All Restaurants articles – Page 12
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Analysis & InsightOne in seven UK restaurants at risk of insolvency
Analysis by accountancy firm Price Bailey shows that 14% of UK restaurants have negative net assets on their balance sheets and fall into the maximum risk category
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NewsAndy Burnham aims to go ‘further’ on business rates
The prime minister says there is “plenty more we can do” to support UK high streets, saying the cost of doing business is “too high”
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Analysis & InsightCocaine: the white elephant in the bar room?
The class-A stimulant isn’t just normalised in the sector, it is completely embedded, according to one hospitality insider. As cocaine reaches across demographics and settings, MCA explores perspectives, myths and consequences around use of the illicit white powder, and asks whether it’s an escalating problem which needs to be faced up to
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NewsGaucho undergoes ‘year of transition’ with brand refresh
Rare Restaurants reduced its losses and returned to positive operating EBITDA in 2025 after a strategic overhaul that saw it exit non-core brands and focus exclusively on Gaucho
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants shrink menus as QSRs play to trends and expand dishes
New data from Lumina Intelligence shows the restaurant sector streamlining and cutting back menu options, as QSRs, coffee and sandwich shops capitalise on global taste trends
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NewsYo! Sushi told to pull ads promoting cream puffs
The Advertising Standards Authority said the sushi chain’s KitKat cream puff campaign breached restrictions on online advertising of less healthy foods
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NewsWhitbread restaurants to close for good in September
The Premier Inn operator is preparing for the final trading days of its branded restaurants as part of a major restructuring plan
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InterviewsHaldiram’s: The Gen Z business leader with a sweet tooth for restaurant success
The family-run heritage Indian sweets and snacks brand is plotting international restaurant expansion in the UK, US and Europe, after its hit London debut spearheaded by a fourth-generation family member
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NewsBodean's BBQ shutters three-strong estate
The London based BBQ specialist has closed its remaining locations in Soho, Tower Hill and Camden
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InterviewsSplendid Hospitality: Growth plans for hotel business are ‘astronomical’
MCA speaks to Andrew Kendrick, MD of the group’s hotel business, about its bedroom target, guests’ desire for great value-based experiences and why Andy Burnham shouldn’t stop at support for pubs
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OpinionWestminster’s disdain of wet-led pubs is hostile and wrong
The licensing authority which oversees Soho, Covent Garden and St James believes more sitting down, food and table service will ease over-crowding at its busiest pubs. Be careful what you wish for
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NewsMeta glasses risk ‘invading customer privacy’
Jeremy King and Sir Tim Martin have come out against Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ being worn in their venues
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the latest openings news from across the hospitality sector, featuring Quaglino’s, Wagamama, Vagabond, Chaiiwala and more
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NewsGreg Thorp and Tom Springett to lead Itsu as joint MDs
The pair have taken over the running of the Asian-inspired food-to-go chain’s restaurant business, with CEO Clive Schlee moving back into a director’s role on the board
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NewsWagamama targeting 100 restaurants in India via joint venture
The Restaurant Group owned brand has entered into a joint venture with Charcoal Concepts – a multi-brand restaurant platform owned by K Hospitality Corp – to build on the success of its four openings in India to date
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NewsBlend Family set for stock market listing
The independent food hall business is reportedly working with bankers at Cavendish on a listing to take place in the next 12 months
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NewsWestminster Council hit with criticism as it looks to stop vertical drinking
London mayor Sadiq Khan and NTIA chair Sacha Lord are among those to come out and condemn Westminster Council for having ‘anti-growth policies’
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InterviewsPoolhouse can work in ‘many towns and cities' in UK
CEO and co-founder Andrew O’Brien tells MCA initial reaction to the tech-led pool group’s debut London site has been ‘amazing’ with strong repeat business and opportunities to evolve the concept
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NewsTime Out Market to finally make UK debut
The Crown Estate has announced Time Out Market London will open at 55 Regent Street, part of its 10 Piccadilly development in the heart of the West End, in 2028
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NewsPoke House appoints UK operations manager
Former international franchise manager for Pret, Nikolas Kompothekras Kotsoros, joins the Italian poke chain to oversee its 11-strong London estate