All MCA Insight articles in November 2022 – Page 4
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Pavli takes another NED role
Former Punch Pubs MD Paul Pavli has taken on the role of non-executive director at live music platform GigRealm
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Delivery and brewery workers vote to strike over Christmas
Greene King pubs, as well as chains including KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Wagamama, will see shortages due to strikes
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Six in ten operators concerned about staff shortages over Christmas
Many operators are increasing wages or reducing covers and trading hours to cope, according to a survey by KAM and Hospitality Rising
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Analysis & Insight
Business leaders expect further deterioration of trading conditions
Sector leaders across the eating out market (58%) expect further deterioration of trading conditions until at least July 2023, according to new research from Lumina Intelligence.
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Giggling Squid, Gusto Italian, Barrio, and more
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Yummy Collection reports loss in bookings due to strikes
Non-executive director Paul Pavli has said the group lost out on £70,000 across two sites following the announcement of strikes
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Darwin & Wallace reports rebound in sales
The nine-strong, Imbiba-backed group reported a recovery in sales for FY22, and revealed it considered a listing post-pandemic
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Martin Williams: ‘London restaurants like mine need EU workers to succeed’
Writing in the Evening Standard, the Rare Restaurants CEO has called for politicians to stop “hiding behind their napkins”
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Bundobust appoints managing director
The Indian street food and craft beer concept has appointed Menesh Modhwadia, formerly of Mission Mars and Pesto Restaurants, as MD
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Analysis & Insight
Staff reluctant to work in hospitality due to hours and pay, report finds
Hospitality workers have named hours and pay as their least favourite parts of working in the sector, according to Code Hospitality
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Loungers secures fourth site for Brightside
Its new roadside dining concept will debut on the A38, south of Exeter, early next year, with two further sites lined up in the South West of England
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Analysis & Insight
Delivery sales continue to decline
The channel makes up a quarter of all sales at Britain’s leading restaurant groups, but October saw the 11th consecutive month of decline, according to CGA
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Analysis & Insight
‘Tis the season… to be in a recession
As value-led attitudes have already been on the rise this year, Katherine Prowse, senior insight manager at Lumina Intelligence, considers what a recession could mean for consumer behaviour
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UKHospitality: ‘It’s vital we have ongoing support’
At a parliamentary reception yesterday, CEO Kate Nicholls spoke on the challenges faced by the sector and the solutions required to address them
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Everards investing double in its pubs
The family brewer and pub company made a profit in the year to September 2022 and is hopeful of a strong December with the FIFA World Cup and usual festive trading.
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Concerns UK is losing world-renowned nightclub culture
The government is failing to recognise the importance of nightclub culture, and has limited knowledge of its value, the NTIA has warned.
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Japanese fast-food concept Yakiniku Like to launch in UK
The 2,200 sq ft site on Greek Street, secured by leisure and property agent Shelley Sandzer, will the brand’s first location in Europe.
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Christmas rail strikes will be ‘devastating’ for hospitality
The latest round of walkouts will cover eight days across December and early January and will have a huge impact on the sector.
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Kerb: ‘We’re looking for something that doesn’t exist elsewhere’
CEO Simon Mitchell speaks to MCA about expanding both the food hall and catering business, and what sets the market concept apart
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EL&N to make regional debut in Edinburgh
The 23-strong boutique cafe group will open its first UK store outside London in Edinburgh