All Greggs articles – Page 8

  • Dominic-Walsh-The-Times-MCA-Insight-Commentator
    News

    New year, new prospects ahead

    2020-01-17T07:56:00Z

    Dom Walsh looks at the prospects for hospitality in the year ahead. 

  • Spar Leegomery
    News

    Greggs confirms Just Eat rollout, with Bristol and Birmingham next

    2020-01-15T13:22:00Z

    Greggs has confirmed Just Eat as its exclusive delivery partner as it rolls out the service nationwide.

  • Wagamama_Didsbury_013
    Analysis & Insight

    2019 Consumer award winners Part 2: Spotlight on NPS and RI

    2020-01-13T08:27:00Z

    After last week’s focus on the best in class quality, value for money and friendly service award winners, this follow-up analysis shines a spotlight on those out-performing operators topping the league tables at Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Revisit Intention (RI).

  • Coffee market
    Analysis & Insight

    UK coffee shop numbers shrink by 0.9%

    2020-01-10T08:32:00Z

    The UK coffee shop market has shrunk by 0.9% in terms of outlet numbers, following restrained investment in the context of Brexit uncertainty and tough high street trading, Allegra World Coffee Portal reveals.

  • Greggs of the future concept 2
    News

    Greggs digital order screens a trial element that “will work”

    2020-01-09T07:41:00Z

    Following a successful trial period in its first ‘Greggs of the future’ pilot store, the bakery retailer is looking to roll out customization order screens to more sites in its estate. 

  • Roger Whiteside, chief executive, Greggs
    News

    Greggs marks ‘exceptional year’ with £7m staff bonus

    2020-01-08T08:32:00Z

    Greggs is a make a one-off £7m bonus payment to employees in recognition of an “exceptional year”.

  • Nandos restaurant
    Analysis & Insight

    And the 2019 consumer award winners are…

    2020-01-08T08:31:00Z

    While we are in the midst of the entertainment awards season it would be most neglectful not to extend this to the worlds of foodservice and hospitality. 

  • Punch131
    News

    How can tech ease the customer journey?

    2020-01-06T08:38:00Z

    Greggs, Leon and Wagamama are just the latest to join the self-ordering revolution, with the latter’s new grab and go concept Mamago one of the most hotly discussed openings of last year. To share their early exeperiences and more, MCA brought together marketing, IT and digital leaders from across the sector to consider how new technology can help, and sometimes hinder, the customer experience

  • 191211 F&Bs Meatloaf Potraits Cast __015
    News

    Veganuary operator offering round-up

    2020-01-03T08:18:00Z

    Once again, Veganuary is upon us, and with the number of vegans more than doubling to 600,000 between 2016 and 2019, this year’s operator offering is bigger than ever. 

  • Rugby
    News

    Review of the Year Part Two

    2019-12-20T08:12:00Z

    When England achieved the impossible, and destroyed the indestructible All Blacks in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup, it looked like it was going to be a bumper day for hospitality on the day of the final. The UK would wake up early and hit the pubs and bars first thing to watch England win the final, followed by trips to restaurants, followed by pubs, bars and clubs, before ending up slumped on the sofa trying to focus on the highlights and order a Deliveroo. All England had to do was win.

  • Quiz
    News

    Gotham’s Christmas-ish Quiz!

    2019-12-18T08:16:00Z

    It’s the week before Christmas and I hope many thresholds are being crossed, multiple tipples downed and that tills are ringing out! For my part, I have been thinking about what sort of Christmas present to get lucky readers – I have been racking my mind and the best I can do is the joy of a quiz!

  • Bills-Rushden-A4-2338 copy
    Opinion

    The transformational potential of rebranding and remodelling

    2019-11-26T08:40:00Z

    Embarking on a rebranding or remodelling programme may seem like a sure-fire way to reinvigorate your business, but there are many aspects to consider if you want to get it right, explains brand strategy consultant Ian Dunstall.

  • JDW 2012 New Opening Watchmaker Bar
    News

    Low price champions

    2019-11-25T08:22:00Z

    Given the prevailing weak outlook for consumer confidence, it seems inevitable that more risk averse and belt-tightening behaviours will come to the fore. 

  • Greggs of the future concept 1
    News

    Greggs of the Future concept shop: in pictures

    2019-11-15T08:05:00Z

    Greggs has launched a new concept store featuring self-ordering kiosks and made to order sandwiches.

  • Exterior Birmingham New Street Close Up
    Opinion

    Tim Hortons: Power play

    2019-11-12T08:26:00Z

    Tim Hortons may not be a household name in the UK yet, but if the QSR brand’s growth in North America is anything to go by, it soon could be. Georgi Gyton speaks to master franchisee SK Group’s chief commercial officer Kevin Hydes on its plans to steal market share.

  • Festive Bake
    News

    Greggs revises profit expectations

    2019-11-11T08:52:00Z

    Greggs achieved a like-for-like (lfl) sales increase of 8.3%, within its company-managed shops, for the six weeks to 9 November 2019.

  • Bagel
    Analysis & Insight

    Food to go continues to buck the trend

    2019-10-03T07:38:00Z

    The food to go sector has continued to outperform the wider eating out market, with total visits up 6.4% year-on-year to 4.4 billion, according to MCA’s Food to Go Tracker Q2 2019.

  • Greggs vegan sausage roll
    News

    More growth for Greggs

    2019-10-01T06:59:00Z

    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.”

  • Emma Woods, Wagamama
    Opinion

    Woods: ‘Proper innovation can be a game-changer for growth’

    2019-09-25T07:46:00Z

    Innovation is not just about developing new things, it’s about developing things that customers actually want – and there is a big difference, according to Emma Woods, chief executive of Wagamama.

  • restaurant table
    Opinion

    Thinking outside the lunch box

    2019-09-20T07:35:00Z

    Lunch visits are falling in frequency, but are there ways restaurants can work around, or with, this change in customer habits? Tony Naylor puts his thoughts on paper for MCA’s sister title Restaurant.