4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (46+ words) MCA Insight Whitbread sites acquired by former managers Common Table Group has announced plans to acquire 57 restaurant sites and one Premier Inn hotel from Whitbread for an undisclosed sum You have reached your article limit Register for limited access...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (70+ words) MCA Insight Better Hospitality starts with all of us By Lorraine Copes, founder & CEO, Be Inclusive Hospitality 2026-10-06T07:21:00 The hospitality sector can offer opportunity, connection and careers that take people further than they imagined. But opportunities are not experienced equally, Lorraine…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (71+ words) MCA Insight What hospitality distress levels mean for operators and suppliers Julie Palmer, managing partner at BTG Begbies Traynor, on what the latest Red Flag Alert data reveals about financial distress in hospitality and leisure, and the warning signs operators…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (85+ words) mca-insight.com Crossing the pond: What America’s restaurant invasion tells us about Britain’s next opportunity By Robert Ancill 2026-10-05T07:37:00 Queues and social media hype may launch a restaurant brand, but only a transferable operating model delivers lasting success. As US imports…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (52+ words) MCA Insight Hospitality has highest tax burden in the economy Analysis by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) suggests for every £1 of pre-tax profit generated by the hospitality sector, businesses pay 82p in taxes You have reached your article limit Register for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (59+ words) MCA Insight Mental health in pub kitchens: has the culture changed? By Phoebe Fraser 2026-09-23T07:48:00 While hospitality has become far more open about mental health in recent years, new figures suggest the industry’s wellbeing challenges remain deeply entrenched. You have reached…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (51+ words) mca-insight.com Scottish government urged to back #VATstheproblem campaign More than 100 leading chefs and hospitality businesses have written to Scotland’s First Minister calling on him to back the campaign to reduce VAT to 10% You have reached your article limit Register…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (60+ words) MCA Insight Inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour still commonplace in hospitality Source: Fertnig (Getty Images) More than half of hospitality workers polled in a new survey have experienced inappropriate, unsafe or unacceptable behaviour within the past year, according to independent hospitality…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (53+ words) MCA Insight Summer heatwave drives up utility costs for hoteliers The RSM UK Hotels Tracker shows utilities expenses per occupied room of UK hotels rose from £8.45 in July 2025 to £9.15 in July 2026 You have reached your article limit Register for limited…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (54+ words) MCA Insight Welsh government urged to cut business rates multiplier for hospitality UKHospitality Cymru made the case that lowering business rates for the sector would be a simple and practical solution to reduce costs You have reached your article limit…...