All MCA Insight articles in September 2018
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Opinion
Will Beckett: The ever-changing regulations are horrific
The last week or two have felt like yet more hammer blows for hospitality, and for a lot of people, especially in the North West (where wet-led venues are now shut and customer confidence has been obliterated) and in central London (which is so reliant on public transport to make it work), it feels like this is a blow people can’t recover from. The toxicity of constant worry and ever-changing regulations is horrific.
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News
Ottolenghi begs to be shut down
Chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi has said the tier 2 restrictions imposed on London have seen year-on-year takings at his six London restaurants fall by between 80% and 90%.
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Analysis & Insight
The changing face of the high street
The sector’s role in reviving the UK’s high street was a key topic of debate at MCA’s Restaurant Conference earlier this month. James Wallin discusses how operators are adapting to appeal to a new breed of consumer and what the industry needs to be demanding of Government to do this.
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News
Government to unveil tipping legislation
Theresa May is set to unveil legislation today banning employers from making any deductions from workers’ tips.
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News
Mowgli to open Leicester site
Indian street food concept Mowgli is to open a site in Leicester next year.
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News
Five Guys secures new £100m facility
Five Guys has secured a new £100m banking facility through Goldman Sachs as it seeks further growth across the UK and Europe.
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News
Wingstop confirms UK launch date
Wingstop is to make its UK debut on 31 October, at 138 Shaftesbury Avenue, Cambridge Circus.
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News
Yumpingo signs TGI Fridays as first US customer
Restaurant intelligence platform, Yumpingo, has made its debut in the UK after signing a deal with TGI Fridays.
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News
Autumn menu round up: Continued focus on veggie options, with a heartier twist
As the air takes on a decidedly fresher feel, pubs and restaurants are unveiling their Autumn menus filled with a host of heartier options.
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News
Leon calls for industry-standard allergen information
Leon has called for an industry-wide standard for allergen information, after an inquest into the death of a girl from an allergic reaction found Pret a Manger’s labelling was “inadequate”.
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News
Gail’s to push further into regions
Gail’s Bakery is to extend its reach outside London with a new opening in Eastheath, Wokingham.
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News
Middletons to open in former Jamie’s site in Chelmsford
Steak restaurant Middletons is to open its eighth restaurant in the former Jamie’s Italian Trattoria on Chelmsford high street in Essex.
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News
Bistro Qui? looks to dispose of three sites
Liverpool-based operator Bistro Qui? is looking to dispose of three of its sites – two in Liverpool and one in Shrewsbury.
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News
Subway appoints Hughes as UK & I director
Subway has appointed Colin Hughes, formerly of Pret A Manger and EAT, as country director for the UK and Ireland.
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News
Mercato Metropolitano confirms Mayfair
Mercato Metropolitano, the community food market concept, has confirmed its next site will be in Mayfair, as flagged up by MCA in May.
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News
Yau: 'The industry is being transformed by craft'
Hakkasan and Wagamama founder Alan Yau believes UK consumers are turning away from chain restaurants towards more craft-driven, chef-owner led concepts.
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News
Partridge and Dennis to launch Heads + Tails
Bar industry veterans Will Partridge (Wax Jambu, Kilburn Ironworks) and Chris Dennis (Sovereign Loss, Disrepute) are collaborating on a new cocktail bar in West Hamstead, Heads + Tails.
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News
Sub Cult opening in Shoreditch
Sub Cult, the US deli-style sandwich concept, is opening a second site, at Boxpark Shoreditch, MCA understands.
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News
Jungle Creations to launch Twisted Bar
Jungle Creations, the social media content company, is following up its delivery-only restaurant with a cocktail bar.
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News
Shaftesbury identifies tenant for flagship Seven Dials scheme
Landlord Shaftesbury has said it has Thomas Neal’s Warehouse in Seven Dials under offer to “an innovative UK-based food-led retail concept”.