All Wahaca articles – Page 2
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NewsWhy are big brands abandoning takeaway and delivery?
Takeaway and delivery last week emerged as a possible silver lining to the biblical storm clouds posing an existential threat to the restaurant and bar industry.
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NewsSubway, Tortilla, Pure and Wahaca to shut down entirely
Subway and Tortilla will close all of their restaurants for delivery, takeaway and collection today.
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NewsUKH and Industry CEOs call on Government for immediate support
In a joint letter with UK Hospitality, over 200 CEOs from across the hospitality industry have appealed to the Prime Minister to ’act without delay’ in implementing immediate government support for the sector.
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Analysis & InsightGetting social - the risks and rewards
As Chancellor Rishi Sunak grinned next to an unnecessarily large bag of Yorkshire Tea and Jacob Rees-Mogg threw caution to the wind in clutching a single walkers crisp, social media managers everywhere groaned in solidarity. “Look how relatable we are,” called the two men, “so normal!” Within minutes, Twitter warriors throughout the country were primed for battle. Yorkshire Tea, Walkers and Pringles (which committed the crime of simply sitting, unopened, on Reese-Mogg’s desk), were immediately inundated with online abuse.
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: Turning up the heat and other NPD delights
New product development (NPD) is rightly recognised as a lifeblood for the eating out industry, and MCA’s Menu Tracker offers insights into the latest menu trends and influences across 150 leading operators. This review only serve as a taster, but the three courses have each been accompanied with three key summary insights.
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NewsBababoom: ‘People aren’t rebelling against chains, they’re rebelling against bad value’
Having established two profitable restaurants, and raised close to a million pounds in crowdfunded investment, Eve Bugler is ready to take Bababoom to a prime site London.
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NewsHeather swaps Pho for Wahaca
Pho operations director Mathew Heather has left to join Wahaca in the same role, MCA understands.
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NewsJo Fleet named ‘unsung hero’
Flat Iron, Wagamama, Caravan and Lina Stores were among winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards held in London last night (4 December).
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NewsBababoom launches fundraise for 20-strong rollout plan
Kebab restaurant concept Bababoom is launching a fundraising drive to support its target of reaching 20 sites by 2024, MCA can reveal.
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Analysis & InsightMenu price inflation slower than CPI
Menu prices increased by 1.8% in Spring/Summer 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, MCA’s Menu Tracker reveals.
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NewsWahaca tightens up walk-outs policy
Wahaca has tightened up its policy on walk-outs, after a waiter was reportedly told to pay part of the bill when customers left without paying.
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OpinionSatisfaction or sales – how can you measure success?
New ways to “measure the unmeasurable” mean that satisfaction data could start to rival sales data as a key metric for operators, according to Gary Goodman, chief executive of Yumpingo.
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Analysis & InsightFostering the next generation of female entrepreneurs
Holly Addison, head of hospitality and consumer digital at executive recruitment firm Odgers Berndtson, takes a closer look at the reasons behind the gender imbalance when it comes to female-founder businesses gaining financial backing and suggests great role models are key to any change.
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NewsRhys Oldfield joins BabaBoom as backer; Jenkins and Fish depart
Be At One founder Rhys Oldfield has joined BabaBoom as a backer of the kebab restaurant concept, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLost Boys Pizza to open second site, with Absinthe bar
Vampire-themed operator Lost Boys Pizza, is to open its second site this December, in Camden.
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NewsByron launches Facebook Messenger payment bot
Byron has launched a Quickpay bot allowing customers to pay for their bill using Facebook Messenger.
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NewsHOP secures flagship site at Cheesegrater
HOP, the Vietnamese inspired concept, has secured the former Bel-Air site at the Cheesegrater building for a flagship, new format restaurant and bar site, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
If Amazon ran a restaurant group, how would it differ to yours?
Yumpingo chief executive Gary Goodman says customer data can be as transformative in our sector as it has been in retail - but it must be a force for good which enhances the guest experience rather than a disruption.
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NewsYumpingo signs TGI Fridays as first US customer
Restaurant intelligence platform, Yumpingo, has made its debut in the UK after signing a deal with TGI Fridays.
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NewsWahaca and El Bandito launch rooftop bar
Wahaca has teamed up with Graffiti Spirits at its Liverpool city centre restaurant on a rooftop bar.