All Opinion articles – Page 8
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OpinionPeter Martin: The world in 2024 - are you ready?
Peter Martin looks ahead and suggests bold decision making, optimism and a focus on driving standards could prove to be the key to success in 12 months’ time
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OpinionDavid Read: Supply resilience more important than ever
Supply resilience will become more urgent than cost in the decade ahead, Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman David Read predicts
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OpinionUdon for breakfast, anyone?
As Marugame Udon makes its debut on the breakfast scene with its ‘Benedict Udon’, MCA examines the new offering and its potential for success in a category often bound by tradition
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OpinionPeter Martin: Shaking off the Oliver syndrome
Showing the sector can work together to get through challenges might be a more favourable approach than asking for more help, Peter Martin writes for MCA
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OpinionDominic Walsh: The personal side of business tragedy
The “toxic mix” of soaring labour, food and energy costs has seen several businesses hit the wall of late, causing heart-break for many, writes Dominic Walsh for MCA
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OpinionDavid Read: Hospitality still dancing in the rain
Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman David Read looks ahead to an uncertain 2023, and argues the sector cannot sit by and wait for the storms to pass over
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OpinionFinnCap: ‘Current market conditions represent interesting opportunity for investors’
Calling the timing of a trading recovery is difficult, but one of the current upside opportunities for restaurant operators is that property conditions are excellent for store rollouts, writes Nigel Parson, analyst, finnCap Group for MCA
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OpinionWhere will the government draw the line on energy support?
Businesses looking to the government for support beyond April will need to put forward a compelling, evidence-based case, Mary Starks, partner at business consultants Flint Global writes for MCA
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OpinionDine out at 6pm? I’d rather not, thank you
Restaurants are buzzing earlier and earlier. The FT’s Tim Hayward makes a principled case for the late boozy dinner
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OpinionDavid Read: ‘Leadership and entrepreneurial talent will see us through’
Things may be tougher than ever, but innovation remains our best route to survival, David Read, founder and chairman, Prestige Purchasing, writes for MCA.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: ‘Maybe balancing and diversifying is a great idea after all’
Dominic Walsh examines Revolution Bars’ recent acquisition of Peach Pubs, and the opportunities the country pub company can add to the portfolio
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OpinionSunak best choice for PM, argues JDW’s Tim Martin
Tim Martin examines the effects of political chaos on the bond markets, arguing that Sunak is best placed to take the helm
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OpinionPeter Martin: The lure of the big city
Post-pandemic, London remains one of the world’s great world cities and is still on the hit-list for big name hospitality brands, writes MCA’s contributing editor Peter Martin
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OpinionPeter Martin: It’s not just what you pay, but what you pay for
A lasting solution to the people shortage in hospitality cannot be delivered overnight – but there are some people getting it right, Peter Martin writes for MCA
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OpinionDominic Walsh: The constant flow of headwinds
Dominic Walsh assesses the damage economic ’headwinds’ have had on the recently demerged Hostmore, in his latest column for MCA
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OpinionDavid Read: CPI may have peaked, but food inflation is still rising
Food costs will continue to rise well into 2023, warns David Read, founder & chairman of Prestige Purchasing
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OpinionBig businesses need support too
The jobs of waiting staff at large chains are worth saving just as much as those at local independents, argues MCA deputy editor Georgi Gyton
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OpinionReaching crisis point
With record-breaking inflation, talk of blackouts, and ongoing strikes, the new PM will have a big job on their hands, writes MCA deputy editor Georgi Gyton
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OpinionTim Martin renews call for tax equality
The JD Wetherspoon chairman said that if pubs are to survive and thrive they need to be treated fairly by the Treasury, and that the big pubcos need to campaign for permanent tax reduction
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OpinionLet’s call time on tipping
Confusion reigns over what is a reasonable gratuity in an era of opaque salaries, James Pickford writes in the FT