All MCA Insight articles in May 2021 – Page 7
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Interviews
City Pub Group: ‘Pubs have chance to shine in the spotlight’
Pubs are in a good position to really “put themselves in the shop window” and show customers that you can have a “relatively inexpensive, good fun time, down your local,” Clive Watson, chairman, City Pub Group has said.
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News
Marston’s appoints Andrew Andrea as next CEO
Marston’s has appointed Andrew Andrea as its new chief executive officer. Andrea, who is currently the group’s chief financial officer and corporate development officer will take on the role from 3 October 2021, when current CEO Ralph Findlay will step down.
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News
Gino D’Acampo links up with Meliá Hotels
Italian chef and restaurateur Gino D’Acampo has a agreed strategic partnership with Spanish group Meliá Hotels International to open a series of restaurants and bars in its venues.
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News
Welsh pubs and brewers press First Minister on grants
A collection of Welsh pub operators and brewing companies have written to newly-elected First Minister Mark Drakeford calling for him to deliver grants for pubs and a roadmap for their reopening.
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News
Beer & Coffee plots ten Pug Pubs
Regional pub operator Beer & Coffee plots ten Pug pubs Co is opening its fourth leased pub with Star Pubs & Bars under its pug brand, with plans to grow the collection to ten overall.
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News
Pret to open concessions in Tesco
Pret A Manger will open concessions within Tesco supermarkets as it continues to broaden its offer beyond its core office worker demographic.
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News
Mowgli bullish on 2021 expansion
Mowgli Street Food retains a “fundamental belief in the dining out market” and continues to plan expansion for new openings in 2021.
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News
Revolution trading ‘extremely strongly’
Revolution Bars Group achieved 48% of sales in the four weeks to 9 May 2021 compared to the equivalent period in 2019 – despite only having around 15% of capacity available due to outside trading restrictions.
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News
City Pub Group looks to future despite losses
City Pub Group has posted 2020 losses of £6.5m as its estate was heavily impacted by lengthy closure periods.
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News
City Pub estate ‘virtually unique’ in sector
City Pub Group chairman Clive Watson describes the group’s estate of predominately freehold high-quality managed pubs is “virtually unique in the pub sector”.
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News
Indoor reopening to go ahead on 17 May
Hospitality has been given the go ahead to reopen indoors as planned next Monday (17 May), the prime minister has confirmed.
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News
Hugh Osmond: ‘I would take the government to court again’
Hugh Osmond has said he would bring a High Court challenge against the government again, despite the judge ruling against the case.
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News
Greggs’ profits due to be better than expected
Greggs has reported a like-for-like sales decline of 3.9% for the most recent eight weeks of trading, compared to the same period in 2019.
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News
UKHospitality pushing for further support
UKHospitality is calling on the government to provide further support for the hospitality sector by improving access to capital and to stick to the roadmap of lifting all restrictions from 21 June.
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Analysis & Insight
Two-thirds experience supply issues
Nearly two-thirds of operators (63%) have experienced some sort of supply issue since outdoor trading resumed, Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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News
Government expected to confirm restriction easing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that hospitality venues will be able to open for indoor trading from 17 May, as part of the next stage of restrictions being lifted.
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News
Bank holiday weather dampened drinks sales
Pubs, bars and restaurants experienced a significant like-for-like drop in drink sales in the week leading up to the May bank holiday – down by 38% on the equivalent week in 2019, according to the latest data from CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker.
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Article
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News
Reconsider rates cap, or systematic closure of pubs will continue
The government must reconsider the £2 million cap on business rates relief it is proposing to implement when the rates holiday comes to an end on 30 June, according to Colliers.
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News
Quarter of staff aren’t confident on allergen guidance
Around a quarter (23%) of hospitality workers do not feel confident about advising customers with allergies, with 68% feeling they require more information, according to a new report from Fourth.