All KFC articles – Page 21
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News
Hospitality industry to create 6,000 jobs by year end
The British Hospitality Association, along with representatives from across the industry, has announced the creation of 6,000 new jobs for 16-24 year olds by the end of the year
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Opinion
Digging Gold in the Far East
As UK-based restaurant operators look to grow their overseas footprints, Graham Campbell, head of restaurants at Fleurets, argues that while the UK market has probably not yet reached saturation, it’s becoming increasingly mature and the scope for major growth is limited. He argues: “It is a problem that more and more will need to confront and address if they are to continue to drive profit for their predominantly private equity owners.”
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News
Restaurants must innovate and adapt to improve satisfaction
Restaurants must innovate and adapt to improve falling customer satisfaction scores as revealed in the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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Analysis & Insight
QSR outperforms full-service restaurants on customer satisfaction
Quick-service restaurants are outperforming full-service restaurants in terms of customer satisfaction for the first time, according to the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index
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News
Former BK president joins Domino’s board
Kevin Higgins, former president of Burger King Holdings Inc. Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), has joined the board of Domino’s Pizza Group
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News
Five operators sign-up to Braehead
Caffe Nero, Millie’s Cookies, SpudULike, Fuel Juice Bar and KFC have signed up to the Braehead Intu retail development in Glasgow, Scotland
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Analysis & Insight
Operators make Youth 100 shortlist
More than 35 leading pub, restaurant and bar operators have made the shortlist of this year’s Youth 100
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News
KFC reports rise in FY PBT
KFC UK & Ireland saw pre-tax profit for the year to 1 December 2013 climb from £39.1m to £40.1m
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Opinion
Change for the better?
Changes at the top of a business always throw up new questions and the recent moves at Novus, Las Iguanas and The Restaurant Group are no different. We also look at the move this morning by KFC that has seen it “bring on-trend street food to the high street” and why the street food sector should be far from outraged by the move
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News
KFC announces biggest overhaul to its menu in 20 years
KFC UK & Ireland has announced biggest overhaul to its menu in 20 years with the introduction of ‘pulled chicken’ range
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News
Kout in Subway tie-in
Kout Food Group (KFG) is believed to have signed a deal with Subway, which will see the sandwich brand open up a number of units at roadside locations next to or inside Little Chefs
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Analysis & Insight
New world order
Forget the recent influx of US restaurant brands planting their flags on UK soil – the Brits are leading a global invasion all of their own
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News
Kout acquires further Costa franchisee
Kout Food Group (KFG), the Kuwaiti-based foodservice firm, has acquired its second Costa Coffee franchisee, Coffee Snobs, for c£5.2m
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Analysis & Insight
Menus embrace 'chickenisation'
The “chickenisation” of menus has seen the poultry become the most popular protein group in the eating-out sector, according to Allegra Foodservice’s Menu & Food Trends Report
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News
Kout appoints ops director
Kout Food Group, the Kuwaiti owner of Little Chef, has appointed former Krispy Kreme operations manager John Moore to the role of operations director, M&C Report has learnt
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News
Yum! reports 6% rise in Q2 sales
Yum! Brands has reported a 6% rise in worldwide system sales for the quarter to 14 June 2014, aided by a 12% increase in sales across KFC UK
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News
Costa eyes India expansion
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned coffee chain, is to grow its presence in India through its franchises Devyani International Limited (DIL), following “renewed consumer confidence” in the country
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News
Kout Group appoints new head of UK operations
Kout Food Group, which owns Little Chef, has appointed Remco Veeren, formerly of Paul UK, as its new head of operations for the UK
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News
Costa appoints new strategy director
Costa Coffee has appointed Murray McGowan, former chief financial officer at KFC UK, as its new international finance and strategy director
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News
Hotcha eyes corporate and franchise growth
Hotcha, the south west-based Chinese takeaway operator, plans to have new store openings split roughly evenly between franchises and company-run sites as it targets 100 openings over the next five years, founder James Liang has told M&C Report