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NewsNew sessions announced for Food to Go Conference
Joe & The Juice, Knoops and Lost Boys Chicken are among the new speakers added to the agenda for MCA’s Food to Go Conference in two weeks’ time. Book your tickets today.
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NewsCaffè Nero sales reach +90% of pre-Covid levels
The group achieved sales of £135.7m in the six months to November 2021 – an increase of 211% on the same period in 2020, with trade having strengthened further
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NewsStarbucks drive-thrus boost sales
Franchise business 23.5 Degrees posted profits of £10.3m last year after investing in new sales channels
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NewsJonathon Swaine returns to pub sector
The former Fuller’s MD is joining Shepherd Neame to lead its pubs business
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NewsIndustry welcomes important milestone
The end of restrictions is long overdue, but more support is still needed to achieve a sustainable recovery, leaders said
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NewsStar to build operator managed estate in Scotland
The pubco will use insights from its growing Just Add Talent (JAT) estate in Scotland to help build its leased & tenanted estate
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NewsNew names to join Battersea Power Station
Le Bab, Where The Pancakes Are, Poke House, Clean Kitchen Club, Paris Baguette, Joe & The Juice and Starbucks are opening inside the Grade II* Listed Power Station
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NewsState of Play back with a Bounce
The competitive socialising operator is to open its first Bounce site in seven years, and has appointed a new development director to oversee the group’s growth in the UK
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NewsSupport measures needed to aid ‘living with Covid’
UKHospitality has said there are five key support measures needed from government to support the sector to rebuild and recover, and to instil confidence in consumers
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NewsNightcap pushes ahead with growth plan
Nightcap has lined up its next two openings, in Exeter and Cardiff, with another 24 sites currently in legals or under offer, as it continues to see favourable conditions in the property market
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NewsFood inflation reaches 3.5%
Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector reached 3.5% in December 2021, with further rises expected to come, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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NewsDelivery and takeaway sales see further increases
Home delivery and takeaway sales through restaurant and pub groups were up 138% in January 2022 compared to 2019, according to the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker.
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NewsKFC: ‘We are still seeing huge demand for dine-in’
“Huge demand” for dine-in restaurants from both existing and new customers has been a key factor in KFC UK & Ireland’s ambitious new opening target, managing director Paula MacKenzie tells MCA
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NewsGary Usher looks to raise £2m via Crowdcube
The chef-patron has raised more than £744k on Kickstarter over the years to fund the majority of his restaurants, including Burnt Truffle and Wreckfish
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NewsWagamama launches new lunchtime delivery concept
BOX is a new lunchtime delivery concept designed for the hybrid worker and will be available across London and Leeds
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NewsVirtual Hero to launch first Sides site at Boxpark
Part of the same stable as German Doner Kebab and Island Poke, the YouTube influencer-founded brand is eyeing 200 sites globally by the end of 2022
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NewsChickpea Group eyes visitor attractions
The group, which runs a string of pubs and pizza shops near the A303, is gearing up to relaunch the Bell & Crown in the Wiltshire village of Zeals next month
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NewsSalt Yard and Bababoom to join Westfield line-up
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield signed over 50 new occupiers across its two London sites in 2021, almost half of which were in the hospitality and competitive socialising sectors
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NewsHeineken to increase price of beer
Increasing cost pressures have prompted the manufacturer of brands including Birra Moretti and Desperados to put up the price of its beers
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NewsTourism ‘central to London’s recovery’
London mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed a £10m tourism investment fund to attract visitors back to the capital