All KFC articles – Page 18
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Analysis & InsightRapid growth for “new” fast food
Up and coming quick service operators are challenging established brands for market share as emerging brands see the greatest year on year turnover growth
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NewsShuker: new design a step change in store experience
Martin Shuker, managing director of KFC UK and Ireland, as told M&C that 2015 has so far been “another year of positive sales growth”, aided by the rapid roll out of its new restaurant design to two-third of its c900-strong estate
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NewsSchofield to take reins at Ed’s Easy Diner
Ivan Schofield, who has been managing director of KFC Western Europe since 2011, is to become the new chief executive of Ed’s Easy Diner
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OpinionLickin’ KFC back into shape
Year after year the public taste for KFC saw sales climb ever upwards, until in 2013 a storm of factors reversed that process. Ruth Williams hears how a new marketing approach set about the task of rebuilding the brand
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Analysis & InsightGreggs tops food to go brands for visit share
M&C Allegra Foodservice’s latest Food To Go Tracker has shown Greggs topping the list of brands for share of visits.
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Analysis & Insight
Salt levels in fast food dangerously high
A 2015 global survey has found that fast food chains are serving up kids’ meals that are dangerously high in salt
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Analysis & InsightDerby is the UK’s fast food capital
An investigation into the prominence of fast food outlets in UK towns and cities as a whole has found that Derby has highest concentration of sites
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NewsKFC and Pizza Hut see sales rises in Q2
KFC grew sales in the UK by 6% in the second quarter ending June 13, in line with the global position, the latest results from parent company Yum! Brands has shown.
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NewsMcDonald’s and Nando’s lead on social media engagement
Nando’s, McDonald’s and Domino’s lead the way when it comes to social media engagement in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector,
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Diary
Diary: PizzaExpress; BrewDog; Heineken and McMullen
This week’s Diary reveals more about PizzaExpress’ fledgling delivery arm; finds out what BrewDog’s American revolution will look like and finds out who is in the frame to be the new BBPA chair
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Analysis & InsightDiners remain reluctant to ‘trade up’
The latest pricing analysis conducted by M&C Allegra Foodservice has highlighted an ongoing reluctance by consumers to trade up
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News
Williams steps down as Starbucks UK FD
Nigel Williams has stepped down as finance director of Starbucks UK after five-and-a-half years in the role
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NewsKFC launches new loyalty card
KFC has launched a new loyalty card called the Colonel’s Club across the majority of its sites in London
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Analysis & InsightStreet life
Street food, and all it entails whether that is through food, marketing or location, has become an increasingly influential part of the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector. Over the next few months and years that influence is set to further grow as the category evolves with the help of a number of established players.
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News
KFC launches digital trays in Germany; brings back Colonel Sanders
KFC has introduced a tray that doubles as a Bluetooth keyboard for German diners to use while they eat and is running an advertising campaign in the US featuring the Colonel
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Opinion
Getting to the core of the Big Apple
Late last month, M&C Allegra Foodservice and Restaurant magazine took 30 leading operators to New York as part of their 72 Hours in… series. Their time was divided between exploring the independent and edgy concept melting pot that is Brooklyn and the more brand-conscious Manhattan. Mark Wingett sahares some of the highlights from the trip.
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up 2-4 May
Weekend press round-up 2-4 May Restaurants Las Iguanas circled by private equity firms Las Iguanas, the Latin American dining chain, is being circled by private equity firms in the latest sign of growing investor appetite for restaurant deals. Bowmark Capital, the group’s owner, is understood to be looking ...
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Analysis & InsightThe Crucible
Catering is the only area of chain shop expansion to have seen unbroken growth in branch numbers for more than two decades. London has become the crucible for change
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News
Hammerson sells Sheffield leisure park
Drakehouse retail and leisure park in Sheffield has been sold by landlord Hammerson for £61.7m to 90 North Real Estate Partners to allow it to focus on other projects
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NewsKFC and Pizza Hut grow system sales in UK
Yum! Brands has reported that KFC system sales grew 5% in the UK during the first quarter while Pizza Hut was up 3%.