All Burger King articles – Page 4
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NewsBurger King sets out sustainability roadmap
Burger King UK has set out a four-year roadmap towards improved sustainability, food quality and ethics, which will see the chain use 100% recycled or certified packaging by 2025.
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InterviewsAlasdair Murdoch: BKUK ‘looking long and hard’ at growth opportunities
Burger King UK won’t be holding back on expansion over the next few years, and is looking to benefit from new land opportunities in the fallout of the coronavirus crisis, CEO Alasdair Murdoch has said.
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InterviewsJames Horler: ‘We need public opinion to change’
The sector needs public opinion to change if it hopes to exit lockdown before Easter, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsBurger King drives through recovery
Burger King UK has “recovered significantly” from the impact of coronavirus, due to its ability to trade through lockdowns, and drive through restaurants.
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NewsBurger King rebrand in pictures
Burger King UK has published images of its new brand identity at a restaurant opening in Coatbridge near Glasgow.
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: Burger King @ Just Eat
Unlike the rest of us, Just Eat has had a pretty good year. From that fateful day in March, as the nation was informed that they “must stay home” in a then unprecedented (three-week) lockdown, eating in became the new eating out. Just Eat saw a 33% jump in orders as a result of the first lockdown – with breakfast and lunch orders rising by 50% and 80% respectively – and the upward trend has since continued. However, whilst the crisis may have escalated the company’s rapid growth, it was by no means the catalyst.
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NewsLeading operators come together to establish Zero Carbon Forum
Burger King, Brewdog, Nando’s and The Restaurant Group are among leading hospitality operators who have come together to establish the Zero Carbon Forum.
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OpinionMark out of Ten - Burger Queen’s Gambit takes the Crown
I have been struck dumb of late and I have no caps left to doff at the superbness of the global Burger King brand’s marketing and digital teams. Over the past few years, the hits just keep on coming.
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NewsBurger King: ‘Order from McDonald’s’
Burger King was won plaudits online after urging customers to order from its arch-rival McDonald’s.
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NewsJollibee to open second UK site as it eyes rapid expansion
Jollibee, the Philippines largest fast-food chain, is set to open its second UK site in Liverpool next month.
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NewsWelcome Break signs up to Eat Out to Help Out
Motorway service operator Welcome Break has signed up to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: On not-so-Super Saturday and the pain that’s yet to come
If anyone thought that July 4 would bring down the curtain on the 15-week coronavirus purdah, they were soon disabused of the notion. Super Saturday was – like the weather – something of a damp squib. While some of the big pub companies opened as many as 80% to 85% of their estates on day one, research by CGA suggests that only 45% of hostelries opened their doors on Independence Day.
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NewsBurger King set to close up to 10% of its estate
Burger King UK CEO Alasdair Murdoch has said the chain could shut 10% of its restaurants with the loss of up to 1,600 jobs as a result of the coronavirus. The chain has reopened 370 of its 530 strong estate, but Murdoch told the BBC the scale of the crisis was insurmountable, saying “I don’t think you can ever get over the top of this problem.” He said the discount scheme unveiled by Rishi Sunak was an “innovative approach” and that Burger King would take part, but that Burger King could close 5% to 10% of its stores because they were paying rent but “taking absolutely no money”.
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NewsCrushh appoints former Brakes director as CEO
Crussh, the healthy eating brand and juice bar, has appointed Simon Foster as CEO to lead its re-start and navigate the next stage of development.
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NewsBurger King CEO Alasdair Murdoch: Expecting clarity from government guidance is futile
Rather than attempting to look for certainty in government reopening announcements, operators would be better advised to prepare based on their own judgement, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsBurger King adds Moto sites to openings
Motorway service area operator Moto is to reopen 25 of its Burger King restaurants for takeaway only.
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NewsOperators continue to reopen for takeaway and delivery
Starbucks, Subway, Chipotle, Caffe Nero and Loungers are among the latest operators to reopen sites for delivery and takeaway services this week.
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InterviewsAlasdair Murdoch: High street ‘over’ without rent compromise
High street operators cannot be expected to pay pre-covid-19 rents when only open for delivery, Burger King UK CEO Alasdair Murdoch has told MCA.
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InterviewsWhat it’s like to operate in lockdown part 3: Burger King
Burger King UK opened a further eight sites for delivery yesterday, with more to follow in the coming weeks. Discussing the move, CEO Alasdair Murdoch tells MCA how the company has developed a new safety-first operating system, and why being early puts the brand on the front foot against its competitive rivals.
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NewsBridgepoint sets up £3m covid-19 hardship fund
Bridgepoint, the backer of Burger King, Azzurri Group, Market Halls and Deliveroo, has set up a £3m hardship fund to support charities and communities affected by Covid-19.