All MCA Insight articles in May 2024 – Page 5
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News
Big Table Group sees turnover surpass £223m
The operator of Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Banana Tree, and Café Rouge has identified material growth opportunities for the 75 sites it acquired from The Restaurant Group last year, along with testing several conversions
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Dishoom in legal battle over rhyming slang for curry
The restaurant chain has lodged legal papers with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
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News
Romy Miller joins Knoops as CMO
Previously of KellyDeli and Gail’s Bakery, Miller joins as chief marketing officer as the chocolate specialist looks to grow within the UK and internationally
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Analysis & Insight
Inside the obesity capital of Britain
Overeating is fuelling the UK’s labour crisis and putting further strain on the NHS, The Telegraph reports
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Analysis & Insight
£4 Dominos and £5 KFC: health fears as fast food lunch becomes ‘workplace appropriate’
Low-price deals in UK mean consumers are eating less nourishing food more frequently, say experts
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News
Bounce set to open in Dublin’s Central Plaza
Bounce is one of several hospitality venues to have signed a lease at the former headquarters of the Central Bank of Ireland
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Analysis & Insight
Operators introducing premium dishes to drive spend
New dishes were priced higher than same-line dishes in Q2 2023 as operators look to drive average transaction value per head
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News
Busaba to trial new wet-led concept
CEO Winston Matthews speaks to MCA about targeting younger consumers, expanding the restaurant brand across London, and taking the food offer “back to where it should be”
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Interviews
Outlet closures slow in April
The biggest slowdown in closure rates was in urban areas as more and more businesses encourage workers back to the office
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Interviews
Boo aims for nationwide expansion
The Midlands-based burger is targeting 300 sites across the country through a mix of large-format stores in shopping schemes and city centres, alongside smaller “hatch” formats, co-founder Mohammed Suleman tells MCA.
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News
Card payments to be permitted on gaming machines
UKHospitality and the British Beer and Pub Association said the change was a significant victory for pubs and would protect a significant revenue stream
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News
RedCat appoints new group property director
David Roberts joins the Rooney Anand-chaired pub business from Stonegate, and replaces Kamran Aziz, who is entering retirement
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Joe & the Juice sees record revenue
The Danish-founded juice specialist reported a 42% rise in revenue to £276m, along with a 35% increase in same-store sales
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Ole & Steen dials up premium positioning for new summer menu
The launch has been designed with the Danish ethos Hygge, with a focus on seasonal and speciality ingredients
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Gail’s expands partnership with Waitrose
The premium bakery chain will open its first ‘store within a store’ with a 280 sq ft counter at Waitrose Canary Wharf, offering breads, baked goods, and specialty coffee
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Interviews
Fazenda ready to take brand to ‘the next level’
After making its London debut last year, co-founder and managing director Tomás Maunier tells MCA the premium rodizio bar and grill is aiming for five or six sites in the capital
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Analysis & Insight
Poor weather dampens eating out spend
Despite the wettest February on record, restaurants saw an uptick as evening socialising required, with consumer confidence up year-on-year
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Opinion
Whitbread’s restaurant conundrum
Whitbread is very good at throwing cash at its hotels, but very bad at chucking money at its pub-restaurants, Dominic Walsh argues as the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator embarks on an overhaul of its estate
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News
Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Black Sheep Coffee, Punch Pubs, Pizza Pilgrims and Sunday in Brooklyn
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News
Liberation Cocktails to launch bar offer
The specialist ready-to-drink cocktail brand is launching two new bar concepts, both featuring a range of premium cocktails on tap