All Operators articles
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NewsBudget 2026: Chancellor targets support at smallest businesses while wider sector left wanting
While an increase in the threshold at which operators start paying business rates is welcomed, the sector has been left disappointed by the lack of movement on VAT or NICs relief
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NewsUKHospitality: ‘Wage increases will add further pressure on businesses’
The trade body warns many operators will struggle to absorb the government’s plan to increase both the national minimum wage and national living wage by 3.9% in today’s budget
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NewsShining a spotlight on hospitality excellence
Nominations are open for the MCA Hospitality Awards 2027, giving you the opportunity to recognise the businesses, brands and individuals making the biggest impact across the sector
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Analysis & InsightBudget support ‘crucial for stability’ as hospitality’s confidence rises
The percentage of leaders feeling optimistic about the prospects for their business over the next 12 months rose from 37% to 53% in Q3, amid an uptick in consumer spending
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NewsSummer trading fails to improve sector profitability
New survey data reveals that with rising costs are eroding margins, alongside the heavy tax burden facing the sector, 80% of businesses believe investment in the sector is being stifled
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NewsBob & Berts plots fresh expansion as profits surge
The independent coffee shop group says it is looking to its next phase of growth after investments across the estate pushed pre-tax profits above £1m in FY26
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Analysis & InsightAttack on hospitality sector ‘absolutely unprecedented’
With Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget days away, UKHospitality chief executive Alan Simpson said the sector has lost more jobs in hospitality and retail two years than the entirety of the miners’ strikes
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News#VATsTheProblem petition submitted to Downing Street
The campaign, which has now attracted more than 400,000 supporters, says the submission is an important milestone to demonstrate the growing support behind a fairer tax burden for hospitality
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NewsBBPA warns pubs on course to close at rate of one a day this year
Around 360 pubs are expected to shutter in 2026, putting the sector on course to surpass last year’s net closure figure of 336 closures
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NewsVodka martinis all round: Daniel Craig’s Clerkenwell pub leads this week’s top openings stories
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories including actor Daniel Craig’s plan to launch a pub with seasoned hospitality pros Charlie Carroll and Nick Jones, and The Wolseley’s New York members club
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NewsStrong increase in demand helps turbo charge turnover and boost profits for Blank Street
The New York-founded coffee shop chain saw its UK turnover grow more than 70% in FY25, while operating profit almost trebled
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NewsUKHospitality: ‘Sector’s ability to offer young people job starts at risk without budget action’
The warning comes as new analysis by the trade body reveals the stark impact of rising employment costs, with 45% of all jobs lost in the economy in hospitality
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NewsPiper partners with Reeve the Baker
The investment will be used to support the regional bakery group’s growth across the South of England and into new market towns
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Analysis & InsightHospitality has highest tax burden in the economy
Analysis by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) suggests for every £1 of pre-tax profit generated by the hospitality sector, businesses pay 82p in taxes
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OpinionCould football’s alcohol ban finally be kicked into touch?
Allowing drinks within the seated areas of football stadiums could encourage more responsible, less hurried consumption, and avoid the problematic congestion in concourses before kick-off and during half-time
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NewsCo-op axes standalone food to go stores
The mini stores serving breakfast meal boxes, a lunchtime deli selection, and pizzas cooked on demand were designed to take on the foodservice sector
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NewsMarston’s reshapes senior leadership team
The pub company has made two new senior appointments, with Lee Nixon and Jo Hall joining as ops directors, as part of a reshaping Marston’s regional operational structure
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NewsJersey Mike’s appoints Satnam Leihal as UK CEO
The appointment comes ahead of the opening of the sandwich brand’s first UK restaurant in Argyll Street, near Oxford Circus, in November, marking the start of an ambitious expansion plan for the US chain
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories including a new events space for Butcombe Group, Ole & Steen’s latest London location, and Burgerism’s nationwide expansion push
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Analysis & InsightTotal draught volumes down last month
Consumers continued to embrace the on-trade last month despite a slowdown in draught beer sales following the FIFA World Cup, with increased spend driven by food sales, according to The Oxford Partnership.