All Burger King articles – Page 19
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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
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Analysis & Insight
Sales slow for US restaurants
The 500 largest US restaurant chains registered a 3.5% annual sales increase in 2013, a significant decline from 4.9% the prior year, according to data released by Technomic
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 March
Pubs Pub landlords face tenfold rise in cost of licence Pub landlords could be hit by tenfold rises in the cost of their licences under plans put forward by the Government. The Home Office is proposing to hand the power to set licence fees – paid by bars, pubs and ...
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News
Famous Brands targets UK
Famous Brands International, the US parent company of the TCBY Yogurt and Mrs. Fields Cookies brands that operates more than 900 sites in 33 countries, is targeting a UK launch, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSubway remains top franchise opportunity
Subway has been named as the number one franchise opportunity for the fourth year in a row in an annual list of Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct, the leading online resource for global franchise opportunities
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Analysis & InsightBranded dining sector to grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014
The UK branded dining sector will grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014, with outlet numbers increasing 5.5%, according to figures from Allegra’s Project Restaurant Report
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News
East Midlands Airport launches new food court
East Midlands Airport has opened its brand new food court within the terminal building marking the completion of the second phase of the £12m terminal redevelopment
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NewsBK reports 1.7% rise in Q4 sales
Burger King, the fast-food chain, has reported a 1.7% rise in quarterly global sales with very strong results in Asia
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NewsDomino's appoints interim CEO
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that David Wild, currently senior non-executive director of the company, has been appointed as interim chief executive with immediate effect
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NewsItsu’s Carnevale joins Five Guys
Eduardo Carnevale has left Itsu as its head of training and standards to join Five Guys, the fast-growing US burger brand
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News
Euro Garages to expand estate
Petrol forecourt operator Euro Garages has announced a deal to buy 48 Esso petrol station sites in the Midlands and East Angla as it boosts its geographical coverage
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NewsOperators sign up for Lakeside redevelopment
Wasabi, Rhythm Kitchen and Thai Express have become the latest operators to sign up for units at the £9m redevelopment of Lakeside shopping centre’s food court
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NewsJimmy’s further strengthens management team
Jimmy’s World Kitchen has further strengthened its executive team with the appointments of a new property director and operations director as it gears up for its next stage of growth
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NewsEQT plans SSP listing
EQT Partners, the private equity firm behind SSP, is accessing its options for the leading travel concessions operator, with the group tipped for a flotation on the London Stock Exchange toward the second half of this year
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News
Lowther to lead Five Guys in the north
Tim Lowther, who recently oversaw the launch of Shake Shack in the UK, has been named as head of operations UK north for rival chain Five Guys
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News
La Tagliatella in UK debut talks
La Tagliatella, the Italian restaurant brand owned by AmRest, the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and Eastern Europe with 700 sites, is believed to be in talks on its first site in the UK
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NewsTesco CEO calls for obesity law
Philip Clarke, chief executive of Tesco, has told the Government to bring in a law to tackle obesity and that legislation might be required to “level the playing field” with restaurants, takeaways, cinemas and other retailers
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NewsEAT appoints new FD
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, has appointed Strahan Wilson, formerly of Burger King, as its new finance director, M&C Report understands
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News
JW Lees: guest beer option 'disastrous'
The introduction of a mandatory guest beer option for pub tenants could be “disastrous” and “endanger the viability” of mid-sized brewers while reducing choice behind the bar, JW Lees has told the Government
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NewsBurger King signs on another five
Burger King UK and its franchisees Karali, KFG and CPL Foods have acquired five further sites across the UK