All MCA Insight articles in March 2022 – Page 7
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Analysis & InsightReform on single-use plastic on the way
Operators should stay one step ahead in anticipation of “significant regulatory reform”, according to campaign group City to Sea
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NewsPret launches refugee job scheme
The programme will help fast-track Ukrainians who want to come to the UK and are seeking work, and will cover a variety of in-shop roles, including chefs and baristas
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NewsBurger King operator refuses to close Russia estate
Restaurant Brands International (RBI) said it was unable to enforce a suspenion of the 800-strong joint venture over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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Analysis & InsightDelivery and takeaway sales remain strong
Eat-at-home sales accounted for around 26 pence in every spend within managed pub and restaurant groups last month, according to the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker
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Analysis & InsightLunch sees share gain as office workers return
As more workers returned to the office last month, lunch grew to make up more than one in four occasions in the overall eating and drinking out market, according to Lumina Intelligence
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NewsNightcap: ‘The window of opportunity is still open’
The bar group is continuing to see favourable rents and landlord incentives and hopes to open five or six sites for each of its core brands per year
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NewsCubbitt House plots ‘aggressive plan of growth’
The London-based pub and hotel group will open sites in Chelsea, Notting Hill, Mayfair and Clerkenwell this year, with another three in the pipeline for 2023
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NewsTim Martin: Post-lockdown boom hasn’t materialised
Despite a return to more normal trading patterns, the Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales have been slow to recover
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Analysis & InsightAndy Hornby: ‘As an industry, we should still be very worried’
The Restaurant Group’s CEO has warned that VAT and price inflation are masking the true performance of the market
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Interviews‘We have a legacy to protect with Lina Stores’
As White Rabbit Projects prepares to open a new Lina Stores site in London, MCA speaks to COO Éadaoin McDonagh about new offerings at the latest opening and the brand’s plans in Europe
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NewsBritish Land and Landsec eye shopping centres swap
The landlords have held talks over an £800m asset swap involving Meadowhall shopping centre, the Sunday Times reports
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NewsFears for the great British fish & chip shop
The crisis facing the nation’s takeaways highlights grim times for the restaurant trade, the Sunday Times reports
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NewsAt Crosstown, customers go crazy for our doughnuts
Co-founder Adam Wills shares the formula to Crosstown’s sourdough doughnuts and specialty coffee combination with the Sunday Times
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NewsHotels look to Ukrainian refugees to solve staffing crisis
With around 230,000 positions unfilled, could this be a positive option for new arrivals, The Sunday Times asks
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NewsSoaring energy prices threaten last orders for pubs
Hospitality and leisure sector businesses are struggling to secure manageable gas and electricity deals, the Financial Times reports
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NewsMowgli reports ‘extremely strong trading’
The Nisha Katona-led restaurant group said like-for-likes remained materially above pre-Covid levels across all segments of the business, since the full lifting of restrictions last July
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OpinionFive new things to consider when menu planning in 2022
David Read, founder & chairman of Prestige Purchasing sets out how inflation will impact menu design in the year ahead
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NewsBeer prices up by 45p a pint
The price of a pint of beer has gone up by 20-45p a pint at Marston’s and by up to 20p a pint extra at Wetherspoons, it has been reported
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NewsDrink sales almost back at 2019 levels
Average sales in managed pubs, bars and restaurants were virtually back at pre-pandemic levels, with categories such as spirits significantly up (+11%), according to CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker
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InterviewsExpand and exit: the Seoul Bird strategy
Chef, TV personality and former Wall Street banker Judy Joo tells MCA about her expansion plans for her Korean fried chicken restaurant concept Seoul Bird