All People articles – Page 4
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NewsBill’s makes people and culture promotion
Lucy Craig joined the Ricard Caring-backed business in July last year as head of people and culture and has now been made a director.
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NewsChopstix launches new partnership with Mencap
The QSR brand is looking to double-down on the work it does to support people with learning disabilities find meaningful career opportunities, and has called on other operators to embrace the cause
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NewsBrother Marcus appoints brand and marketing director
The Eastern Mediterranean restaurant concept has appointed fformer Las Iguanas marketing director Jeni Hankins as its brand and marketing director, as it continues to expand in the capital.
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InterviewsRedCat’s Rising Star is ‘a motivational and inspirational leader’
Having risen through the ranks from kitchen porter to GM, Luke Catchpole is on track for his next promotion, RedCat’s chief people officer Lee Melton tells MCA, in the second of a series of profiles on our Rising Star finalists ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026
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NewsRoger Wade to step down from Boxpark board
The Boxpark founder has announced he is stepping down from the board of the food hall, after 15 years at the business.
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NewsNWTC appoints new chairman
Craig Bellamy, who is also chair at premium fitness club 1Rebel, joined the bar and restaurant group last month
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InterviewsWatchHouse’s Rising Star ‘represents the future of our industry’
The premium coffee operator’s head of people, Euan McIntyre, is adept at bringing a commercial focus to people initiatives, MD Caroline Ottoy tells MCA in the first of a series of profiles on our Rising Star finalists ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026
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NewsWahaca appoints new head of people and culture
Rupi Zani joins the Mexican-restaurant group following two years at Cote Restaurants, where she mostly recently held the role of business integrity director
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NewsThe Clink’s Brixton prison restaurant to remain open
The charity, which has operated the prison dining room since 2014, announced in September that it would have to reapply for its contract in a competiive tender process.
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NewsCoaching Inn Group promotes Adam Charity to MD
Charity, who originally joined the pubs-with-rooms business in 2008, has served as COO since last year and now takes on the managing director role
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NewsRichard Smothers joins Greggs as NED
Smothers, previously CFO and currently non-executive director at Greene King, joins Greggs with experience in senior finance roles across hospitality and retail
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NewsRoss Warnes joins Pret as UK & Ireland president
Warnes brings a wealth of experience from roles at Kraft Heinz, Unilever, and Nestle, and will oversee Pret’s UK & Ireland estate of more than 500 stores
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NewsBrewDog Bars’ joint MD to step down
Joint MD Martin Keith is to step down after 14 years at the brewer and pub operator, having begun his career as a GM at BrewDog’s third bar, at Glasgow Kelvingrove.
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InterviewsPizza Pilgrims: ‘We focus on belonging’
When team members can be themselves at work, everything else a brand is trying to achieve should follow, people director Hayley Whitfield tells MCA for our latest spotlight article on EDI, sponsored by Carlsberg Britvic
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InterviewsDishoom: ‘We want to deepen our culture as we grow’
Mindful of the risk that scaling up and taking on new investment can lead to a dilution of culture, Dishoom, Caravan and Pizza Pigrims are focused on maintaining their values as they expand
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NewsArc Inspirations’ appoints new FD
Ciara Allen has left the Leeds-based bar business, with Vicki Musto stepping up from her role as head of finance to take on the FD role.
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NewsDomino’s CEO steps down
Andrew Rennie has stepped down as chief executive and board director at the pizza delivery group with immediate effect, with current COO Nicola Frampton to serve as interim CEO until a permanent successor is appointed.
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InterviewsKFC: ‘I’m most proud of the opportunities we give people’
Joining KFC as an area coach and working his way through four business units to lead the brand’s UK & Ireland business has given Rob Swain an appreciation of the growth opportunities the brand can offer its employees
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NewsChef Skye Gyngell dies aged 62
The Australian chef won a Michelin star at Petersham Nurseries, while at Spring in Somerset House she ran one of the first high-profile restaurants in London with a primarily female kitchen brigade
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OpinionPub titans of years gone by: where are they now?
MCA columnist Dominic Walsh looks back at the talented, forward-thinking and controversial pub operators of his 28 year journalism career, and checks in on the likes of Ted Tuppen, Giles Thorley, Adam Fowle and Tim Clarke