All Greggs articles – Page 12
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast at Tiffany’s – and McDonald’s and Costa and…
With breakfast now the second most popular day-part behind lunch, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham discusses what, and who, has been driving its growth, and what we could see in the future.
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Analysis & InsightTime for a chain reaction?
CVAs offer a lifeline for struggling chains. But long-term, can the very notion of a ‘quality chain’ survive this current casual dining crisis? In his monthly column for MCA’s sister-title Restaurant, Tony Naylor shares his, perhaps controversial, views.
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Talk Talk's Ferry joins Greggs board
Greggs has appointed Kate Ferry, chief financial officer of TalkTalk Group, as an independent non-executive director.
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Analysis & InsightInvestment is crucial to boost brand momentum
“The outperformers in the market are the ones who aren’t standing still,” Molly Johnson-Jones, head of customer and strategy at strategic consultants Stone & River told delegates at yesterday’s CGA Insight conference.
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Analysis & InsightSpring menu round-up: Leon and Greggs ring the changes
In our latest round-up of menu changes Leon goes for nutrition and comfort with its Caribbean and Thai curries, while Greggs unveils a back to basic bake with a fusion twist.
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Analysis & InsightWhat’s vision got to do with it?
Scooping the headline honour at last week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, Jane Holbrook talked about her vision during her tenure at Wagamama to make it the best employer in the sector. On the back of this, MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham, delves into the art of creating a vision statement and how leading brands across the sector have expressed theirs.
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Analysis & Insight
Analysts Corner: Irvine-Fortescue on UK pubs & restaurants
Mark Irvine-Fortescue, who recently joined Stifel from Panmure Gordon, writes that in a lacklustre operating environment, pub and restaurant equity performance will be driven by companies’ ability to flex balance sheets, as the US investment bank relaunches coverage of the UK leisure sector.
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NewsGreene King appoints Greggs director to board
Greene King has appointed Greggs director Sandra Turner to its board.
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Analysis & InsightQuality is a dish best served … everytime
According to MCA data, food quality is the single most important factor for consumers in choosing where to eat out. But how are those customers defining quality and which operators are being scored highest on this crucial metric? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, reveals answers that may surprise many operators.
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NewsMenu price reductions in London boosts orders for Domino’s
A move to implement reduced menu pricing at a selection of company-owned Domino’s stores in London has resulted increased order count and like-for-likes, according to chief executive David Wild.
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NewsGreggs to roll out click and collect at breakfast and trial lunch
Greggs is planning to roll out its click and collect breakfast offering to c100 sites during 2019, and initiate trials at lunchtime with a view to extending the service to that day part if successful.
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NewsGreggs exceeds £1bn FY sales for first time
Sales at Greggs exceeded the £1bn mark for the first time in 2018.
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OpinionMind the gap
Mental health support for employees has gone from being a rarity to an integral part of a company’s people culture in just a few short years. Jo Bruce looks at the different ways in which operators are focussing on the wellbeing of their employees. Including contributions from Wagamama, New World Trading Company, BrewDog and M Restaurants, among others
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Analysis & InsightThe future of click & collect
Delivery has been the platform arguably making bigger waves in the world of consumer convenience, but the opportunities around click and collect should not be ignored. Georgi Gyton looks at the prospects for growth, what trends are being seen by operators, and how the entry of Deliveroo to the arena might change the game. Featuring commentary from McDonald’s, Tortilla, K10, Chop’d and HOP Vietnamese.
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NewsWeekend press round-up, 23-24 February 2019
MCA presents a round-up of this weekend’s press stories relating to the sector
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Analysis & InsightFood to go diversifies away from London
The Food to Go sector is diversifying away from London at the same time as reacting to changing consumer needs – with food quality now just as important as speed and convenience, the latest MCA data shows.
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Analysts corner: Hargreaves Lansdown on Greggs
In its trading update yesterday Greggs upgraded its profit expectation for the current financial year, due to ‘an exceptionally strong start to the year’, with shares rising 8% in early morning trading. Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown discusses the part played by its vegan sausage roll launch.
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Greggs’ vegan sausage roll drives New Year sales lift
Greggs has said the publicity around its vegan sausage roll launch helped drive like-for-like sales (lfls) growth of 9.6% in its company-owned stores in the seven weeks to 16 February.
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NewsGreggs’ vegan sausage rollout
Greggs is rolling out the availability of its vegan sausage roll across its estate, capitalising on huge PR success it has generated.
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Analysis & Insight
Where is the next saturation point?
With the number of food to go outlets in the UK set to reach almost 150,000 this year, is the segment approaching a saturation point? And if so, what can the channel learn from the oversupply issues faced by the pub sector and, more recently, casual dining? James Wallin discusses with leading operators, as well as with MCA’s contributing editor, Peter Martin