Food to Go News – Page 18
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NewsGreggs takeaway only
Greggs will close all of its seating areas as part of an effort to restrict the spread of COVID-19.
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NewsDom Walsh: A growing sense of the surreal
It seems bizarre, but when I wrote my last column only a month ago, coronavirus was still pretty much a Chinese issue that seemed a long way removed from mainland Europe, let alone the UK. The subjects I touched on included the rise of vegan food, Dry January and the rise and rise of Greggs.
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NewsTime Out closes five markets
Time Out has closed its food markets as a result of the coronavirus. In a statement, it said it has “until now not experienced any material impact on its trading related to the COVID‐19 outbreaks. It is only in very recent days that we have observed any change in footfall to the Time Out Markets and delays to advertising campaigns.
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NewsGreggs: CEO Roger Whiteside predicts hundreds more stores
Greggs has no plans to slow its rapid expansion, despite opening a net total of 97 new stores last year. The business recently increased supply chain capacity to allow it to operate 2,500 outlets, but CEO Roger Whiteside told MCA he believes the total number of Greggs outlets could grow “well beyond” that figure in the future. “We know it’s well beyond 2,500,” he said. “Because we don’t know a final number we just release the next number when we come close to the last one we released. So at 1,500 we said 2,000, now we are at 2,000 we are saying 2,500. So pick a number, we just don’t know it.
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NewsPure kicks off airport strategy with Gatwick launch
Pure has lined up its first airport site, in Gatwick’s North Terminal, as it looks to expand in the travel hub sector.
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NewsK10 takes pair of Vita Mojo sites
Vita Mojo has reassigned the leases of its Spitalfields and St Paul’s sites to K10 Restaurants, as it continues its evolution from restaurant operator to tech provider, MCA can reveal.
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NewsGreggs launches in-store Asda concession trial
Greggs is set to open its first trial supermarket concessions this year, launching in five Asda stores across the Midlands and North of England.
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NewsRobin Rowland: Scalable healthy eating ‘still a little bit tricky’
“If you don’t execute well and stay true to your promises to your customers and staff you won’t have a reason to be in business,” industry veteran Robin Rowland told delegates at MCA’s Food To Go conference last week.
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NewsTossed operator improved EBITDA ahead of Vital re-brand
Tossed has revealed a substantial improvement in its adjusted EBITDA to £300k in its report for the year ended 28 March 2019 released today.
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NewsBreakfast day part continues yearlong growth streak
The breakfast day part has continued its yearlong growth streak with an increase of 12% in eating out frequency on last year, MCA Insight’s latest quarterly Eating Out Panel report has found.
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NewsOnline orders drive Dominos growth
Dominos UK has reported a 3.9% like for like sales growth for the 13 weeks to 29 December 2019, compared to the same period last year.
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NewsLast chance to get tickets for Food to Go
Taking place tomorrow, at the Ham Yard Hotel in London, Food to Go 2020 is gearing up to the best event yet in this successful conference’s five year history.
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NewsGreggs voted top fast food brand by YouGov
Greggs has been ranked ‘top’ and ‘most improved’ brand in the fast food and pubs sector of YouGov’s 2019 BrandIndex Buzz survey.
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NewsSubway launches sustainability strategy
Subway has announced plans for a new ‘Fresh CSR Agenda’ across the UK and Ireland in order to support its owner-operated business growth strategy.
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NewsGreggs digital order screens a trial element that “will work”
Following a successful trial period in its first ‘Greggs of the future’ pilot store, the bakery retailer is looking to roll out customization order screens to more sites in its estate.
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NewsCrussh extends exclusive Sainsbury’s retail range
Crussh launched plans yesterday (6 January) to introduce its products in over 300 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK.
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NewsSushiDog to open second London site
SushiDog has announced expansion plans across London, with a second site in Covent Garden due to open in March.
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NewsSugo bids to create Italian street food chain
Italian street food trader Sugo has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the opening of its first bricks and mortar restaurant in London.
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NewsFast-moving grown-up Coco di Mama ‘can do’
Carbs and caffeine is a formula that has fuelled Coco di Mama’s expansion well. The fast-casual brand has been deftly serving long queues of office workers just that since 2011. This sweet spot customer, the 25-35-year-old affluent City worker, was the genesis of the brand in Fleet Street. While this core demographic served Coco well in its early years, a new management team last year realised it needed to broaden its appeal if it was to continue its expansion into adulthood.
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NewsTossed operator CVA proposals approved
Tossed and Vital Ingredient parent company Zest Food has had its CVA plans approved, safeguarding its 24-strong estate from closures for now.