All MCA Insight articles in August 2024 – Page 5
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Analysis & InsightHospitality job vacancies record 4.6% drop
Adzuna reports the number of job advertisements in Britain rose 1.1% in July, but dropped in sectors including hospitality and travel
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Analysis & InsightHospitality returns to outlet growth
The sector recorded its first quarter-on-quarter growth in outlets in two years, with a 0.5% increase in licensed premises between March and June 2024, according to CGA and AlixPartners
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NewsDeath of girl, 13, caused by Costa staff’s ‘failure to follow allergy process’
Hannah Jacobs’s mother says ‘tick-box’ allergen training is not acceptable after coroner’s ruling, The Telegraph reports
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Analysis & InsightNobu at 30: the abiding coolness of the restaurant that changed UK dining
Robert De Niro was so taken by Nobuyuki Matsuhisa’s cuisine that they went into business. The rest is notoriety, The Observer reports
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NewsAllergy deaths: 50 young lives lost in a decade
The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died aged 15 after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich, say they have been told of many other deaths — almost all avoidable, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsCosta Coffee death: Parents call for action on UK’s ‘allergy epidemic’
Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, who lost their own daughter to an allergic reaction eight years ago, issue plea to health secretary after death of Hannah Jacobs, The Times reports
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Weekend PressWhat makes a neighbourhood restaurant great? Perfection – but in a slightly wonky way
A memoir of one couple’s years in hospitality captures the strange alchemy of running a restaurant, Rachel Cooke writes in The Observer
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Weekend PressGail’s Bakery: Walthamstow’s revolt and the awkward paradox for middle-class London
In a desirable corner of the capital, residents are petitioning against a new branch of the upmarket bakery chain, The Observer reports
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Weekend PressStarbucks’ $113mn man has a China problem
There is a case for the US coffee group to cut back capital spending and slow expansion plans in the country, the Financial Times reports
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NewsMerrie England acquired by SkinnyBrands founder
The six-strong Yorkshire cafe chain has been acquired by local businessman Gary Conway who plans to expand it beyond its current footprint
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring JKS, The Alchemist, Rockfish and more
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NewsWH Smith launches Smith’s Kitchen café format
The café will serve coffee, a selection of hot and cold breakfast choices, and pastry freshly baked in-store, as well as products from the Smith’s Family Kitchen range
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InterviewsBurger King UK: ‘We are taking share from the better burger brands on delivery’
The burger brand has refrained from pricing too aggressively, resulting in its volumes remaining steadier and its perceived value increasing on delivery platforms in particular, CEO Alasdair Murdoch tells MCA
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OpinionIs Gail’s Bakery having a Tesla moment?
Like Elon Musk, Gail’s chairman and investor Luke Johnson is enthusiastically contrarian in railing against the liberal consensus. But as a campaign mobilises in Walthamstow against a new bakery, at what point does an outspoken entrepreneur prove a turn off for consumers?
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Analysis & InsightMenu prices grow 4.5% year on year
Pub & bar menu average prices were 5.5% higher than Q2 2023, as operators increase the price of existing dishes and add new dishes with higher price points, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest Menu Tracker quarterly update
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NewsHonest Burgers CEO becomes chairman
Former McDonad’s executive Thomas Kelly moves to the new role just eight months after joining the burger brand, with CFO Matt Brandon becoming interim CEO while a replacement is found
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NewsLabour’s worker’s rights bill could be delivered in waves
The government has reassured business leaders that the more radical changes will be consulted on before being implemented as law
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NewsTaco Bell launches late-night scheme
Encore Hours is aimed at post-gig music fans and will see select stores near venues closing as late as 2am
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Analysis & InsightPub goers swap spirits for beer but focus on quality
Consumers are increasingly trading down from spirits to beer and wine, but trading up within the category, with Guinness, and premium world lagers the stand-out performers, insight from Lumina Intelligence reveals
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InterviewsHopping to it: why Kricket is back on the expansion trail
With a new site in Canary Wharf and another opening in Shoreditch, the modern Indian restaurant group is entering a new phase of growth