All Burger King articles – Page 20
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OpinionPressure rises on health debate
The Government continues to put its trust in the Responsibility Deal amid rising pressure from health campaigners and the Labour Party to take legislative action. What future for the partnership approach, asks John Harrington
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 26-27 October
Company results and news£1bn sale on menu at Pizza ExpressThe owner of the restaurant empire behind Pizza Express is finalising plans for a £1bn sale or float.The private equity backer of Gondola Holdings, which also owns the Zizzi and Ask restaurant chains, are expected to appoint an investment bank in ...
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News
Leon secures Holborn site
Leon has secured a site in London’s Holborn for an opening before the end of the year, as part of plans to double the size of its 12-strong estate
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Analysis & InsightUndervalued and unloved
With Wagamama gearing up to open its first site in the US, and only its fourth in total, since it made its debut in the States in 2007, Stefan Chomka asks why haven’t more UK chains broken America?
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Investors target food operators at c£30m auction
Commercial property investors showed a particular appetite for food outlets at the Acuitus October auction, which saw a total of £29.08m of assets being sold
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Operators sign up for transport hub developments
A number of operators including Leon, Castle Rock Brewery and Flat White, are amongst seven new brands that are set to sign up to open as part of the new food & beverage mix at East Midlands Airport
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 5-6 October
Company results and news Gondola places large order for PizzaExpress in ChinaThe company that owns PizzaExpress is in talks with potential partners in Beijing as it seeks to step up the pace of its international expansion.Gondola Group, which is controlled by Cinven, the private equity firm, has 11 PizzaExpress outlets ...
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NewsFranchising “now a boom industry”
Franchising is “now a boom industry” and competition to partner “McDonald’s or KFC is ferocious”, with franchisees of the former operator able to achieve profits of £200k a year, writes the Evening Standard
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AmRest eyes UK debut
AmRest, the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and Eastern Europe with 700 sites, is looking to make its UK debut under the Italian restaurant brand La Tagliatella, M&C Report has learnt
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 31 August-1 September
RestaurantsCote tempts new suitorRichard Caring is edging closer to a deal to sell his Cote brasserie chain for about £100m. CBPE, the private equity firm that was once part of Close Brothers investment bank, is in talks to buy the 45-strong chain.It has leapfrogged Bridgepoint, a rival firm best known ...
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Harvester ad claims top spot
The latest TV advert from Harvester, the Mitchells & Butlers-owned brand, was the most recalled TV spot of last week
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OpinionThe life of pea
Mike Biggins, a veteran of international restaurant franchising, wants British consumers to fall in love with a meat-free Middle Eastern delicacy as he heads the expansion of Just Falafel across the country. Early signs are positive, Biggins says, as he looks to adapt the format for the UK market
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NewsKout enters coffee market
Kout Food Group (KFG), the Kuwaiti-based foodservice firm, which recently acquired Little Chef, has announced the acquisition of award-winning Costa Coffee franchisee South West Coffee, which operates eight sites, for c£3.1m.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers demand more from food-to-go
Almost two thirds (61%) of consumers now buy lunch on-the-go, according to new research that says people are demanding more from food-on-the-go options
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Little Chef buyer 'working on another major deal'
Davis Coffer Lyons says it’s working with Kuwaiti-based Kout Food Group on another multi-site transaction after advising on its acquisition of Little Chef
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Little Chef to live on after c£15m deal
Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain is to live on after the c80-strong business was acquired from RCapital by the Kuwaiti company Kout Food Group Restaurants UK Limited (KFGR-UK), in a deal, which valued the business at around £15m
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Intu commences £9m Lakeside redevelopment
Intu has started first phase of its £9m redevelopment of Lakeside shopping centre’s food court.
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NewsQ2 lfls up at Burger King on overseas performance
Burger King, the global fast food chain, has reported a 0.6% rise in like-for-like sales for its second quarter
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Little Chef to run festival cafes
The iconic restaurant chain, which was placed in the market in April, is to operate a pop-up cafe at two music festivals this summer
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Gov’t to focus on takeaway and restaurant chains
The Government has said that “takeaways and very popular restaurant chains” are what it particularly needs to focus on when it comes to widening the Responsibility Deal