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NewsHeineken to invest £38m in Star Pubs estate
Heineken has announced it will be investing £38m in its Star Pubs & Bar estate in a new programme to benefit 700 venues in England and Wales by the end of this year.
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NewsConsumers drive rebound
Consumers in Europe are driving a rebound in the region’s economic recovery, despite a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
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News‘Pubs are all about walk-ins’
JW Lees has hailed a resurgence of walk-ins as good news for the pub industry.
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NewsEasing of restrictions increases consumer spending
Over half of the UK adult population had an eating or drinking out occasion as restrictions eased across the UK during July. According to data from Lumina Intelligence, the proportion of UK consumers who had an eating out occasion increased to a peak of 52.2% over the 12 weeks to the 11 July, with frequency of visit and average spend also increasing.
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NewsRevenues more than double at Soho House owner
Soho House’s parent company, Membership Collective Group, has seen revenues more than double in the last quarter as it recovers from closure periods during the pandemic.
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NewsONS data points to a possible recovery plateau
Hospitality could be experiencing a slowing in the recovery of consumer activity, weekly data compiled by the ONS has suggested.
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NewsShortage of stock at more than quarter of hospitality businesses
More than a quarter (27%) of businesses in the food service and accommodation sector have reported lower than normal stock levels, with 9% reporting they have been unable to get the goods they need in the past two weeks, according to the latest ONS data.
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NewsBoxpark in youth employment drive
Boxpark has signed up to a new bespoke traineeship programme in partnership with hospitality training providers Barfection, in order to provide a combination of training and employment for young people wanting to work in the sector.
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NewsLeon achieves ‘pleasing performance’ in Q2
EG Group has said strong progress has been made on the integration of Leon into the group, with “a pleasing performance” seen in the second quarter of 2021.
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NewsMCA’s digital edition for September is out now
The September issue is packed full of analysis, exclusive interviews, features and comment on the eating and drinking out market.
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NewsPrezzo announces series of new appointments
Prezzo has announced a number of new senior appointments, with Matt Prior named as its new chief financial officer, and Dean Challenger promoted to chief operating officer.
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NewsAccess Group acquires Omnifi
Access Group has acquired Omnifi and its Orderbee mobile order and pay technology. This will be incorporated into Access Group’s hospitality division. Access Group said adding Orderbee to its hospitality software suite would enable customers “to order in seconds after they arrive, maximising operators’ profits, helping to drive efficiencies and reduce administration time as they re-establish their business at this critical time of trading”.
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NewsGreggs affected by supply issues
Greggs is the latest operator to be affected by supply issues, with the availability of certain products being impacted. A spokesperson for Greggs told MCA that the operator was suffering some short-term disruption to “a small number of product lines”, and the products affected may change from day to day, with the spokesperson denying media reports of a specific availability issue around its chicken bake product.
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NewsSEPTEMBER 2021
The September issue is packed full of analysis, exclusive interviews, features and comment on the eating and drinking out market.
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NewsHawthorn launches Proper Pubs platform
Hawthorn has announced the creation of a new operator managed platform called Proper Pubs. Proper Pubs will represent about 20% of the Hawthorn estate. Proper Pubs is run by director of managed operations, Mark Brooke, who joined Hawthorn last year. Admiral Taverns completed the acquisition of Hawthorn for £222.3m last week.
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NewsSupply shortages impacting drinks and construction
Pubs are the latest hospitality operators to raise concerns over shortages of certain drinks, with Greene King suffering supply issues in Scotland and City Pub Group running dry of Prosecco, it has been reported.
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NewsHospitality trade bodies call for business rates reform
UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have welcomed government proposals to increase the frequency of business revaluations to three-yearly but has warned this cannot come at the cost of extra reporting, restrictions on appeals and penalties.
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NewsJust Eat to create 1,500 UK customer service jobs
Just Eat will create more than 1,500 customer service jobs in the North East of England over the next 12 months. The jobs will be based at a new facility in Sunderland as part of a £100m investment in the region by the firm over the next five years. Previously, the firm had outsourced the majority of its customer service roles to Bulgaria and the Philippines.
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NewsAlistair Macrow to become new chief executive of McDonald’s UK&I
Alistair Macrow will become the new chief executive of McDonald’s UK and Ireland from November 1 2021, transitioning from his current role as global chief marketing officer. Macrow joined McDonald’s in 2007 and has previously been chief marketing officer for the UK. Paul Pomroy, the current chief executive of McDonalds UK&I will move into the role of corporate senior vice president, international operated markets and will oversee 12 markets.
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NewsMcDonald’s milkshakes impacted by supply issues
Milkshakes are temporarily off the menu at McDonald’s 1,250 outlets in England, Scotland and Wales due to supply chain issues. Bottled drinks are also affected, making McDonald’s the latest chain to see trading impacted by a lack of availability of key menu items.