All Burger King articles – Page 18
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NewsBK to focus on premium lines
Burger King is “really encouraged” by the progress made in Europe, according to chief executive Daniel Schwartz, who says the company will continue to focus on more premium products to drive growth
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Analysis & InsightAmericans to fall out of love with burgers
Consumers in the US are expected to fall out of love with the quintessential American fast food meal, the burger
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NewsLeon makes senior appointments
Leon, the healthy fast food chain led by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, has expanded its head office team with a number of new appointments including Vincent assuming the role of chief executive officer
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NewsUK strength lifts Burger King
The strength of the UK market helped Burger King to report a 0.9% rise in comparable sales in the EMEA region for the second quarter of 2014
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NewsKout in Subway tie-in
Kout Food Group (KFG) is believed to have signed a deal with Subway, which will see the sandwich brand open up a number of units at roadside locations next to or inside Little Chefs
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Analysis & InsightNew world order
Forget the recent influx of US restaurant brands planting their flags on UK soil – the Brits are leading a global invasion all of their own
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NewsKout acquires further Costa franchisee
Kout Food Group (KFG), the Kuwaiti-based foodservice firm, has acquired its second Costa Coffee franchisee, Coffee Snobs, for c£5.2m
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NewsShakeaway grows UK and global pipeline
Shakeaway, the takeaway milkshake concept, is opening eight UK stores this year as part of a ten year plan to have more than 3,000 stores worldwide, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsKout appoints ops director
Kout Food Group, the Kuwaiti owner of Little Chef, has appointed former Krispy Kreme operations manager John Moore to the role of operations director, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsOperators to make airport debuts at Stansted
Coast to Coast, Itsu, Harris + Hoole and high-profile chef James Martin are all set to open their first airport sites after securing units at Stansted, as part of the transport hub’s £80m terminal upgrade
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NewsKout Group appoints new head of UK operations
Kout Food Group, which owns Little Chef, has appointed Remco Veeren, formerly of Paul UK, as its new head of operations for the UK
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NewsChimichanga, Prêt and BK set for Glasgow development
Chimichanga, Prêt A Manger and Burger King are to open at the new £20m expansion to the Silverburn development in Glasgow, reports Glasgow’s Evening Times.
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Harrison Leisure enters administration
Harrison Leisure, the operator of a pub, restaurant and leisure complex in Bridlington, Yorkshire, has entered administration following financial difficulties
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New operators secure Silverburn openings
Chimichanga will open its first restaurant in Glasgow as part of the £20m leisure extension of Silverburn, the city’s flagship out-of-town shopping centre
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NewsBurger King scrapping ‘Have It Your Way’ slogan
Burger King is scrapping its 40-year-old “Have It Your Way” slogan in favour of the more personal “Be Your Way.”
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NewsEurope drives Q1 BK sales growth
A strong performance across Europe, helped Burger King report a 2% increase in comparable sales for the first quarter of the year
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Firms' suppliers should also shun zero hours contracts: MPs
Companies that have committed not to employ staff on zero-hours contracts should ensure their supply and distribution chain does that same, according to a new report from MPs in Scotland that concludes such contracts should not be used in most cases
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 April
Company results and news Punch Taverns brings in independent restructuring specialist Punch Taverns, Britain’s second biggest pubs group, has brought in an independent corporate restructuring expert to aid long-running discussions over its £2.3bn debt mountain. Dean Merritt, from Talbot Hughes McKillop, is representing the companies that issued Punch’s debt, amid ...
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Analysis & InsightPubs cheaper than fast food outlets for burgers
Cash-strapped consumers can now get burger meals more cheaply at many pubs than at McDonald’s or Burger King
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Analysis & InsightAmerica’s there for the taking
Known as the ‘godfather of casual dining’, Ian Neill turned Japanese noodle chain Wagamama into a global business worth more than £200m. Here in a piece from Piper Private Equity’s ‘Going Global: 30 Years 30 Insights’, he reveals in full how a crucial lesson was learned in an unlikely location