All Delivery articles – Page 4
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InterviewsChick’n’Sours: ‘There’s no reason why our kitchens can’t be all over the country’
Having closed Chick’n’Sours’s final restaurants earlier this year, David Wolanski has pivoted his business to more a nimble model focused on events, residencies and licensing
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Weekend Press‘We’re all in’: DoorDash CEO turns to Deliveroo to boost global growth
Tony Xu says bar is high for deals as M&A is ‘mostly littered with failure’, the FT reports
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NewsSessions expands partnership with Mikos Gyros
The Greek food brand launched within 11 of Session’s delivery kitchens earlier this year, and will now roll out to a further 75+ locations in the coming weeks
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NewsEU clears Deliveroo sale to DoorDash, deal expected to complete in October
The European Commission has approved DoorDash’s £2.9bn acquisition of Deliveroo, removing the final regulatory hurdle for the deal first agreed in May
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Event NewsConsumer-facing innovation at MCA’s Innovation Conference
Taking place at London’s Ham Yard Hotel on 9 October, two sessions will showcase how operators are innovating at the consumer interface, from delivery models to creative brand partnerships
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NewsDelivery rebounds in July as takeaway holds steady
Restaurants saw at-home sales rise 13.5% year on year in July, driven by a strong recovery in delivery, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest tracker
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NewsCoqfighter grows to 40 delivery locations
The fried chicken restaurant has opened 10 new locations through restaurant and tech platform Growth Kitchen as part of plans to reach 100+ locations
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NewsJust Eat rolls out white-label delivery service
Just Eat has launched JET Go across the UK, allowing retailers to offer same-day and scheduled delivery through their own apps and websites using Just Eat’s courier network and logistics infrastructure
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Analysis & InsightPizza delivery faces battleground on price
Despite being a staple menu item on delivery platforms, pizza prices rose only 2% year-on-year – well below the 6% average seen across the QSR sector, new data from Meaningful Vision finds.
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Event News‘Loyalty isn’t just a touchpoint, it’s a journey’: Operators get personal at Hostech
Comptoir, Heartwood Collection, 200 Degrees and Uber Eats discuss how they are moving beyond transactional approaches and embedding loyalty across every customer interaction
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NewsSessions adds Mikos Gyros to portfolio
Its menu will initially launch in 11 new locations this month, including Coventry, Plymouth, Reigate and Nottingham, before further rollout on Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat
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Analysis & InsightDelivery and takeaway sales fall in April
The slowdown was attributed to the long Easter weekend and good weather, which encouraged consumers to dine out or socialise outdoors instead of ordering in
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InterviewsThunderbird to launch spin-off concept Strip Shack
CEO Paul Gilchrist reveals the launch of Strip Shack, a compact concept designed for non-traditional spaces and developed to reduce capital costs and operational complexity
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Event NewsHospitality leaders embrace loyalty integration, kiosk innovation and AI
Representatives from over 20 operators convened for MCA’s roundtable at Hostech 2025, with a wide-ranging discussion spanning loyalty integration, back-of-house AI, and customer-centric kiosk strategy
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InterviewsBurgerism CEO: ‘We’re not chasing scale for the sake of it’
Co-founder and CEO Mark Murphy tells MCA the brand has two locations currently in the pipeline, including one in a high-footfall urban location
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NewsBoss Pizza planning 20 new UK sites by 2027
The independent pizza chain, led by CEO Ajmal Mushtaq, is looking to accelerate its expansion and is targeting one site opening per week by 2027.
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InterviewsCRG targets 50 BonBird and 10 Crave sites in UK growth drive
MD Matthew Wood tells MCA the business is pushing for “relatively quick” growth across both brands, backed by operational efficiencies and a co-location strategy
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EventsFuture trends, AI, robotics and loyalty at Hostech 2025
Leading hospitality brands reveal the strategies, technologies and investment priorities shaping the future of guest experience next month
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InterviewsWagamama surpasses 1m loyalty members as omnichannel grows
CEO Thomas Heier tells MCA the programme is already driving “positive movements to member visit frequency” since launching in 2024, with further functionality and features in the pipeline
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Weekend PressBidding war for Deliveroo? There could be appetite
The US firm DoorDash’s £2.7 billion swoop for the delivery company late on Friday may prompt Amazon, Prosus and Meituan to consider rival bids, The Times reports