All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 17
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NewsDanieli Group outlines expansion plans
The north east leisure operator has plans to expand its Stack food hall and live music concept to more than 10 sites over the next five years, following a strong sales performance
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Analysis & InsightGraphite Capital: Businesses acting on sustainability are more investible
Operators who can’t show what they are doing around sustainability may struggle to obtain future investment, according to Graphite Capital
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Analysis & InsightAverage spend up 16% at breakfast
The eating and drinking out market has seen an 8% increase in average spend across all occasions, with breakfast showing the strongest growth, Lumina Intelligence data shows.
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Analysis & InsightManchester city centre sees strong recovery
The city has seen a strong ongoing recovery in footfall, with figures up 5.8% in March – double the average national levels, new data has found
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Analysis & InsightRecruitment: ‘We need to start thinking about Gen Alpha’
The generation after Gen Z is likely to have equally high expectations about the companies they choose to work for, MCA’s Food to Go Conference heard
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Analysis & InsightRecruitment struggles easing in food to go sector
Both Leon and Pure have found that it has been easier to recruit staff in recent months, although there are still challenges in attracting people to the sector
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Analysis & InsightConsumers are eating out less often
Frequency of visits in the eating and drinking out sector are down 7% year-on-year, as consumers reduce the number of occasions out of home due to the rising cost of living, new data from Lumina Intelligence has found.
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NewsVagabond appoints new ops director
The experiential wine bar operator has appointed former Megan’s operations director Christobell Giles
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NewsDimbleby resigns as government food tsar
The co-founder of Leon has quit his role at Defra, criticising the government for its “insane” inaction on the nation’s obesity crisis.
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NewsGovernment criticised for omitting hospitality workers from shortage occupation list
UKHospitality said the decision not to include overseas restaurant and bar workers in its shortage occupation list was “disappointing”
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NewsGrind completes £15m investment round
The coffee business, which also completed on the acquisition of ready-to-drink coffee company Bottleshot, will use some of the funds to expand its coffee shop estate
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Analysis & InsightFood to go leaders positive about direction of travel
Steadily increasing footfall, particularly on the high street, has been encouraging for the food to go sector, despite the impact of the rail strikes
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Analysis & InsightLeisure openings driven by ‘race for space’ from fast food operators
The overall leisure sector saw 904 net new units added in 2022, driven by fast food takeaway operators, according to a new LDC report
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NewsSector counting on Chancellor for support in Budget
Support on energy, business rates, VAT and the labour market are among the key areas the hospitality sector is calling for the government to address in its spring statement today
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InterviewsBlank Street Coffee: ‘We don’t want tech to detract from the hospitality experience’
UK MD Ignacio Llado told MCA’s Food to Go Conference that Blank Street would only invest in tech if it was “100% right” for the brand
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NewsNew PE firm in contention for Subway acquisition
Advent International has joined the list of parties which remain in the running to buy US sandwich chain Subway, alongside the likes of Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital.
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Analysis & InsightFood to go triumphs over more expensive F&B brands
Consumers are prioritising spend with affordable operators, driven by successful expansion strategies, according to CACI
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InterviewsNightcap: ‘Rail strikes are our biggest challenge’
Sarah Willingham, CEO of the bar group, tells MCA it was “absolutely disgusting” strike action was allowed to continue and that the impact on sales was “really significant”
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InterviewsKnoops aims to become ‘synonymous with hot chocolate’
Executive chairman William Gordon-Harris tells MCA that the size of the prize for the hot chocolate shop is “huge”
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds-up the latest openings stories from the past week, featuring Marugame Udon, JW Lees, Incipio Group and more