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  • Jamie Oliver Jamie's Deli
    News

    ​Jamie’s suffered a death by too few cuts

    2019-05-22T07:42:00Z

    The news that Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group was calling in administrators may not have been unexpected but the dramatic exit of a casual dining pioneer from the UK high street was unsettling for the entire industry. MCA editor James Wallin looks at what went wrong and whether this represents a second wave in the CVA saga that has dominated the past year.

  • City Pub Group
    News

    City Pub Group YTD sales up 35%

    2019-05-20T07:32:00Z

    City Pub Group has issued a trading update ahead of its AGM today, in which it revealed that sales for the 19 weeks to 12 May were up 35% on the previous year.

  • News

    Former Tasty and Giggling Squid directors prep new venture

    2019-05-15T05:55:00Z

    Former Tasty managing director Jo Morrison and Giggling Squid operations direction Peter Morrison are launching a new all-day dining restaurant concept in Hove.

  • Young people eating and talking in a casual dining restaurant
    Analysis & Insight

    Time for a chain reaction?

    2019-04-11T07:42:00Z

    CVAs offer a lifeline for struggling chains. But long-term, can the very notion of a ‘quality chain’ survive this current casual dining crisis? In his monthly column for MCA’s sister-title Restaurant, Tony Naylor shares his, perhaps controversial, views.

  • German Doner Kebab
    News

    Fast food brands top fastest growth index

    2019-04-10T07:27:00Z

    The top three fastest growing brands in the UK eating out sector in 2018 were fast food brands, the latest MCA data shows.

  • Clive Watson
    News

    City Pub Group lfls up 1.6% in 2018

    2019-04-09T06:23:00Z

    City Pub Group has reported like-for-like sales (lfls) up 1.6% in 2018, with revenue up 22% to £45.7m.

  • Coluco.jog
    News

    Splendid eyes mini rollout for Coluco

    2019-04-05T07:49:00Z

    Splendid Restaurants operations director Paula Righton has told MCA she sees potential for a small-scale rollout of new café bar concept COLUCO.

  • Branded  South East Asian cuisine analysis - March 2017
    Analysis & Insight

    Thai restaurant chains leading on rate of growth

    2019-03-27T08:13:00Z

    The number of chain Thai restaurants have more than doubled over the past five years to December 2018 – up 123%, to 147 sites, with the Asian sector “ripe for further M&A activity”, according to CGA and AlixPartners’ latest Market Growth Monitor.

  • Prezzo Beckenham
    Analysis & Insight

    Big no longer beautiful among casual restaurant brands?

    2019-03-20T08:37:00Z

    Are the days of restaurant brands growing to 100+ sites really over? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, takes a look at what can be learnt from the chains that have already surpassed this milestone and who has the potential to be the next centurion of casual dining.

  • Wagamama Rushden Lakes
    Analysis & Insight

    We want to be together

    2019-03-11T08:51:00Z

    With the wider issues facing the market, many believe the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector is ripe for consolidation. However, does it work for everyone involved and, in current conditions, is it a case of looking outside the box for the best partner for your business, asks AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith

  • pexels-photo-287354
    Analysis & Insight

    The future of click & collect

    2019-03-04T08:18:00Z

    Delivery has been the platform arguably making bigger waves in the world of consumer convenience, but the opportunities around click and collect should not be ignored. Georgi Gyton looks at the prospects for growth, what trends are being seen by operators, and how the entry of Deliveroo to the arena might change the game. Featuring commentary from McDonald’s, Tortilla, K10, Chop’d and HOP Vietnamese.

  • News

    Firezza founder launches Estro Pizza

    2019-02-20T09:49:00Z

    Firezza co-founder Ado Medjedovic has returned to the pizza restaurant industry with the launch of a new concept Estro in Tunbridge Wells, MCA has learnt.

  • Opinion

    Navigating the debt landscape

    2019-02-20T09:07:00Z

    With the well-publicised issues facing the UK’s hospitality sector, many would believe that lenders are steering clear. However, despite clear caution, debt options remain available to the right businesses, write Jacco Brouwer and Thomas Paterson of AlixPartners

  • Analysis & Insight

    Going Global: Enter the dragon

    2019-02-12T08:31:00Z

    In the latest in his series of Going Global columns for MCA, international franchising expert Jasper Reid looks at the prospects for eating-out brands targeting the Chinese market.

  • High street
    Analysis & Insight

    High Noon on the High Street

    2019-02-05T08:38:00Z

    Christie & Co’s Simon Chaplin looks back at how the UK high street has evolved since the launch of the first out of town shopping complex in the 70s and how operators are shaping a new direction for our town centres.

  • The Chapel City Pub Group
    News

    City Pub Group FY lfls up 1.6%

    2019-01-16T07:41:00Z

    City Pub Group grew like-for-like sales (lfls) 1.6% in the year to 30 December, with festive lfls up 7%.

  • Beef burgers
    Analysis & Insight

    Level of promotions up 4% YOY during run up to Christmas

    2019-01-03T08:41:00Z

    The number of promotional offers run by the Top 25 Branded Restaurants increased by 4% December, compared with the previous year, according to analysis by MCA. But, while promotional offers on food increased, drink-based deals fell.

  • Simon Wilkinson
    News

    Wilkinson joins Parkdean Resorts

    2018-12-20T08:44:00Z

    Simon Wilkinson, the former chief executive of La Tasca, has joined Parkdean Resorts, overseeing the company’s retail operations.

  • Rooney Anand
    News

    Tough times provide scope for excellence

    2018-12-18T08:20:00Z

    Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA gives his view on the past year in recruitment and what to expect in 2019. He discusses the trend for hospitality executives heading to the leisure sector and the leadership qualities that are likely to come to the fore in 2019.

  • Loungers exterior
    Analysis & Insight

    Never want to get cosy

    2018-11-27T08:23:00Z

    There is an addiction to providing genuine hospitality that runs right through the continuing success of café/bar concept Loungers, that makes sure it continues to generate standout year-on-year performance. A laser-like focus on providing value-for-money, authentic community engagement and a “home-from-home” proposition, have become key calling cards for the Nick Collins-led business, but with talk of a possible IPO resurfacing, what will the City make of this regional success story, asks Mark Wingett.