All MCA Insight articles in September 2026 – Page 2
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EventsFull programme revealed for MCA’s Innovation Conference
Caffè Nero, The Salad Project, Knoops, Ennismore, Yard Sale Pizza, The Alchemist and Kerb are among the newly announced brands to be speaking at MCA’s cross-sector hospitality conference, dedicated to innovation, on Thursday 8 October
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News
SSP appoints Preyash Thakrar as chief strategy and corporate development officer
He joins the global food and beverage operator having previously held senior strategy leadership roles across the globe, most recently as of chief transformation officer at Boots
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NewsHeavenly Desserts unveils new name
The group’s new Crawley location will launch as Heavenly, with the updated moniker reflecting the brand’s expansion beyond desserts into coffee and brunch
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Analysis & InsightGLP-1: Balancing volume loss with value gains
The rollout of GLP-1 medication in pill form cements the drug firmly in the mainstream. It is no longer a distant concern coming down the path for the out of home sector – it’s here, and it’s already changing how consumers behave, Lumina’s Flora Zwolinski writes
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NewsAdnams ‘more focused’ than two years ago
The Suffolk brewer and pub operator has ‘continued to make progress’ in the first half of 2026, despite challenging conditions across the hospitality and drinks sectors
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NewsHouston Hot Chicken among openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories including Dylan’s Philly Cheesesteaks’s debut, a second site for Houston Hot Chicken, and new locations for Bunsik, Dishoom and Din Tai Fung
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NewsIn pictures: Montréal sports brasserie brand LaCage makes London debut
Canadian restaurant operator Groupe Grandio is taking its first step into an English-speaking market with the launch of LaCage in London’s Kensington
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NewsBritannia Hotels ‘at risk of losing sales to competitors’
The chain, dubbed Britain’s worst hotel operator, saw a decline in revenue and profit in 2025 amid challenging trading conditions
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Analysis & InsightSunday the stand-out trading day of long weekend
Sunday accounted for 43% of all bookings made across the recent Bank Holiday weekend, according to insight from Zonal
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NewsFireaway launches new convenience store format
The fast-growing pizza franchise has opened a concession inside Welcome Rickmansworth, which is already home to a Subway
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NewsFive Guys and Whitbread named for underpaying staff
Five Guys said the £54k underpayments identified by HMRC were caused by “technical differences in how payroll regulations were applied”, and have now been repaid
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Analysis & InsightPubs and bars see lower beer sales over bank holiday
Venues were busier over the recent August bank holiday weekend than a year previously, yet greater customer volumes failed to materialise in stronger sales for draught beer and cider, according to the latest data from The Oxford Partnership and Vianet.
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OpinionTuscany meets Devon in family labour of love
A summer holiday postcard from Devon, featuring a Tuscan-inspired agriturismo, battered hake and curried peas in Budlieigh, and hunger and disappointment in Lympstone on Bank Holiday Sunday
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