Shwetali Sapte
Shwetali joined MCA as senior news and finance reporter in March 2022.
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- Shwetali.sapte@mca-insight.com
InterviewsPizza Pilgrims: ‘The business is overall in good shape’
The 22-strong chain is trading ahead of expectations, with a focus on menu innovation and new sites both within and outside London, co-founder Thom Elliot tells MCA
- Analysis & Insight
Omnichannel patterns necessitate ‘unique offline experiences’
Venues can do more to adapt to omnichannel trends and changing consumer patterns, according to research from CACI and p-Three
- News
Pret opens in Italy
Pret a Manger has debuted in Italy in Milan’s Malpensa Airport, as the first of 40 openings planned across the country over three years
- News
Chef shortages need urgent attention, says UKHospitality
The trade body has urged the Migration Advisory Committee to add chefs to its shortage occupation list due to vacancies of up to 21%
- News
Kokoro sees profits down
The c70-strong Korean-Japanese QSR concept has cut back on its openings programme amid inflationary pressures but continues to expand, albeit at a slower rate
- News
Flat Iron reports ‘remarkable recovery’
The 12-strong steak restaurant chain has reported full-year sales of £23.5m for the year ended August 2022, up 29.2% on pre-Covid levels
- News
Albert’s Schloss to debut in London
Mission Mars has announced it will make an £8m investment into opening its first Albert’s Schloss in London on Shaftesbury Avenue in spring 2024
- News
Subway sees continued positive momentum
The global sandwich chain saw a 10.5% increase in same-store sales in Q1 2023 in the UK & Ireland, and also announced a major menu change
- News
FinnCap: Activist pressure on TRG likely to continue
Activist pressure will likely remain despite all resolutions passed with the requisite majorities at the AGM, albeit finnCap sees “considerable upside” for the group
- Interviews
Young’s: ‘We are optimistic for the year ahead’
Young’s saw like-for-like sales up 10% last week, with all regions except the West Country up on pre-pandemic levels and central London now its best performing region, CEO Simon Dodd tells MCA
- News
HGEM acquired by Volaris Group
The guest experience platform will come under the umbrella of catering management company CaterTrax, owned by Toronto-based software group Volaris
- News
Oodles Chinese to scale to 45 sites
The Indo-Chinese QSR concept has opened its 36th site in Walsall, with plans for a further nine locations underway
- News
Pret’s Guy Meakin takes on shops and franchise director role
Clare Clough has returned as MD, with Meakin overseeing shops, franchise, and property
- News
Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Turtle Bay, Pizza Pilgrims, Empire Empire, and more
- News
Sector struggles to absorb stubbornly high food inflation
Food and drink inflation remains at 19.1% despite the drop in CPI to 8.7%, causing concern in the sector over the cost burden
- Interviews
Gravity: ‘We’re expecting to see turnover double’
The retail, entertainment, and leisure concept plans to open a further 10 UK sites and expects to see turnover double from 2019 levels, chief growth officer Michael Harrison tells MCA
- Interviews
Lina Stores to launch own brand coffee and move to all-day offer
With an 80-year legacy behind the brand, MCA speaks to COO Éadaoin McDonagh about Lina’s upcoming sites, making the move into breakfast, and going international
- Longreads
Equity, diversity, & inclusion in hospitality: the way forward
With a long way to go before diversity in boardrooms matches the diversity in the kitchens, MCA speaks to the operators and the experts about advancing inclusion in the workplace
- News
Canadian concept Pokerrito gears up for UK launch
Doug Williamson, former MD for Esquires Coffee, has said the pan-Asian QSR concept is preparing to open a flagship store in London
- News
In pictures: NWTC launches new North Light concept
New World Trading Company has opened a North Light venue in Chester, offering all-day dining and cocktails
