Go Conference, Caffe Nero’s UK UK CEO Will Stratton-Morris said a major positive to come out of the pandemic was its embrace of new sales channels
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NewsPret appoints new food and coffee director
Katherine Bagshawe joins the business from Dobbies Garden Centres, where she was head of restaurants
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Analysis & InsightMajority support VAT freeze
Some 67% of adults say they are cutting back on eating out due to inflationary pressures and a resultant rise in the cost of living, according to a survey by UKHospitality
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NewsWasabi targeting suburban growth as part of portfolio expansion
In accounts just published for the group, Wasabi said its business model had undergone significant changes as a result of the pandemic.
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NewsIn pictures: Rekom opens debut Heidi’s in Cardiff
The late-night operator has brought the Scandinavian brand to the UK as part of its wider growth and acquisition strategy
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NewsIn pictures: MCA’s Food to Go Conference 2022
Highlights of the day included Q&As with Julian Metcalfe, global CEO, Itsu, Will Stratton-Morris, CEO, Caffe Nero UK and Glenn Edwards, MD, Leon Restaurants
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InterviewsGail’s: ‘Holy grail property deals are few and far between’
Competition for prime sites is strong, and unless you are offering something new you may miss out, says property director Brett Parker
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InterviewsRudy’s pushes on with expansion
The Mission Mars pizzeria brand has completed on a further two sites, in Division Street in Sheffield, and Portland Street in Manchester, where it will also open a training academy for chefs
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants’ like-for-like sales up 9% in February
Bars also saw strong growth of +7%, as they benefited from the scrapping of vaccination passports, but pubs fared less well, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker
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NewsRussia’s invasion to have ‘enormous impact’ on world food supplies
Consumers around the world will feel the “enormous impact” of Russia’s war on Ukraine through sharply higher food prices and significant disruption to agricultural supply chains, The Financial Times reports
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NewsCash’s reign fades as Covid accelerates high street switch to card-only
Popular restaurant chains which stopped taking cash during the pandemic have turned their backs on it long-term in the latest sign of Britain’s shift towards going cash-free, The Observer reports