All MCA Insight articles in May 2023 – Page 4
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NewsCaffè Nero launches book awards
The awards will focus on UK & Ireland writers, with four categories and £50,000 worth of prize money
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Analysis & InsightFood to go: What’s inspiring spring/summer NPD
MCA explores the trends influencing the new spring/summer launches from the UK’s leading food to go brands and how they stack up against competition from the grocery retailers.
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NewsBrewDog to roll out across air and rail hubs
The deal with SSP will see the craft beer company open in Gatwick Airport in December
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InterviewsSimmons Bars: ‘We’re planning to start national roll-out next year’
The group will open its 26th site in June and has four more in legals, including its first outside central London, CEO Nick Campbell tells MCA.
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InterviewsKarak Chaii to open 20 sites per year
The Indian street food concept is on track to reach a 25-strong estate by the end of 2023, with sites opening in Brompton and Tooting this summer, advisor Paolo Peretti tells MCA
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NewsI am Döner signs forecourt franchise deal
The agreement with Four Crosses Filling Station Limited, facilitated by Seeds Consulting, will see first I am Döner open on a roadside forecourt, in Windsor.
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NewsInception Group secures £6.7m loan to support expansion
The experiential bar group – winner of Best Pub/Bar Company at MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards this year – is soon to open its 14th location, Mr Fogg’s Hat Tavern and Gin Club, in Soho
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NewsInflation set to drop back to single digits
New data from the Office for National Statistics is due to show that headline consumer prices inflation fell back to 8.4% in April, down from 10.1% in March
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NewsMcDonald's faces shareholder revolt over antibiotics
Legal & General Investment Management is to take McDonald’s to task over its ‘overuse’ of antibiotics in mass meat production at its AGM this week
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NewsFrom Greggs to McDonald’s: five bulletproof businesses defying the downturn
Pandemic? Cost of living crisis? Some firms keep pulling in the punters, The Sunday Times’ Laith Al-Khalaf writes
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NewsDeliveroo plans to keep thinking outside the box
Will Shu disagrees with claims that technology businesses cannot succeed in Britain, The Times reports
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NewsCosta now charging coffee fans £6 per cup
Costa now charging up to £6.65 for their lattes, mochas and cappuccinos, a Sunday Express investigation has found.
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NewsInflation is on the wane, but a longed-for sharp drop is far from in the bag
Energy bills and a tight labour market continue to cloud predictions of a steep decline by the end of the year, The Observer reports
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NewsNew activist calls for break-up of Wagamama owner as pressure builds
The Restaurant Group’s board also faces accusations of mismanagement, The Telegraph reports
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Kerb, Perch, Gauthier Group, and more
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NewsFull agenda revealed for MCA Pub Conference
Hear from BrewDog, Punch Pubs & Co, Admiral Taverns, Oakman Group, Rekom UK and many more at the event at the HAC London on 20 June.
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InterviewsParogon Group: ‘We’re looking at opportunities for the formats we’ve got’
The pub and restaurant operator is looking at two sites for its all-day dining brand Willow, alongside growing its Orange Tree brand, MD Richard Colclough tells MCA
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NewsPoke House secures new investment for global expansion
The round was led by Red Circle Investments, led by Renzo Rosso, with a view to strengthening the brand’s international profile
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NewsLiberation Group chair steps down
Richard Grainger has spent seven years with the pub operator and brewer, overseeing several M&A deals
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NewsFazenda reports record £20m sales
Despite record sales, the South American-inspired operator saw its EBITDA slahed in half due to inflaiton and rising labour costs