All MCA Insight articles in May 2022
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EventsWinning menu and pricing strategies at the Pub Conference
Blonnie Whist, insight director at Lumina Intelligence will share trends in consumer demand, changes in pricing dynamics, and best in class operator menu management strategies
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from King Pins, Rosa’s Thai, The Botanist, and more
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NewsCoyote Ugly to open first London bar
The Western-themed US bar chain is to make its debut in the capital, at Camden Market, later this year.
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NewsFranco Manca and GDK targeting corporate orders
The restaurant brands have both partnered with Just Eat for Business, in order to capitalise on the return of workers to the office
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NewsChinatown gains new international concepts
Sichuan eatery Zhang Liang Malatang is to make its UK debut later this summer, on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue, alongside Hong Kong-style tea restaurant The Eight
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Analysis & InsightBusinesses confident rebuilding margins
Six in ten business surveyed over the past month said they planned to raise prices in order to protect margins, according to Lloyds Bank’s latest monthly barometer
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NewsOpportunities from new points-based visa scheme
UKHospitality CEO, Kate Nicholls, said the announcement was a positive indication that the UK wanted to welcome global talent with open arms
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NewsKricket partners with Growth Kitchen
The White Rabbit Fund-backed Indian restaurant group is looking to use the partnership to optimise its delivery-only offering.
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InterviewsRoger Whiteside: ‘Greggs is in safe hands’
From global pandemics to alien invasions, Greggs can survive whatever is thrown at it, former chief executive, and winner of MCA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Roger Whiteside tells MCA
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Analysis & InsightNew pub openings outweigh closures
While its 2021 report showed ”encouraging” signs of growth, CAMRA said it feared the cost of living crisis and pressures facing businesses could mean “a nightmare report” for 2022
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NewsSacha Lord appointed chair at NTIA
The Greater Manchester night time economy advisor and co-founder of Parklife and The Warehouse Project, said he was honoured to be joining the body, at a “pivotal time in the sector’s recovery”
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NewsGreggs still considering overseas expansion
Former chief executive Roger Whiteside told MCA the food to go retailer still had a small team working on where there could be opportunities to take Greggs outside the UK
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Analysis & InsightDrink sales flat ahead of Jubilee week
Average sales across Britain’s managed pubs, restaurants and bars were only 0.2% behind the comparative week in 2019, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker
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NewsCalls for ‘living wage’ rise to be brought forward
The Living Wage Foundation is to bring forward its announcement on the 2022-23 real living wage rate from November to September and will encourage employers to pay the new rate as soon as possible
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NewsComptoir Group is back in profit
Chief executive Chaker Hanna said the business had emerged from the difficulties of the last couple of years in a better position than pre-pandemic, and had the confidence and ability to expand
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Analysis & InsightHow locals are buying up pubs at risk of closure
The rise of community pubs is slowing a long-term decline – and offering additional services like post offices and basic banking, reports The Observer
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NewsHugh Osmond warns price of dining out could soar
The Various Eateries founder said the cost of food and ingredients was already squeezing the restaurant trade, reports The Mail on Sunday
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NewsCould beer made from urine help water shortages?
Singapore’s water agency is rolling out a craft beer that is mostly made from wastewater, reports The Independent
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NewsJamie Oliver claws back £2.4m from restaurant empire collapse
Celebrity chef pockets cash pile – while suppliers are still owed millions, reports The Telegraph
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NewsFood delivery group’s late arrival at profitability concerns analysts
Deliveroo’s stock market slide continued after JP Morgan issued a bearish broker note, reports The Times