All Five Guys articles – Page 5
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Analysis & InsightNPS – A taster menu of brand winners, losers and risers
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham gives an overview of the eating out sector through the prism of Net Promoter Scores, revealing the brands who are truly winning with customers and those still in need of improvement.
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OpinionGotham’s Easter quiz
With the Easter bank holiday weekend almost upon us, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham offers up a bit of a light-hearted break from the norm with a test of your knowledge of the eating and drinking out market.
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OpinionCan US sensation The Halal Guys conquer the UK?
MCA’s sister title Food Spark talks to Jan van Delden, partner at franchisee ITICO UK, about The Halal Guys’ entry into Britain’s fast-casual food market.
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Analysis & InsightBurger King – Still in McDonald’s shadow?
Eighteen months after Bridgepoint acquired the UK master franchise rights for Burger King, how is the brand performing in its long-fought rivalry with McDonald’s? MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham, looks at what consumer data can tell us.
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Analysis & InsightInvestment is crucial to boost brand momentum
“The outperformers in the market are the ones who aren’t standing still,” Molly Johnson-Jones, head of customer and strategy at strategic consultants Stone & River told delegates at yesterday’s CGA Insight conference.
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No. 7 Diversity of Thought
Every month, Marcel Khan, chief executive of Thunderbird Fried Chicken, reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight into the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
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Analysis & InsightFamily friendly winners unveiled
By 2045 one in seven UK residents will be over the age of 75, with the inevitable impact on the spread of generations being catered for by the hospitality sector. MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, looks at which operators are best placed to appeal to a multi-generational family.
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NewsTen sees opportunities to consolidate market
Duncan Garrood, the chief executive of Ten Entertainment Group, has told MCA he is seeking to evolve the brand’s food and entertainment offers but stressed he is not trying to compete with either the casual dining or the competitive socialising sets.
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Analysis & InsightWagamama named customers' favourite in 'fundex'
Wagamama has been rated as the UK’s favourite eating out brand in a major survey of the customer journey by OC&C management consultants.
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NewsFive Guys builds pipeline as it nears 100 UK sites
Paul Hamilton, who was appointed head of brand for Five Guys Europe earlier this year, has told MCA that the brand is committed to further growth in the UK this year alongside a rapid rollout in some of its other markets.
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Opinion
Navigating the debt landscape
With the well-publicised issues facing the UK’s hospitality sector, many would believe that lenders are steering clear. However, despite clear caution, debt options remain available to the right businesses, write Jacco Brouwer and Thomas Paterson of AlixPartners
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News
Five Guys to replace Côte in Camden
Five Guys has lined up a further opening at 32 Parkway in Camden – currently home to Côte Brasserie, according to Camden New Journal.
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No. 6 The Good Immigrant
Every month, former Five Guys operations and development director and chief executive of Thunderbird Fried Chicken, Marcel Khan reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight into the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla.
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Opinion
Changing through the gears
On the back of securing investment from private equity group TriSpan, Mark Wingett speaks to Thunderbird Fried Chicken founder Matt Harris, new chief executive Marcel Khan, and property director Kieran Sherlock about what that means for the business, and looks at what it means for the wider better chicken category, which could be set to take off after several false starts.
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NewsTriSpan backs Thunderbird Fried Chicken rollout
Private equity firm TriSpan has made its second UK investment, backing the rollout of street food star Thunderbird Fried Chicken, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightHow delivery is affecting design
Tim Mutton, founder of specialist F&B design agency Blacksheep, discusses the trend for smaller sites and how the growth in delivery is impacting operators views on space and design.
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No. 5 Optimism Over Despair
Every month, former Five Guys operations and development director Marcel Khan reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight to the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: Optimism Over Despair by Noam Chomsky.
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NewsLeon confirms first Ireland site, to open Q4 2019
Leon has confirmed its first site in Ireland, with an opening in the Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin at the end of 2019.
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NewsRichoux to sell three sites
Richoux has found buyers for its eponymous restaurant in Piccadilly, along with its Friendly Phil’s Braintree and Richoux Gloucester Road restaurants.
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NewsLaurillard: Differentiation key to success
Giggling Squid co-founder Andy Laurillard has credited his company’s 53% uplift in EBITDA to a differentiated offer which does not revolve around pizzas and burgers.