All articles by Shwetali Sapte – Page 83
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Analysis & Insight
Inflation outpaces sales growth
Like-for-like sales failed to match up to inflation in July, with London lagging behind due to rail strikes and heatwaves, according to the Coffer CGA Business Tracker
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News
Five Guys: ‘There are 250,000 unique ways to eat our burgers’
Five Guys Europe CEO John Eckbert speaks to entrepreneur Steven Bartlett about building a burger empire in the podcast Diary of a CEO
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Interviews
Hush Collection: ‘2021 was a good year for us’
The brand reported an 8.7% increase in turnover on 2019 levels, and plans to expand further both within and outside the UK, CEO Ed Standring told MCA
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News
Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings and announcements, featuring new launches from Popeye’s, Incipio Group, Rudy’s Pizza, and more
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News
Döner Shack to make London debut
The Berlin-inspired kebab concept will debut in Baker Street this autumn, the first of four openings planned over the next six months
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News
St Austell strengthens leadership team
The pub operator has promoted Andrew Turner to COO and appointed Paul Harbottle as commercial director alongside its first acquisition in two years
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News
NTIA calls for intervention over insurance premiums
The industry association has warned escalating premium costs are rising to unsustainable levels
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News
BII calls for government support amidst energy crisis
The British Institute of Innkeeping has requested urgent support for independent pubs to deal with soaring energy bills
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News
Sticks’n’Sushi announces 10th restaurant opening
The Danish-owned Japanese concept will bring its estate to 10 restaurants in UK with a new opening in Westfield London this year
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News
JKS to open Arcade at Battersea Power Station
The Sethi siblings-led group has confirmed it will launch a second London site for its food hall concept next year, showcasing a range of global cuisines
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News
Bone Daddies secures new loan facilities
The operator of the Bone Daddies ramen chain and Flesh & Buns will fund new capex with Investec loan facilities secured in June
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News
Deliveroo growth slows amidst headwinds
The delivery company reported gross transaction value up by 8% in the UK and Ireland but a slowdown in growth in the second quarter, in its half year update
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Analysis & Insight
Plant-based PR: The value of the vegan burger
MCA examines the trend for plant-based only restaurants, their commercial viability, and value as a PR opportunity for bigger players
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News
Chopstix to expand footprint in Greater London
The Asian QSR concept has announced it will open three sites in Greater London in the next month, soon after announcing four new openings in Wales
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Analysis & Insight
South East worst affected by staffing crisis
London and Brighton were identified as the two cities worst affected by the sector’s labour shortage, according to research by CACI
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality spend sees 1.5% decline in July
Consumer card spending on eating and drinking out increased 9% year-on-year but dropped 1.5% between June and July, according to Barclaycard
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Interviews
Clean Kitchen Club: ‘We want to be one of the fastest to reach 1,000 sites’
Co-founder and CEO Mikey Pearce speaks to MCA about expanding nationally and globally, securing backing from high-profile investors, and building a brand during a pandemic
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Interviews
Nightcap: ‘We’re focused on providing good times and good value’
The late night operator plans to open 13 bars by next summer amidst soaring revenues, co-founder Michael Toxvaerd tells MCA
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News
KFC UK reports quarterly sales decline
In a financial update, Yum! Brands reported a quarterly sales decline of 8% at KFC UK & Ireland, and a 1% decline in the year to date
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News
Nightcap revenues soar beyond pre-pandemic levels
In its year-end trading update, the Adventure Bar group and Barrio Familia owner reported a 73.2% revenue increase in Q4 of FY2022, compared to 2019