All MCA Insight articles in March 2022 – Page 9
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InterviewsRed Oak Taverns: ‘We’re ready to push the accelerator’
CEO Mark Grunnell told MCA he would be “very disappointed” if the tenanted pub company did not beat its 2021 openings tally of 34 pubs this year
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NewsPubs Code changes coming in April
Changes to the Pubs Code, including to time limits for Market Rent Only negotiation and arbitration, will take effect from 1 April 2022, the government has said.
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NewsPandemic helped demonstrate strength of Greggs
Chief executive Roger Whiteside said the crisis had proved the resilience of its business model and that it was well placed to grow in the recovery phase
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NewsIn pictures: Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2022
MCA welcomed senior leaders of the eating and drinking out sector to The Guildhall on Wednesday to celebrate its success stories. Karen Jones won the award for overall leader of the year, while Roger Whiteside was recognised for his lifetime achievement
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NewsBundobust eye more restaurants with breweries
Ahead of a planned York opening, Bundobust co-founders Mayur Patel and Marko Husak spoke about their ambitions for the brand at the R200 Conference last week
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NewsHonest Burgers amps up sustainability credentials
Co-founder Tom Barton discusses the brand’s recently launched plant-based spinoff V Honest, an effort to cut the brand’s reliance on meat products
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Analysis & InsightEnd 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
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Analysis & InsightSt 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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NewsCoco 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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NewsSpending 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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NewsMore 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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NewsRural pubs handed lifeline
Three endangered community pubs have been given money from the government’s levelling up fund
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Weekend PressHad 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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Weekend PressPubs 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 PressHow 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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NewsDomino’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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NewsBrighton 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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NewsStarbucks 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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NewsDrake & 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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NewsBrasserie 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”