All MCA Insight articles in October 2022 – Page 9
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NewsWhitbread announces £15m pay increases
The Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator’s pay package will support UK-based hourly-paid staff, in recognition of the increased in the cost of living
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants: The ambiguity of the model is a positive
The fact the brand is hard to categorise is a positive in terms of its ongoing evolution, says Heart With Smart Group CEO Jens Hofma
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NewsRichard Hodgson to speak at MCA’s Omnichannel Conference
The YO! CEO will discuss the brand’s transformation from a conveyor-belt restaurant to an omnichannel business
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InterviewsArc Inspirations: ‘It’s the best year we’ve ever had’
CEO Martin Wolstencroft speaks to MCA about doubling the size of the business, continued momentum, and accelerating while others are consolidating
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NewsShadi Halliwell leaves PizzaExpress
The chief customer officer spearheaded the brand’s vibrant brand refresh ‘deliciously different’ and the debut of its loyalty programme PizzaExpress Club
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NewsTim Martin: ‘Momentous challenge’ to lure customers back to pubs
The Wetherspoon chairman described a “painstakingly slow” recovery after lockdown, as the pub company posted a loss of £30.4m
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings and announcements, with new venues from Los Mochis, Clays, Humble Grape, Exhibition, and more
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NewsTortilla: ‘The potential is there for +200 sites’
New whitespace mapping has shown the potential for more than 200 UK Tortilla sites, CEO Richard Morris has shared.
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NewsJollibee to maintain UK openings programme
The Filipino fast food chain recorded a loss of £4m in the UK last year, with VP market head for Europe, Adam Parkinson recently stepping down from his role
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NewsPizzaExpress builds new pipeline of UK sites
The restaurant group significantly reduced its losses to £48.9m in the year to 2 January 2022, with its UK & Ireland business contributing EBITDA of £80.7m
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NewsBlank Street Coffee snaps up Over Under
The New York City-founded specialty coffee concept has acquired London-based, eight-strong coffee brand Over Under, with plans to rebrand sites underway, MCA can reveal
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Analysis & InsightFoodservice Price Index tops 15% for first time
Droughts, the war in Ukraine, and soaring costs of commodities, energy, and labour throughout the supply chain contributed to the record high, according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index
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InterviewsWimpy: ‘There is a positive future for us on the high street’
The brand is keen to expand outside its southern heartland and has been embracing technology in a bid to modernise
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NewsYummy restructures and sells ‘iconic’ site
Multi-site operator Yummy Pubs has sold lakeside site the Wiremill to brewer and pub company Hall & Woodhouse, with two of its founders leaving the business
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NewsBrewers face skyrocketing CO2 prices
Prices for liquid CO2 have reached highs of £3,000 per tonne, with some brewers seeing price rises of 2000%
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NewsZonal acquires Airship
The companies already have a successful long-term partnership with over 100 shared customers, with the deal to further integrate their product offerings
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NewsCooks Coffee Co to grow UK estate by 10%
The New Zealand-based group, which operates Esquires and Triple Two Coffee in the UK, recently announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsHostmore ups investment in digital transformation
Fridays is investing in further automation and qualitative data gathering amid its digital journey, chief technology officer Erica Livermore reveals
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NewsTortilla hints at European expansion next year
The fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain is looking to “dip its toes into potential European opportunities next year”, chief executive Richard Morris has said.
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InterviewsSalad Project explores B2B offer
The fast-growing salad bar concept is looking to expand at the rate of two to three sites per year, as well as launch a B2B offering, co-founder Florian de Chezelles tells MCA