All People articles – Page 4
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NewsRené Redzepi resigns from Noma
Following allegations of physical and psychological abuse, Redzepi has stepped down from the acclaimed restaurant team as it launches its LA residency
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NewsSarah Sergeant to step down from Young’s board
Sergeant, who was appointed an independent non-executive director in 2023, will step down from her role on 31 March, with the search for her replacement underway
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NewsPizza Pilgrims hires new property director
Adrian Vickery joins the pizzeria business from Azzurri Group, where he spent 11 years across various property roles
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NewsNew chair at SSP Group
Andrew Martin joins with extensive experience across the global consumer, travel, hospitality, and support services sectors, currently serving as chair of Intertek Group
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NewsChris Burford returns to Leon as CFO
Burford, who first joined the business in 2014, returns to work with John Vincent as part of a broader effort to reunite key figures who shaped the brand’s original success
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NewsRob Cooper joins Boxpark as CFO
Cooper will lead the hospitality and leisure group’s financial strategy and support its next phase of growth, replacing Chris Burford
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NewsKaren Bosher takes up NED role at Luminary Bakery
The social enterprise bakery’s work supporting women to build skills, confidence and financial independence “is both commercially credible and deeply human”, Bosher said.
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NewsChancellor set to backtrack on minimum wage pledge
The government had been planning to scrap the youth rate but pressure from business groups and warnings from the OBR on unemployment rates look set to see these plans watered down.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee promotes Isobel Childs to chief growth officer
Childs will lead global expansion across franchising and property after working with the coffee shop business for nearly eight years, most recently as EMEA growth director and chief of staff
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Analysis & InsightTen of the most influential women leaders in hospitality
In celebration of International Women’s Day, MCA shines a light on some of the women leading the way in hospitality and asks how the sector can better the status quo on female leadership, in a special article sponsored by Carlsberg Britvic
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NewsMinimum wage ‘doing more harm than good’
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, Big Table Group CEO Alan Morgan and Butcombe Group CEO Jonathan Lawson speak out about the impact minimum wage rises is having on business.
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NewsGovernment considers ditching minimum wage pledge
Labour ministers are considering ditching the party’s manifesto pledge to pay young people the same national minimum wage as older workers, amid record youth employment figures
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EventsBuilding truly inclusive cultures: MCA to host diversity webinar
Join us on 18 March for an in-depth webinar exploring how hospitality businesses can move beyond box ticking on diversity, with speakers from Caravan, Pizza Pilgrims, Flat Iron and sponsor Carlsberg Britvic
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Analysis & InsightHow hospitality is embracing employees with learning disabilities
Brands such as Chopstix and Pizza Pilgrims have been working to offer some of the 1.3 million people in England with learning disabilities meaningful employment. MCA explores the barriers those with additional needs face, and the benefits of more inclusive and supportive hiring practices
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NewsStarbucks appoints new regional director of operations
Martin McTigue joins the coffee chain as it returns to sales growth and expansion, having previously worked at Stonegate Group, Nando’s, and Greene King
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NewsNew people and culture director at NEOS Hospitality
Kayleigh Holmes joins the 40-strong bar operator at a pivotal time, as the business continues to scale and invest in its senior leadership team
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NewsTwo Magpies shakes up management team in bid to reach 50 sites
The bakery group has announced a raft of new appointments as it looks to quintuple its estate, with Ben Magnall set to eventually succeed owner Steve Magnall
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NewsNew MD appointed at Okell’s Inns
Heron & Brearley has appointed Ollie Neale as managing director at its Okell’s Inns business, in a move which will also see the Isle of Man business bring its brewing, wholesale and pub arms together
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NewsGong cha makes new leadership appointments to support growth plans
The bubble tea specialist, which plans to reach 225+ stores across the UK in the coming years, has promoted Jemma Smoker to general manager, EMEA and appointed Sepanta Bagherpour as CMO, Americas and EMEA
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NewsFederal Café receives £3m investment, appoints Karen Jones as chairperson
Foresight Group will support the brunch-focused café operator’s regional rollout, with Dame Karen Jones joining to support the management team