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News
Starbucks UK trials calories on menus
Starbucks UK is carrying out a trial of putting calories on menus as part of the “Responsibility Deal” struck with the Government by leading operators in March this year.The chain is understood to have put up calorie boards in 20 of its 717 sites in the UK, and will to ...
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News
Westfield Stratford operators unveiled
The majority of the food & beverage operators set to open at the new Westfield Stratford City development have been confirmed, with openings lined up for Franco Manca, Jamie’s Italian, YO! Sushi, Tortilla and Wagamama, amongst others.The shopping centre, which will open in 13 September, will feature in its Balcony ...
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Opinion
US eating-out sector continues to amaze
Inside Track by Paul CharityA few things struck me about the American eating-out industry when I ventured across to the National Restaurant Association’s annual Chicago jamboree a fortnight ago. First of all, there’s the sheer scale of it. There’s 40 companies with system sales in excess of a billion dollars ...
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News
Responsibility Deal backed by leading operators
Over 170 companies and organisations have signed up to the Government’s “Responsibility Deal”, including leading operators from the pub and restaurant sectors.The voluntary responsibility deal aims to promote calorie labelling on menus, provide alcohol unit information on drinks, and reduce salt and remove trans fats from food items.Pub and restaurant ...
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News
US chains’ international sites report growth
US restaurant chains saw international-sales growth and expansion outperform their domestic business in 2010, according to new research.The latest annual data from Technomic found that the international-sales growth of the 500 largest chains in the US increased by 3.1% in 2010, compared with 1.8% domestically.Unit expansion overseas by the 500 ...
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News
Brand simplicity remains key
McDonald’s, Starbucks and Pizza Hut are among the brands that are perceived by consumers as offering simplicity and improving the lives of customers, according to a new international survey.The survey by international consultancy firm Siegel & Gale questioned 6,152 people in China, Dubai, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia the UK and ...
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News
FSA calorie menu report delayed
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has abandoned a stars-based format for its “Scores on the Doors” national hygiene scheme to avoid confusion and a consultation into displaying calorie information on menus has also been delayed.Newly published research from the FSA found the use of stars to illustrate a premise’s hygiene ...
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Weekend Press
Sector entrepreneurs make rich list
The collective wealth of the Sunday Times Rich List 2010 has grown by 29.9% to £355.5bn and as usual a host of individuals from the sector, including hoteliers, brewery and bar owners and property tycoons have made the top 1,000.The £77.256bn increase on 2009 is the biggest jump in the ...
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Weekend Press
KFC and Subway face fresh criticism
As part of an on-going campaign for honest food labelling the Sunday Telegraph has criticised the fast-food operators Subway and KFC.It said there was no obligation for the operators to detail the country of origin of the chicken it uses in its dishes.It said the companies were sourcing chicken from ...