Food to Go News – Page 19
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NewsDonut King launches third Debanhams site
Donut King, the Australian-founded brand from Retail Food Group (RFG), has opened its third UK site with Debenhams. The latest site opened in Debenhams’ Wigan store, and follows previous openings in Basildon’s Eastgate Shopping and Sheffield earlier this year. The partnership is being led Sam Shutt, head of retail food ...
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NewsTossed and Vital to undergo CVA
Tossed and Vital Ingredient operator Zest Food has submitted proposals for a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), following a decline in trading at the Vital estate.
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NewsWheelcake Island secures debut in Westfield London
Taiwanese pancake and snack brand Wheelcake Island has secured its first standalone site, in Westfield London
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NewsGreggs of the Future concept shop: in pictures
Greggs has launched a new concept store featuring self-ordering kiosks and made to order sandwiches.
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NewsCharcoal Concepts lines up new concept
Indian foodservice corporation K Hospitality is launching a new fast-casual concept, Tamarind Tiger, on Baker Street, MCA understands.
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NewsSales soar at German Doner Kebab
German Doner Kebab has reported a 49.6% sales hike after it opened 36 outlets in the past two years. It also plans to open a further three stores in the UK this year, and has ambitious plans to expand into Saudi Arabia and open 100 stores over the next ten years. It is also targeting the US. The kebab house, owned by Hero Brands, said it appealed to the “next generation” of consumers.
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NewsDomino’s delivers ‘solid’ performance
Domino’s has hailed a “solid” performance as it released a Q3 trading update for the 13 weeks to 29 September 2019.
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NewsMegan’s lines up seventh site
All-day brunch restaurant Megan’s, backed by Tossed founder Vincent McKevitt, is to open its seventh London site in January 2020.
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NewsPapa John’s profits fall
Papa John’s has revealed a slump in profits for the year ending 30 December 2018. Pre-tax profits were down 53%, from £6.4m to £2.9m. Sales rose 1.7% to £68.4m but like-for like sales fell 4.5%. The business said this was its first decline in 12 years, which it blamed on “heightened competition and a long hot summer”.
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NewsMore growth for Greggs
Greggs has revealed 7.4% increase in like for like sales for the 13 weeks to September 28, 2019. Total sales were up 13.9% and the business opened a net total of 56 shops. Greggs said the business “continued to trade very strongly in the third quarter. As expected, the rate of year-on-year sales growth moderated as we came up against stronger comparative sales from the previous year, but sales were still up strongly, driven predominantly by growth in customer numbers.”
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NewsGreggs tops Brand Health index
Greggs has been named the number eating out brand in YouGov’s Brand Health Index.
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NewsAbokado launches CVA after sales decline and fraud
Healthy eating concept Abokado has launched a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after suffering a sharp reduction in sales and banking fraud.
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NewsCrosstown Doughnuts picks up new contract with Harrods
Artisan doughnut and coffee concept Crosstown Doughnuts has boosted the wholesale arm of its business, with a new deal to supply Harrods with its products.
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NewsSushiDog widens reach with virtual kitchens
Fusion brand SushiDog has launched a second virtual kitchen, in partnership with Deliveroo and Kitopi, MCA understands.
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NewsSalaid rebranded for UK expansion drive
German healthy-eating chain Salaid is set to launch in the UK under new name Choppaluna as it eyes a major expansion.
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NewsEditor’s Opinion: Uncertain Times
The sorry state of UK politics makes for a fascinating spectacle, but Brexit continues to undermine business. Now, courtesy of the new PM, a no-deal scenario is back on the table, injecting a further dose of uncertainty when the opposite was needed. No-one knows exactly what will happen in the event of no-deal, but for a business sector long beleaguered by Brexit, certainty beats uncertainty.
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NewsGong Cha secures UK debut in Manchester
International bubble tea brand Gong Cha has secured its debut UK site in Manchester, MCA understands.
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Domino’s CEO quits as profits plunge and franchisee row rumbles on
Domino’s CEO David Wild has announced his retirement after revealing pre-tax profits of £30.5m, a drop of 27%, for the first half of the year. Though group sales were up 4.7% to £645.8m, he also said the “complex” ongoing row with franchisees is leading to delays in new openings and impacting on standard working practices, and that any resolution would take “some time”.
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NewsGreggs: “We can do more”
There is a lot more that Greggs can do in terms of its coffee offer, Roger Whiteside, chief executive of the food-to-go retailer has told MCA.
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NewsCrussh opens first hospital site in Birmingham
Crussh Fit Food & Juice Bars has opened its first outlet outside the South East today, in Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital. The opening, in partnership with Sodexo, is compliant with the CQUIN framework to improve healthy food for NHS staff, visitors and patients, and includes the voluntary national SSB (Sugar – Sweetened Beverages) reduction scheme.