All MCA Insight articles in September 2021 – Page 9
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Byron faces tips row
Byron is facing a row over tips after staff accused the company of creating a “hostile environment” between managers and waiting staff.
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Staff shortages ‘won’t solve themselves’
Britain must relax its new immigration rules to allow in more foreign workers and ease labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.
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Vaccine passports ‘devastating’ for sector
Vaccine passports for large venues and mass gatherings are needed to avoid another national lockdown, Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccines minister has said.
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Restaurants face ‘more signs of stress’
Restaurant closures are on the rise and on course to peak next spring, with warnings that “more signs of stress” are starting to show in the hospitality sector as taxpayer support falls away.
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Operators urged to back National Hospitality Day
Pubs, bars and restaurants are being encouraged to get behind the first annual iteration of National Hospitality Day on Saturday 18 September.
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Draymen vote in favour of pay deal
A pay deal has been struck with 1,000 draymen at drinks delivery company GXO Logistics Drinks, following the threat of strike action last month.
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Changes to Pubs Code could undermine relationship between pubco and tenant
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has said the pandemic has demonstrated the strengths of the leased and tenanted model and that wholesale changes to the Pubs Code could undermine the relationship between pub company and tenant or lessee.
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JDW hits back at headlines on beer shortages
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has hit back at headlines in the national press that linked its current shortages with some beer to issues around the shortage of workers caused by Brexit, and reports that its pubs were running low of beer, claiming they were inaccurate.
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Consumer spend up in eating and drinking out market
Average spend in the hospitality sector increased by 5.7%, to £10.35 per visit, in the four weeks to 8 August 2021, according to the latest Eating and Drinking Out Panel data from Lumina Intelligence.
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Five Guys and Corbin & King to speak at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
MCA is excited to unveil the first of many big-name speakers at its 2021 Restaurant Conference, with Five Guys’ chief executive John Eckbert and Jeremy King, chief executive, Corbin & King, joining the line-up.
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Scottish government proposes vaccine passports for nightclubs
The Scottish government has proposed the introduction of vaccine passports for entry to nightclubs and large-scale indoor and outdoor events, as it tries to reduce the level of Covid infections escalating before the autumn.
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Island Poké lines up four more London sites
Island Poké has secured four new locations in London for openings this year and in early 2022.
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Industry backs #ShowUpForHospitality campaign
A new campaign to encourage customers to show up for bookings has been backed by several leading hospitality organisations.
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Wetherspoons blames beer shortages on industrial action
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has said the supply shortages it has been experiencing with several of the beer and lager brands it sells is down to the industrial action proposed by delivery drivers supplying Heineken products, rather than the impact of Brexit.
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Wilkinson departs Byron
Bryon operator Famously Proper has announced CEO Simon Wilkinson has stepped down, to be replaced by Gavin Cox.
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Oakman, Portobello and Langton Capital to join MCA’s Pub Conference
Investment opportunities and growth strategies in the pub sector will be discussed on a special panel at MCA’s Pub Conference later this month.
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Ramsay to open first Bread Street Kitchen outside capital
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants is to open its first Bread Street Kitchen outside the capital, with an opening lined up in Edinburgh.
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Urban Pubs & Bars forms JV for ‘rapid growth’
Urban Pubs & Bars has entered into partnership with Davidson Kempner and Global Mutual to support and accelerate the growth of the company.
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Vaccine passport plan to go ahead
The government has confirmed it will move forward with plans to introduce vaccine passports for nightclubs and other crowded indoor venues in England from the end of next month.
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Young’s appoints non-exec to board
Young’s has appointed Aisling Meany to its board as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 September 2021.