All articles by Hannah Currie – Page 28
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Aldi to open ‘bottomless pigs in blankets’ pop-up restaurant
Located in North London’s Camden Passage, the restaurant will offer a six-course menu of Aldi’s pigs in blankets range.
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Lumina: Branded restaurants forging improvements
Scaled back operations, menu tactics and consumer-aligned innovation is driving spend and strengthening margins, Lumina senior insight manager Katie Gallagher told MCA’s Restaurant Conference
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Purezza announces merger with La Fauxmagerie
The sustainable restaurant group aims to expand its culinary footprint alongside artisan cheese brand La Fauxmagerie, acquiring a majority stake in the company.
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Hospitality chiefs warn businesses will shut without tax freeze
Burger King, Fuller’s and Greene King are among the industry leaders who have signed a letter to the Chancellor calling for a tax freeze for pubs and restaurants
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Analysis & Insight
EV charging drives dwell time at retail-led destinations
52% of EV owners would stay longer at a destination with an improved charging experience, boosting turnover for grab and go, retail, and restaurant venues
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Rugby World Cup scores pubs double digit growth
Five of the six knock-out matchdays delivered a boost of 16% or more in drinks sales, against the average equivalent day in 2023
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Andreia Harwood returns to Wingstop
Formerly of The Restaurant Group, Harwood has rejoined Wingstop as its new marketing director – EMEA
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GDK launches own app-based delivery service
The new German Doner Kebab app will harness Uber technology to provide real-time tracking and 24-hour customer support
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End to rail strikes could mean ‘Christmas comes early’ for hospitality
The RMT confirmed it has reached a deal that could see staff get a pay rise backdated to 2022, alongside job security guarantees
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Domino’s sees continued sales growth
The pizza business reported Q3 total system sales up 5.5%, driven by an acceleration in new store openings
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Admiral Taverns reports resilient trading
The c1,500 strong pub group said that its continued investment in pubs and licensees was driving growth in a “volatile external environment”
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Wagamama, Miss Millie’s, Fatto a Mano, Rosa’s Thai, and more
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4 in 10 plan to spend less on socialising this Christmas
Pubs, bars and restaurants will be competing with at-home entertaining this festive season as household budgets are squeezed
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Rileys: Our focus is on big city centre hubs
The sports bar operator is seeking sites in some of the UK’s major cities after securing c£2.3m in funding from Triple Point earlier this year
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Analysis & Insight
Surge in London restaurants charging £150+ per head
Restaurants charging over £100 per head are seeing above-inflation restaurant price hikes, according to Harden’s
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Analysis & Insight
Licensed venues fall by 3.6%
The total of licences premises at the end of September 2023 fell to 99,916, marking the first time it has dropped below 100,000 in the history of CGA’s Hospitality Market Monitor.
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Revolution protecting staff with suicide prevention tool
The group has become the first in the sector to install R;pple across its computer networks, which intercepts harmful content
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Pizza Express expands retail channel with frozen range
The offer aims to ”unlock new meal occasions at scale”, giving customers greater access to ”restaurant quality” pizzas at home
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Analysis & Insight
Experiential dining key to winning young consumers
According to Lumina, 63% of 18-24 year olds are considered “very experience-led”, with many cash-strapped young people looking for differentiation to justify spend
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Beyond Meat cuts workforce as demand softens
The plant-based McDonald’s supplier plans to pursue a ”further, sizable reduction of operating expenses to improve our cost structure”