Food to Go News – Page 19
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NewsItsu: ‘We have the potential to add another 150 UK sites’
Itsu is to open its first franchise UK franchise site later this year, as well as its first in Europe, as the business looks to expand its footprint in this country and internationally, chief executive Ganan Kanagathurai has told MCA.
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NewsPret integrates subscription service with click and collect
Pret A Manger has integrated its coffee subscription service with its expanding click and collect offering, which launched in a further eight shops today (2 June).
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NewsYO! ramps up retail presence with Tesco food to go tie up
YO! has signed a trial agreement to supply pre-packaged food to go products to 390 Tesco stores. The move forms part of the brand’s increasing push into retail, and follows an announcement last month to trial food to go at WH Smith.
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NewsGrosvenor backs salad bowl concept Atis
Landlord Grosvenor has announced a second investment in a tenant, with a loan to healthy salad bar and bowl concept, Atis.
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NewsPret in debut petrol station partnership
Pret a Manger has announced plans to open shops on the forecourts of the UK’s largest petrol retailer, Motor Fuel Group (MFG).
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NewsIsland Poké teams up with GDK franchisee on new site
Island Poké has opened its first franchise site – a kiosk in Camden Market – on the back of a cash injection from hospitality investor, and global master franchise for German Doner Kebab (GDK), Hero Brands in March this year.
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NewsPret to open concessions in Tesco
Pret A Manger will open concessions within Tesco supermarkets as it continues to broaden its offer beyond its core office worker demographic.
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NewsTortilla partners with Merlin Entertainments
Fast-casual burrito brand Tortilla is to open a site at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort, as part of a new partnership with Merlin Entertainments.
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NewsIsland Poké to treble UK estate with new franchise partners
Island Poké has signed up its first two UK franchise partners, with a planned development pipeline of 23 new sites over the next five years – three times its current UK footprint.
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NewsYO! in food to go trial with WH Smith
YO! has signed an agreement to supply select products from its food to go range to WH Smith, in a trial partnership with the retailer.
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NewsPret to reopen tranche of shops
Pret a Manger has updated on its reopening plan, with a further 47 shops to open by 12 April.
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NewsChop’d invests in tech
High street salad chain Chop’d has invested £110k in digital developments ahead of the reopening of its sites next Monday (12 April).
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NewsChilango to launch digital-only restaurant
Chilango is to open its first digital-only restaurant at Boxpark in Croydon as the brand looks to capitalise on the growth in online ordering during the pandemic.
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Pure: Travel hubs will never recover fully
Travel hubs will never return to their pre-pandemic peak and that is the reality hospitality businesses that rely on them will have to live with, Spencer Craig, founder of Pure has said.
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NewsFood to go sector expected to surpass 2019 value by next year
The food to go sector is expected to reach a total market value of £21.6bn by 2022, exceeding its value in 2019 when the sector was booming, according to the latest data from Lumina Intelligence.
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NewsDon’t miss MCA’s Food to Go Conference today
Make sure you join us for MCA’s 2021 Food to Go Conference this morning for an agenda packed with interviews, insight and discussion focussed on the key topics of people, property, footfall and finance.
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NewsMCA’s Food to Go Conference takes place tomorrow
MCA’s 2021 Food to Go Conference will be broadcast live tomorrow (23 March) featuring exclusive interviews with leading operators including McDonald’s, Leon, Pret A Manger and Greggs.
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NewsPure launches membership service as shops reopen
London-based food to go operator Pure is to launch a new membership service today (22 March) called Pure+more, to coincide with the reopening of selected shops for takeaway.
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NewsRoger Whiteside joins line-up for Food to Go Conference
Greggs’ chief executive Roger Whiteside will join a host of other industry leaders at MCA’s 2021 Food to Go Conference next week (23 March).
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NewsPret MD Clare Clough to speak at Food to Go Conference
Pret’s UK managing director Clare Clough will join a number of leading operators at MCA’s annual Food to Go Conference next Tuesday (23 March).