Food to Go News
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NewsDessert chain Batch’d secures £1.1m investment
The 25-strong Leeds-based dessert specialist plans to double in size and grow turnover to £20m by 2029
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NewsB Bagel appoints new operations director
Nicholas Brown joins B Bagel from YO! Sushi’s parent company, The Wonderfield Group, as the bagel chain pushes towards the 20-site mark
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NewsFarmer J secures £17.5m in new funding
The investment, led by existing backer Beringea and a new global hospitality investor, will support its New York debut, plus three more London openings before year-end
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NewsChaiiwala sales near £90m, supporting global expansion ambitions
The Indian street food cafe concept grew sales by 35% in 2024 as it continues to work towards 500 openings in the next decade
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NewsHenry Dimbleby warns Asda ownership is ‘destroying’ Leon
Leon’s current owners are “destroying” the brand by shifting away from its ethos of ‘healthy fast food’, according to the chain’s co-founder and former food tsar
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NewsChipotle revenues up 32%, losses widen
Chipotle UK reported revenue of £34.6m in 2024, but said it continues to focus on its supply strategy and efficiencies to reduce losses of £18m for the year
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NewsFarmer J grows revenue by +50%
The field-tray concept, led by Jonathan Recanati, is expecting to open a further six sites in the UK in 2026, as well as a second site in New York.
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NewsActivist investor pushing for SSP takeover
Irenic Capital Management has been trying to drum up interest in a take-over deal for the food to go operator, after it increased its stake to around 3%.
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NewsChaiiwala lines up eight openings in bid to reach 500 sites
The Indian café group, which trades from over 100 UK sites, will open eight stores over the autumn and winter as it looks to reach 500 in 10 years
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NewsLongboys shutters estate
The gourmet doughnut brand from Graham Hornigold has closed all three sites, blaming rising inflation and spiralling costs
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NewsSubway: ‘Even big brands like us have to pivot’
The sandwich giant has noticed the market becoming more saturated, and is seeking to respond to trends and become a challenger brand
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NewsGoing green: Matcha mania takes hold in UK cafés
The trend for Japanese tea-based beverages is driven by health benefits and what looks good on social media, says the FT
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NewsSandwich shop founders fuel Britain’s Instagram food craze
The humble sandwich has been transformed into a gourmet sensation. Yet, despite high demand, rising costs challenge their survival amid rising overheads
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NewsNotto to launch to-go concept at Broadgate Central
Chef Phil Howard’s pasta restaurant Notto is to launch in a new grab and go format at the new 1 Broadgate development, with Sandwich Sandwich and Sushinoya also taking space
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NewsWhich Wich signs franchise deal for Scotland
The customisable sandwich concept has secured partners to launch in Edinburgh and Glasgow, shortly after signing its first franchise agreement to open in Cardiff
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NewsCinnabon shutters entire UK estate
A “strategic decision” by UK master franchisee and operator EG On The Move to focus on its core convenience retail business has seen 12 Cinnabon sites close.
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NewsCornish Bakery achieves record summer
The independent bakery chain has delivered 24% total sales growth year-on-year, along with 8% like-for-like growth as it continues to grow its pipeline
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NewsDe Nadas appoints non-exec director
The grab and go Argentinian empanada business has appointed former Temper and Gaucho ops director Michael Di Palma, as it looks to expand to 20 sites within the next five years.
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NewsWingstop UK makes people director promotion
Faye Ryder-Humphries joined Wingstop in April 2022, as people partner, before being made head of people in December of that year.
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NewsIn pictures: Blank Street rebrands to ‘global lifestyle’ concept
The rebrand signals an evolution from Blank Street’s beginnings as a coffee and matcha chain, and will be rolled out in-store over the coming months