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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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OpinionIs sustainability falling down the agenda or adapting to new circumstances?
With Starbucks dispensing with its chief sustainability officer, does this signal a loss of interest by the corporation in all matters environmental or something else, Prestige Purchasing founder David Read asks
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OpinionWhy so blue Wendy’s?
The American burger brand should use its blue makeover as an entry point into a much bigger platform to reboot, according to Mark McCulloch
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OpinionCasual dining: the perennially squeezed middle
The causal dining segment continues to be face pressure from all angles from quick service, coffee and bakery shops, gastropubs and premium restaurants, with no clear end sight to its malaise
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OpinionVisitor levies may work in cities. The real test lies elsewhere
Jet-setting city-break visitors to English cities are unlikely to be put off by a tourist tax, with overnight levies already commonplace acorss Europe. The greater concern is for more price sensitive family staycations to coastal, rural and seasonal destinations which are already under pressure
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OpinionCan the culture wars fuel the rise of a new QSR brand?
Austin’s Dad is using dog-whistle politics and anti-woke ragebait to generate interest ahead of its bricks-and-mortar debut, which its relentless social media output suggests is imminent
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OpinionTuscany meets Devon in family labour of love
A summer holiday postcard from Devon, featuring a Tuscan-inspired agriturismo, battered hake and curried peas in Budlieigh, and hunger and disappointment in Lympstone on Bank Holiday Sunday
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OpinionThe HFSS ban might make QSR marketing better
How the new rules are forcing brands to build fame, not just promote food, Mark McCulloch writes
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OpinionThe complexities and considerations of an international expansion plan
From the importance of a brand’s portability and its route to market to demonstrable leadership backing, Vaibhav Juneja, principal of the foodservice team, McWin Capital Partners, discusses why cross border growth is not always the easy answer
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OpinionMore action is required from government, but will it be forthcoming?
As a minister casts doubt on the prospect of a VAT cut for the sector, questions grow over how much further the new government will go to support operators
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OpinionWhat every operator should know about the climate’s impact on food and drink
David Read, founder of Prestige Purchasing, lays out the facts about food production and speculates about its impact on our sector
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OpinionThe horse has already bolted
While stronger protections for pubs from closure and redevelopment are welcomed, changes like this will do little to move the dial on the struggles being felt by operators across the hospitality sector
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OpinionWhy KFC and Doritos want you to bring your own bag
The new collaboration will offer Doritos corn tortilla chips loaded with KFC’s freshly prepared Crispy Tenders, guacamole, pico de gallo, jalapeños and Mexican-inspired sauces, served in a custom-designed bag that opens from the side
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OpinionWhat is our positive vision for the high street?
It’s all very well targeting vape shops, gambling operators and ‘rogue operators’, but how do we create the conditions in which world-class destinations can thrive?
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OpinionSir Rocco, Sir Tim, Luke Johnson and me
In his final column of a 20-year, c250-edition contribution to MCA, Dominic Walsh reflects on the impact of Covid on the hospitality sector, lunches with Sir Rocce Forte, and hobnobbing with Rory McIlroy at Gleneagles
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OpinionWestminster’s disdain of wet-led pubs is hostile and wrong
The licensing authority which oversees Soho, Covent Garden and St James believes more sitting down, food and table service will ease over-crowding at its busiest pubs. Be careful what you wish for
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OpinionWingstop isn’t selling chicken. It’s selling belonging.
How youth culture, rap and content built Wingstop UK beyond compare
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OpinionThe £1.3bn development with a projected 100m annual visitors
MCA takes a visit to Incipio Group’s multi-concept opening at the historic west London exhibition centre regernation of Olympia
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OpinionButcombe Group: ‘Government must recognise the link between hospitality and farming’
COO Jayson Perfect argues why recognition of the shared interest and values of the two industries and the power of collaboration across food and drink supply chains has never been more vital
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Opinion‘The cavalry is coming’: vibes-minister looks to reclaim the pub from Farage
In an appeal to the voters who have defected to Reform, Andy Burnham has sent a strong signal of his support for the sector, positining pubs as intrinsic to British heritage and working-class culture