Food to Go News – Page 7
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Awesome Chips eyes 50 UK sites
The new franchise operation is keen to build its current three sites into a nationwide business in addition to exploring opportunities elsewhere in Europe, founder Roni Dalal told MCA.
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Greggs: ‘It’s the first time we’ve hit £1.5bn’
Following the announcement of 2022 sales of £1,513m yesterday, CEO Roisin Currie discussed expanding the Greggs offer through drive-thrus and day parts
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Pret broadens value offering
In response to the cost of living crisis, the brand is looking to offer customers options at at “different price points to suit their budget”
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Doh’hut lines up five sites in London
The Leeds-based concept is launching in the capital as part of an agreement with the director behind the UK rollouts of Eggslut and Halal Guys
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Wasabi still keen to expand UK restaurant portfolio
The Capdesia-backed business views expansion into more suburban locations as an attractive area for future growth
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Crosstown lines up two more
The doughnut and coffee concept is opening new sites in Shoreditch and Bristol while closing one in Piccadilly
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Pret: ‘We no longer rely on London footfall’
Speaking at MCA’s Omnichannel Foodservice Conference, interim MD Guy Meakin said the broader spread of the business meant it wasn’t reliant on trade returning to pre-Covid levels in the capital
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Greggs introduces pronoun badges for staff
The food to go retailer is the latest business to offer the option following a wave of demand from workers, The Telegraph reports
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Gail’s to debut in Northwest
Gail’s Bakery will open its first store in the Northwest in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in early 2023, with further locations to be announced in the new year
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Pret announces new US partnership
A new partnership with Dallas Holdings will see the multichannel retailer open a network of shops in California as well as an additional site in New York City
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Pret expands Tesco retail range
The new launches include almond croissants, a sweet greens smoothie and berries and cherries smoothie, and form part of the brand’s expansion into consumer-packaged goods
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Chopstix on track to reach century of sites
The pan-Asian QSR brand has just opened its second site in Norwich and is on target to reach 100 locations by the end of its current financial year.
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Fireaway Pizza eyes expansion up north
The fresh pizza concept is looking to open a further 40 stores in 2023, plus four international sites, with a focus on the north, managing director Mario Aleppo told MCA.
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Paul UK looking to introduce café format
The French bakery chain is looking at converting some of its traditional format sites to the Paul le Café format, CEO Mark Hilton told MCA.
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In pictures: Tasty by Greggs opens in London
Greggs has launched what it dubs is its most Instagrammable concept yet with its second Primark tie-up.
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Pret announces second pay rise this year
Pret will invest £10m in staff pay in addition to the £9.2m invested earlier this year to help support UK staff with the rising cost of living
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Itsu achieves restaurant EBITDA increase of +160%
The Asian food brand said it expected shop sales in H2 2022 to match 2019 sales on a like-for-like basis, which it described as “a significant achievement”
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You Me Sushi looking to treble estate
The predominately London-based business is looking to grow its estate three-fold in the next two years as it looks to expand through franchising
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Itsu partners with McDonald’s former largest franchisee
Atul Pathak will open the “first of many” franchise site with Itsu, next to Wembley Stadium, later this autumn
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Indian street food concept Filli planning UK expansion
Filli – a chai and Indian street food business based in the UAE – is due to open a café in London later this month, and is planning 10 more UK sites in the next two years