All Food to go articles
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NewsBurger Boi launches first Morrison’s concession
The Wolverhampton-founded premium QSR chain has launched a site within Morrisons Manchester Piccadilly store with at least four further openings planned under the partnership
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NewsGreggs to raise prices for fourth time this year
Various products across the bakery chain’s menu are set to increase at the end of the month with the group blaming the impact of rising costs and inflation
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NewsFirst speakers announced for MCA’s Food to Go Conference 2026
Pret, Tortilla, Greggs, Popeyes and WatchHouse are among the brands already announced for the conference next March, with early bird tickets on sale now.
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NewsSpudBros to open trial stores with EG On The Move
Following the opening of SpudBros Express stores in London, Liverpool and Sheffield, the jacket potato concept is to open sites at EG locations in Blackburn and Wakefield, with the potential for wider expansion
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NewsJoe & The Juice accelerates UK expansion
The Danish-founded juice, coffee and sandwich brand has ramped up its UK openings programme with four new sites opened across November and December – taking its total to 16 for the year – and several more lined up for early 2026.
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NewsWhich Wich partners with Seeds on UK expansion
The Dallas, Texas-founded sandwich chain, known for its customisable hot toasted sandwiches, is looking to roll out the American sandwich brand across the UK.
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Weekend PressChasing money ruined Leon. I’m bringing back the love, says founder
Four years ago John Vincent walked away from the fast-food chain. Now he’s bought the business back – and he’s not mincing his words about what’s gone wrong, The Sunday Times writes
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Weekend PressGreggs activist investor demands ‘timid’ bosses cut costs
Singapore-based hedge fund warns that the bakery chain – the most shorted company on the London Stock Exchange – is at risk of a cut-price private equity raid, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsJohn Vincent plans major menu and culture overhaul at Leon
The returning co-founder said the healthy food-to-go brand had “lost its leadership on food” while under the ownership of EG Group and Asda
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NewsYolk’s London estate reduced as CVA approved - updated
The food to go brand has closed three sites across London having undergone a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), which founder Nick Philpot called a ’tough but necessary reset’
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InterviewsNew ‘Bitesize Greggs’ will further brand’s push into travel hubs
The food to go brand is looking to grow its footprint within travel hubs with the launch of the new smaller format shop, property director Tony Rowson exclusively tells MCA
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NewsChristmas classics return to food to go
From Subway’s Ultimate Festive Sub to Costa’s Dubai-style pistachio tiffin, food to go chains are rolling out Christmas menus packed with festive flavours and trendier twists
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OpinionHomecoming: the latest chapter for Leon
As the ownership of Leon comes full circle, could the return of co-founder and former CEO John Vincent be just what the brand needs to reignite its place in consumers’ hearts?
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NewsFlat September for restaurants’ at-home sales
September’s delivery sales were 4.1% ahead of last year on a comparative basis, data from CGA by NIQ shows, while takeaway and click-and-collect sales dropped 8.7%
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InterviewsSandwich Sandwich: ‘Grab and go is the future of the business’
Founder Nick Kleiner tells MCA the brand will open its first grab and go location focusing on pre-made sandwiches in London in the coming months and is also scoping out further international opportunities
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Analysis & InsightFlat September for hospitality as groups deliver like-for-like sales growth of 0.2%
Britain’s top restaurant, pub and bar groups delivered a second period of fractional growth in a row and only the fourth positive month since the start of 2025
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NewsGerry’s Hot Subs closes successful fundraising round
The American-style premium subs concept, led by Bodean’s founder Andre Blais, has secured £250k in new investment to help fund its next two openings
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Analysis & InsightMarginal uplift in eating out spend
Restaurants, café and bakeries saw spend growth of 0.8% in September 2025, however transaction volumes were down 2.1%, according to the latest monthly report from Barclays.
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Weekend PressMy 45-minute queue for a £15 sandwich
A famous Italian sandwich shop has just opened its first UK branch in Soho – but are its creations worth the hype? The Telegraph investigates
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NewsFarmer J grows revenue by +50%
The field-tray concept, led by Jonathan Recanati, is expecting to open a further six sites in the UK in 2026, as well as a second site in New York.