All MCA Insight articles in May 2021 – Page 8
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NewsByron burger death family launches allergen campaign
The family of teenager Owen Carey, who died after eating a grilled chicken burger at Byron’s O2 Arena restaurant in 2017, have launched a campaign to improve the labelling of allergens in restaurants, the BBC has reported.
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NewsTortilla partners with Merlin Entertainments
Fast-casual burrito brand Tortilla is to open a site at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort, as part of a new partnership with Merlin Entertainments.
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NewsHawthorn CEO: Rent debt issue is ‘very complex’
Hawthorn boss Mark Davies, who also sits on the board of parent company New River real estate investment trust, has sympathised with the landlord position, saying the situation with rent debt is “very complex”.
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NewsBrewDog: ‘It’s been hold on to your hats time on supply’
BrewDog has managed to keep up with demand for its beer, but it has been “hold on to your hats time”, since hospitality reopened for outdoor trading last month, president and COO David McDowall told MCA’s The Conversation.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Talking about my generation
Man walks into a pub and asks the GM how much she’s paid. Before she can answer, the stranger offers her £20,000 a year more to go and run one of his businesses.
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NewsCôte sold for £56.5m
Partners Group paid £56.5m for Côte Restaurants in a pre-pack sale, an administrators’ reports reveals.
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NewsRudy’s heads to Soho
Rudy’s Pizzeria, the Mission Mars concept, will make its London debut after acquiring the former Wahaca site on Soho’s Wardour Street.
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NewsNWTC to debut new concept in Sheffield
New World Trading Company has confirmed it will launch new brand The Furnace in Sheffield’s Heart of the City scheme this summer.
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NewsPuttshack secures new round of funding
Puttshack has completed a new growth capital round of $60m (£43.1m) led by existing backer Promethean Investments to fund growth in the U.S., and UK and around the world.
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NewsBar closures drag on AB InBev
AB InBev’s European business saw a low-single digit decline in revenues as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsRent debt threatens more than 330,000 jobs
More than 330,000 jobs in hospitality are at risk of being lost due to the mounting £2.5bn pile of rent debt, which is threatening the future of many operators, according to UKHospitality.
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NewsInflux of property interest in London
London is seeing a new influx of international and UK restaurant operators looking for property as lockdown is eased, Colliers reports.
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Analysis & InsightDinners down as consumers enjoy daytime drinks
Average spend on eating and drinking out fell last month, but participation rose, as the hospitality partially reopened.
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NewsRed Lion: ‘We have a healthy pipeline of sites’
Red Lion Holdings (RLH) has got a “really healthy pipeline” of sites for both its Red Mist Leisure and Grosvenor Pubs & Inns businesses, new group chief operating officer Mark Robson told MCA.
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InterviewsBrewDog: ‘We need to promote hospitality as a brilliant career’
The hospitality sector needs to do more to promote itself as place that people can build a successful career, according to BrewDog president and COO David McDowall.
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InterviewsHawthorn: Listed space ‘remarkably resilient’
Hawthorn kicked off its IPO roadshow yesterday, with CEO Mark Davies telling MCA public markets were “as hot as they have been since 2011”.
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NewsNicholls warns to be wary of political spin
Positive signs about the removal of social distancing measures reported in the national press last weekend should be viewed alongside a note caution, warned Kate Nicholls, chief executive, UKHospitality - but there is cause for optimism, she said.
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NewsPret found not guilty of food safety offence
Pret A Manger has been found not guilty of a food allergy offence, dating back to 2017, in which Isobel Colnaghi suffered a severe allergic reaction from a sandwich containing sesame.
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NewsMark Robson made COO at Red Lion Holdings
Recently formed pub investment group Red Lion Holdings (RLH) has appointed Mark Robson, founder and current managing director of Red Mist Leisure, as its new group chief operating officer.