All People articles – Page 6
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NewsEmma Woods to step down as Tortilla chair
Woods will step down from her role as non-executive chair at the end of 2025, having worked with Tortilla for four years
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NewsEmma Harris to succeed Tim Jones as M&B CFO
Harris is currently finance director – food at Marks & Spencer, and is expected to succeed Jones in early summer 2026 when he steps down after 15 years
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NewsInn Collection CEO to step down
Sean Donkin has been with the pubs-with-rooms business since it had a single site, growing it to 30 locations, and securing a sale in 2022 which valued the group at £300m
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NewsGaucho appoints new FD
Martin Bishop joins the Argentinian steak restaurant group from Riley’s Sports Bar where he had been FD since December 2023. Prior to that he was head of group financial planning and analysis at TRG.
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NewsGaucho: Tronc changes offer ‘equitable’ distribution
Changes to the way service charges are distributed mean many roles including kitchen staff, sous chefs, commis chefs, receptionists and kitchen assistants will receive an increase, according to a source close to the steakhouse group
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NewsChick-fil-A strengthens UK team
The chicken brand has hired Paul Claxton to head up operations as it gears up to launch in Leeds this autumn
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NewsStonegate appoints new MD for managed business
The pub and bar group has appointed former Wagamama COO Nigel Sherwood to oversee its managed business as it continues to streamline the division’s portfolio, with Carol Campbell to step down.
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NewsChaiiwala appoints COO
Ben Clayton was previously MD of KFC franchisee Splendid Restaurants, and has also held senior roles at TGI Fridays and Papa John’s
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NewsYard Sale Pizza appoints FD
Sarah Saxty, formerly of Popeyes, Wahaca and Gail’s, joins the Piper-backed brand as it looks to reach 40 sites in five years
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NewsB Bagel appoints new operations director
Nicholas Brown joins B Bagel from YO! Sushi’s parent company, The Wonderfield Group, as the bagel chain pushes towards the 20-site mark
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NewsBrewDog announces job cuts
Chief executive James Taylor informed staff in an email, saying a difficult decision had been made to “right-size” parts of the business
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NewsNew director of operations at City Restaurant Group
Hashim Hussain joins the Afrikana, Mowchi, and Crave operator from his role as operations manager at Popeyes UK
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NewsMiki Kuusi replaces Deliveroo’s Will Shu
DoorDash has completed its acquisition of the delivery company today, with Wolt founder Miki Kuusi set to take on the CEO role
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NewsHonest Burgers CMO steps down
Marcus Denison-Smith has stepped down after three years with the restaurant brand
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InterviewsGreene King: ‘We want our pubs to be relevant and welcoming to all’
The pub group has been a driver of change on equity, diversity and inclusion in recent years. MCA speaks to its chief experience officer Andrew Bush on the progress to date, challenges around targets and why these issues matter, in the first of a spotlight series on EDI, sponsored by Carlsberg Britvic
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NewsHeavitree exec director moving into NED role
Former managing director and finance director Graham Crocker will be retiring from his current executive director role on 30 April 2026, and will step into a non-executive director position, as deputy chairman
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NewsJonathon Swaine joins Randalls as CEO
Clive Watson, non-executive chairman of the 44-strong, Jersey-based pub group, tells MCA that Swaine and his team will focus on organic growth
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NewsBleecker appoints new director of operations
Tom Jennings has joined the better burger business which recently opened its 10th location, in Soho
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NewsThe Clink’s Brixton Prison restaurant facing possible closure
Opened in 2014, the restaurant, which serves food cooked and served by prisoners who are working towards hospitality qualifications, has been forced to reapply for its contract
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NewsJKS appoints global CEO ahead of international expansion
Pavan Pardasani joins the restaurant group as it gears up to launch its Ambassadors Clubhouse and Gymkhana concepts in the US, with new markets also on the cards