All Burger King articles – Page 12
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Analysis & Insight
Customer service stars of 2016
MCA director of insight, Steve Gotham, looks at which operators topped the league tables for friendly and speedy service during 2016 and what lessons we can learn from their success.
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News
Five Guys eyes Trocadero opening
Five Guys, the better burger brand, is in talks to open a site in London’s Leicester Square
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News
Burger King to up delivery service
Uber-style service Quiqup has won a contract with Burger King to deliver fast food to London customers’ doors
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News
Dungey steps down from Kout
Kris Dungey has stepped down as chief operating officer/head of the Kout Food Group UK, after just over a year in the role
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News
Five Guys to add to flagship London estate
Five Guys, the better burger brand, has lined up two further flagship sites in south west London
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News
Five Guys appoints new head of ops
Five Guys, the better burger brand, has appointed a new UK head of operations
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News
Burger King seeks investment for UK arm
Burger King’s parent company has approached private equity firms about a deal to invest in its UK operations
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News
Merlin’s Mackenzie joins Thwaites board
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire-based pub operator, has announced the appointment of Nick Mackenzie as a non-executive director.
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News
Fast food must modernise to win back young
Fast food operators must modernise to win back younger consumers, MCA can reveal.
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Opinion
Leading the way
Recruitment expert Jon Midmer of Jon Midmer Associates examines where today’s industry leaders come from, points to why a change has occurred and looks into the future of chief executive hiring
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News
Smashburger appoints new UK managing director
Smashburger’s UK managing director Tim Lowther has left his post and been replaced by former Burger King executive, Tracy Gehlan, MCA has learnt.
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News
Palmer takes advisory role at Pret
Mark Palmer has stepped down as marketing director at Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-backed group
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News
Unhealthiest breakfast options of high street operators revealed
JD Wetherspoon serves one of the unhealthiest breakfasts on the high street, according to research of publically available nutritional information.
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News
Applegreen signs deals with global health chain
Increased food sales helped Applegreen to grow profit in the first half of the year, as it opened its first site in partnership with Freshii
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News
Tim Hortons to launch in UK
Canadian chain Tim Hortons is to launch in the UK under a franchise venture with a UK-based investor.
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Opinion
Sector snapshot: Little Chef on a big mission
MCA talks to head of operations at Little Chef, John Moore, on his plans to reignite the public’s love of the brand.
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News
Little Chef to open first site since Kout acquisition
Little Chef is gearing up to launch its first restaurant since it was taken over by Kout Food Group in 2013, MCA has learnt.
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News
Deliveroo begins Bill’s trial
Deliveroo, the London-based food delivery network, has begun a trial with Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed chain
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Analysis & Insight
US study finds fast casual courses higher in calories
Courses at fast casual restaurants have a higher average calorie count than fast food establishments
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Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans