One day. Industry-leading insight. Unrivalled networking.

Join the most influential leaders, investors, operators and innovators from across the restaurant sector for a day of insight, inspiration and strategic discussion.

As the industry continues to navigate economic pressures, changing consumer behaviours and a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the MCA Restaurant Conference brings together the people shaping the future of UK dining. Hear from CEOs, founders and sector experts as they share real-world experiences, growth strategies and lessons learned from building and scaling some of the industry's most successful brands.

The 2025 agenda featured senior leaders from some of the UK's most influential restaurant and hospitality businesses, including Wahaca, JKS Restaurants, Franco Manca, Bill’s, KFC UK & Ireland, Dishoom, Caravan Restaurants, Pizza Pilgrims, Azzurri Group, Brother Marcus, The Evolv Collection, Banana Tree, Domino’s, Bella Italia and itsu, alongside experts from UKHospitality, Lumina Intelligence, AlixPartners and Uber Eats. Together, they shared insights on growth, innovation, people strategy, digital transformation, investment trends and the future of the restaurant sector.

Join us for a full day of networking and insight. Registration is from 9.30am and the programme then runs from 10am to 4.30pm, followed by networking drinks

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Attendee feedback

An excellent line up, covering celebration and challenges in our industry with up to date information

Alison Vickers Juniper Strategy

MCA events always deliver. Strong content and speakers, friendly faces and good conversation & networking in a fantastic venue. Always on my hospo events calendar

Chris Harris Cardlytics

Great conference! Excellent range of high-profile speakers. The short sessions were packed with information and were all very engaging. A very well organised event!

Megan Smithson forpeople

A really useful blend of topics including current business trends and challenges coupled with new ideas and thought provoking presentations - great to hear various operators' journeys and approaches to developing their businesses. A really engaging day with some inspirational leaders in hospitality!

Scott Harper Malmaison and Hotel du Vin

The MCA Restaurant Conference brought a great range of operators and Industry participants alike. It facilitated impactful conversations, gave us the latest on industry trends and of course was a great place to network.

Gemma Glasson Wahaca