All Food to go articles – Page 3
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NewsGreggs partners with Sainsbury’s on concession
The two retailers will share space on the forecourt at Sainsbury’s petrol station in Biggleswade, with further openings planned across the UK this year
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Analysis & InsightFood to go: What’s inspiring spring/summer NPD
MCA explores the trends influencing the new spring/summer launches from the UK’s leading food to go brands and how they stack up against competition from the grocery retailers.
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NewsPret launches in Luxembourg
The new opening is another step is Pret’s expansion strategy as the brand builds its presence internationally
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InterviewsGreggs: ‘Travel hubs are critical to our growth’
The food to go retailer is working hard to rectify its underpresentation in retail parks, boost airport openings and capitalise on the big opportunity for more roadside locations, CEO Roisin Currie tells MCA
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NewsGreggs opens first airport site with SSP
The new site at Cardiff Airport opened last week in partnership with SSP as part of the food to go brand’s strategy to expand in travel hub locations.
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NewsBurger King US store closures
The fast food giant had 6,964 locations across the US at the end of March 2023, but plans to close 300 to 400 underperforming restaurants in America in 2023, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsSubway’s US restaurant locations hit lowest level since 2005
The brand closed 571 restaurants in America in 2022 and operates more than 20,000 across the country, Business Insider reports
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NewsPret expands loyalty programme
The subscription service has been rebranded to Club Pret, and will now cost £30 per person and offer users 10% off food sold in Pret stores
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NewsPret debuts in India
The food-to-go brand has launched its first shop in Mumbai, the first of further openings planned for later this year
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NewsAtis lines up new opening in Borough Yards
The salad bowl concept is preparing to launch its fifth site, with a sixth also in the pipeline
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NewsIsland Poké 'very confident' about central London trade
Island Poké is aiming to open seven to 10 new locations in the capital per year, as part of c.100 potential locations identified in the UK, its head of property Hux Norman tells MCA.
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NewsGreggs rolls out eco learnings to 250-plus shops
The food to go retailer said it had made significant progress on the 10 targets that form part of its Greggs Pledge, including the reduction of food waste and increase in healthier food options
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Analysis & InsightPret increases prices by up to 18%
The price of an all-butter croissant at Pret’s station sites has increased by 18.2%, for example, however price increases at its high street sites have been less steep, it has been reported
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NewsOle & Steen launches grab-and-go offering
Aimed at commuters, the range features pastries, sweet treats, breakfasts and lunches in pre-packaged formats
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NewsCoco Di Mama partners with MFG
The Azzurri Group-owned Italian grab-and-go brand is opening in Motor Fuel Group’s Brighton petrol forecourt
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Analysis & InsightShift to electric cars ‘biggest transformation in 100 years’
Moto CEO Ken McMeikan tells MCA’s Food to Go Confernece how EV drivers stop more often, dwell longer at motorway service areas and spend more money on average
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Analysis & InsightFood to go leaders positive about direction of travel
Steadily increasing footfall, particularly on the high street, has been encouraging for the food to go sector, despite the impact of the rail strikes
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InterviewsLittle Caesars to offer ‘extreme value’ in UK
The brand’s signature product, a hot held £5 pizza, gives it a clear point of difference compared to other QSR and high street pizza operators, VP Andrés De Robina told MCA
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NewsTim Hortons planning move into travel hubs
The Canadian QSR brand is looking to expand into transport locations as part of plans to open 25-30 sites this year, with “significant growth” planned thereafter
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NewsGoldman Sachs arm among bidders with appetite for $10bn Subway
Goldman’s Asset Management arm, Bain Capital, TPG and the Asda shareholder TDR Capital are among the suitors for the sandwich chain, Sky News reports