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Weekend PressFlorian de Chezelles: ‘We’re only as good as the last salad we’ve made’
The co-founder of The Salad Project speaks to the FT about spotting a gap in the market to serve healthy lunchtime meals to London’s workers, and why he’s taking the brand to Paris
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NewsWagamama returns to growth as investments gain traction
Like-for-like sales grew 3.1% in Q2, accelerating further to 5.2% in Q3-to-date, with Wagamama saying trading remains significantly ahead of the wider UK restaurant market
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Analysis & InsightBeyond delivery commission: The fight for customer data
The battle over delivery commission is becoming yesterday’s argument. As Britain’s platforms adopt the American advertising model, the real contest is shifting to something far more valuable: ownership of the customer
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EventsFull programme revealed for MCA’s Innovation Conference
Caffè Nero, The Salad Project, Knoops, Ennismore, Yard Sale Pizza, The Alchemist and Kerb are among the newly announced brands to be speaking at MCA’s cross-sector hospitality conference, dedicated to innovation, on Thursday 8 October
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NewsThai Square to launch pizza brand
Billed as ’London’s first Thai sourdough pizza concept’, Bangkok Mama will reimagine curries, stir-fries and other classic Thai dishes as toppings
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NewsDomino’s to recruit 5,000 new workers
The pizza giant said jobs are being created for in-store staff and delivery drivers across its 1,400 stores in the UK and Ireland between now and Christmas
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NewsSessions acquires Little Bao Boy
Existing brand partner Little Bao Boy had achieved 431% year-on-year growth, with founder James Ooi to maintain a minority holding following the acquisition.
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant at-home sales flat in July as consumers head out in heatwaves
Britain’s top restaurant groups recorded fractional growth of 0.3% in delivery and takeaway sales in July, according to the latest NIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker
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EventsNew sessions announced for MCA’s Innovation Conference
KFC UK&I, Subway, Wagamama, Wahaca, Coco di Mama and Ole & Steen among the brands added to the speaker line up on 8 October.
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NewsGail’s launches on Uber Eats to strengthen rapid delivery offer
The bakery chain, which until now has partnered exclusively with Deliveroo, says its tie-up with Uber Eats will enable it to expand its delivery footprint and make its artisan bakery offerings more easily accessible
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Analysis & InsightDomino’s CEO: ‘Chick ‘N’ Dip has the potential to be second growth engine’
Chief executive Nicola Frampton says the pizza group is beginning to see tangible results from its new strategy, with first-half trading delivering growth across all key financial metrics
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NewsDomino’s sees ‘strong’ trading momentum in H1
The pizza delivery group has reported a 6.1% increase in system sales, to £825.3m, for the first half of the year, with like-for-like sales growth driven by both pizza and its more recently launched Chick ‘N’ Dip range.
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InterviewsEggslut: ‘We have had a really strong year’
The premium US QSR concept is looking to capitalise on strong sales growth across its estate, with further openings including a planned site in Edinburgh as the brand expands outside London.
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Analysis & InsightUK restaurant market to be valued at £18.7bn in 2026
Data from Lumina Intelligence shows the segment will see turnover growth of 1% despite a 0.9% decline in outlets to 25,915
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Analysis & InsightWorld Cup lifts deliveries as restaurant at-home sales grow 3.3% in June
Deliveries continued to gain share of the at-home market at the expense of takeaways, the latest NIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker shows, with sales rising 7.5% on a like-for-like basis
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NewsShake Shack planning ‘significant growth’ in next three to five years
The premium QSR burger brand says it is now ‘well positioned for national expansion’ with turnover passing the £60m mark in FY25
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NewsGreggs delivers profitable sales growth in challenged market
The bakery chain said it outperformed the food-to-go and wider eating-out markets, as consumers continued to seek value amid ongoing pressure on their personal finances
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InterviewsTortilla: ‘We’re excited about how the brand will evolve over the next few years’
Brandon Stephens tells MCA the first half of 2026 has been about putting in place foundations and enablers that will ‘set the business up for long-term, sustainable growth’
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NewsTortilla: ‘2025 was a year of progress and of difficult lessons in equal measure’
While its UK business stabilised, the fast casual Mexican restaurant group says the integration of the France-based Fresh Burritos proved ‘far more challenging’ and it is now exiting underperforming sites
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NewsMCA’s Innovation Conference returns on 8 October
Hospitality operators already on the programme include Bill’s, WatchHouse, Azzurri Group, Heartwood Group, Five Guys and Nightcap. Save 10% by booking your early bird tickets before the 31 July.