Finn Scott-Delany

Brighton

Editor at MCA Insight

News editor at MCA, formerly M&C Report - eating and drinking out market insight. finn,[email protected] / 01293 846513

Articles

Yard Sale Pizza Plots Digital Expansion and London Growth After Piper Investment

1 week ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Yard Sale Pizza: ‘We want to be bigger and better’ By Finn Scott-Delany2025-04-17T06:59:00 The Piper-backed pizza delivery brand will look to accelerate investment in digital and tech to enhance customer retention following its recent acquisition, co-founder Johnnie Tate tells MCA
Stonegate Reports £1.747bn Revenue in 2024 Amid Strategic Growth and £638m Restructure

1 week ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Stonegate delivers £1.7bn revenue By Finn Scott-Delany2025-04-16T08:35:00 The 4,370-strong pub company said sales were favourable compared to the prior year, demonstrating the “resilience of its high-quality pub portfolio”
Yard Sale Pizza Joins Piper Portfolio Amid Rising Investor Appetite for Delivery-First QSR Brands

2 weeks ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Yard Sale Pizza deal delivers a tasty slice of M&A By Finn Scott-Delany2025-04-11T07:36:00 Piper’s acquisition of the London pizza shop brand steers clear of casual dining in favour of a delivery-first cult-favourite brand with lots of potential for growth
Yard Sale Pizza secures growth investment from Piper

3 weeks ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Yard Sale Pizza secures growth investment from Piper By Finn Scott-Delany2025-04-04T14:22:00 Following the investment, the London neighbourhood pizza delivery brand plans to supercharge expansion in London and new cities across the UK, with a goal of reaching 40 shops over the next five years, MCA can reveal
Yard Sale Pizza secures investment from Piper

3 weeks ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Yard Sale Pizza secures investment from Piper By Finn Scott-Delany2025-04-04T14:22:00 The London neighbourhood pizza delivery brand plans to supercharge expansion in London and new cities across the UK, with a goal of reaching 40 shops over the next five years, MCA can reveal
Papa Johns franchise base ‘stronger than ever’

4 weeks ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Papa Johns franchise base ‘stronger than ever’ By Finn Scott-Delany2025-03-28T08:13:51.793 Having restructured its UK estate, the pizza brand is now “well positioned for growth” with positive sales and transactions, according UK MD Chris Phylactou
Caravan CEO Laura Harper-Hinton on Management Buy-Out and Growth Plans Post-MBO

1 month ago | mca-insight.com | Finn Scott-Delany

Caravan: ‘This is all down to us now’ By Finn Scott-Delany2025-03-26T17:14:00 CEO Laura Harper-Hinton speaks to MCA following the restaurant group’s management buy-out, which she says has enabled the team to “refocus on what we’re up to”
OPINION: Never will service and great value be more important

1 month ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Tim Bird |Rebecca Weller |Finn Scott-Delany

I have often compared the challenges we have faced (and continue to face) in hospitality to a ‘Grand National’. Except fences keep being added that seem to get taller and more hazardous while the ‘finishing post’ is moved away, with further furlongs added to our continuing ride to success or in many cases to simple survival. Of course, ‘success is a journey, it is not a destination’ so we have to keep ‘riding the horse’ and jumping the fences.
Margins remain tight as ‘lacklustre’ sales growth continues

1 month ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Rebecca Weller |Finn Scott-Delany

The latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker revealed managed restaurant, pub and bar groups delivered fractional like-for-like sales growth of just 0.1% in February. Well below the current rate of inflation, the figure demonstrated a “challenging start” to 2025 for the sector, following a year-on-year drop of 1.3% in January. In addition, the numbers indicated consumers continue to remain watchful of their disposable income.
Competitive socialising ‘doesn’t have to cost a lot of money' for pubs

1 month ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Rebecca Weller |Felicity Giles |Finn Scott-Delany

According to data from CGA by NIQ, high tempo consumers are visiting venues more frequently than they did in 2024, with 43% visiting weekly - an increase of 17 percentage points compared with last year. Moreover, on-premise spend for those consumers was estimated by CGA to be £38 more per month than the British average. Speaking at The Pub Show at London’s ExCel on Thursday 18 March, operators shared their experiences with competitive socialising and how the market can benefit the on-trade.