All MCA Insight articles in September 2024 – Page 3
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants achieve strong summer of delivery sales
Year-on-year increases in deliveries have been comfortably above the rate of inflation throughout 2024, according to CGA by NIQ
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NewsPret coffee to be served in 1,000 A&W outlets in Canada
Pret has traded in Canada since July 2022, opening several concession sites within A&W QSR branches, before launching its first bricks-and-mortar outlet in Toronto in January 2024
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NewsGranier plans expansion drive in the UK
The premium Spanish bakery-café chain is planning to scale its UK presence from two to 15 stores by 2026, as part of an international expansion drive
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NewsDaniel Land launches bakery-restaurant concept
The Coco di Mama co-founder is launching hybrid all-day concept Don’t Tell Dad in Lonsdale Road, Queen’s Park
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OpinionHow to create long-lasting change in a hospitality business
Change is part of the hospitality industry’s DNA. But to truly adopt a change mindset, the sector should look at how transformation is approached in the world of tech, writes Vita Mojo co-founder Nick Popovici
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NewsChick-fil-A announces first five UK restaurant locations
The American QSR brand is opening in Belfast, Leeds, Liverpool, and London, part of a longer term to invest $100m in the UK over the next 10 years
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NewsPunch acquires 14 pubs from Aprirose
This deal for the Milton 1 & 2 portfolio takes Punch’s total acquisitions in the last 12 months to more than 50 pubs
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NewsTortilla sees revenue decline after overhauling delivery partnerships
CEO Andy Naylor said the UK business had “lost momentum” at the start of the year, and the company had to make some “big decisions to overhaul the trend”
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InterviewsGavin George on the pub sector: ‘I couldn’t think of being anywhere else’
As he steps down from the business he co-founded 27 years ago, outgoing Laine Pub Company CEO Gavin George speaks to MCA about Britain’s 2,000-year love affair with pubs, attracting the next generation of customers, and what’s next for the entrepreneur
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NewsBenito’s to make roadside debut
The fast-casual burrito brand from Elangeni Hospitality Group will take a former Tortilla site at Leeds Skelton Lake services
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EventsThe complexities of running a multi-brand platform
Digital specialists from The Big Table Group, The Restaurant Group, and Welcome Break will discuss their strategies and approaches to tech at the Hostech conference next month
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OpinionBristol is buzzing
London may still have some of the best bars and restaurants around but these days Bristol is not far behind, Dominic Walsh finds on a rare trip outside the capital
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NewsPub garden smoking ban ‘will happen’
The policy could involve exceptions such as separate areas where smoking is permitted, according to UKH deputy CEO Allen Simpson
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NewsCAMRA appoints new chairman
Ash Corbett-Collins has served as vice chair since November and replaces Nik Antona, who will step down due to ill health after more than five years with the organisation
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NewsStonegate partners with remote working app
More than 700 of the pubco’s venues will be available to book through the Reef app, which charges remote workers a monthly or annual subscription fee
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NewsGiggling Squid sees strong like-for-likes in 2024
The Thai restaurant group reported a 12% increase in like-for-like site EBITDA for the full year to 31 March 2024, with revenue up 4.3% for the year.
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NewsD&D London investors in talks to rescue TGI Fridays
Breal Capital and Calveton are in advanced negotiations to take on TGI Fridays’ British franchise, and are likely to take on around two-thirds of the 89-strong estate, Sky News reports
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NewsUK is fastest growing low alcohol beer market in the world
The IWSR said a post-Brexit overhaul of alcohol duties has spurred brewers to take advantage of lower rates by launching new or revamped products below 3.5% ABV
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NewsRedCat Pub Company to invest £8m in pub and inn estate
The cap ex programme will be rolled out over the next six to 12 months, with 18 pubs and six coaching inns due to benefit from investment in areas including team training and the venue’s offer
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NewsWingstop UK appoints new head of acquisitions
Adrian Saunders, who has previously worked with The Restaurant Group and Byron, will play an integral part in Wingstop’s expansion drive