All McDonald’s articles – Page 15
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NewsMcDonald relaunches Brera
Des McDonald is to relaunch Brera, the Italian all day coffee shop, restaurant and wine bar, in Canary Wharf.
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IMM secures £10m to expand Jamie’s Pizzeria in India
IMM, the operator of the Jamie Oliver restaurant chain in India, has secured £10m in its second round of fundraising.
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NewsHonest Burgers reports FY EBITDA increase
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed chain, has reported a rise in both restaurant EBITDA and Group EBITDA in the year ended January 2018, driven by the opening of seven new restaurants, including the first out of London locations in Reading and Cambridge
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NewsJDW defends treatment of workers
JD Wetherspoon has issued a spirited defence of its treatment of workers ahead of today’s strike at two of its pubs.
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Analysis & InsightDavid Jones: 'Food innovation is becoming more difficult - you can't reinvent the wheel'
As one half of food innovation company Bingham & Jones, the chef speak to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about the prominent trends he thinks are fads and why breakfast food-to-go is a category lacking innovation in retail.
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NewsTGI Fridays appoints marketing director
TGI Fridays UK has appointed Al Gounder, formerly McDonald’s, as its new marketing director
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)
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NewsMcDonald’s poll highlights appetite for flexible working
A survey commissioned by McDonald’s has shown an increasing desire for flexible working among the British public.
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OpinionThe winds of change
Sector analyst Simon French looks at the key trends affecting the eating and drinking-out sector in 2018, including the increasing importance of convenience and effective use of technology. He also discusses the differing approaches of some of the industry’s most notable investors, and why argues that now is not the time for operators to ease up on innovation.
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Analysis & InsightFast food giants squeezed by contemporary brands
The dominance of the big three fast food brands is being gradually eroded, the latest data from MCA has shown.
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Analysis & InsightFast food of the future
Self-order screens and bluetooth locators are soon to become the norm at McDonald’s as it rolls out its Experience the Future programme. Georgi Gyton finds out what’s been behind the development of the programme, which was awarded the Best Use of Technology gong at this year’s Retailers’ Retailer awards.
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NewsAugust 2018
In the August edition of MCA, we look at the latest data on growth within the eating out sector and how different segments are performing. This month’s edition also features interviews with Jason Clark, COO for McDonald’s UK; Toby Smith, CEO of Novus Leisure; Sam Lee, MD of Temper and Matt Snell, MD of Gusto. We also discuss the growth trajectory of healthy eating brand, Pure, and investigate the innovative work being done by companies across the sector to boost retention of staff.
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NewsMcDonald’s UK carrying out c50,000 deliveries per day
McDonald’s UK is carrying out c50,000 deliveries per day from its c500 restaurants, which is helping to underpin its continued sales growth.
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OpinionVegan trend picks up momentum in the States
In her latest profile of trends in US dining, Kerstin Kuhn, looks at the chains that are taking vegan cuisine mainstream across the state
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NewsCarlyle makes bid for Gaucho
Carlyle, the US private equity firm, has made a bid to buy Gaucho out of administration, Sky News reports.
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NewsMosaic acquires three-strong Birmingham package
Mosaic Pub & Dining, the EIS-backed multiple operator, has exchanged on a package of Birmingham pubs – taking its estate to 21.
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Analysis & InsightSoft skills more valuable than academic skills when starting career
Soft skills, such as teamwork, customer service and hospitality, are seen as more important than hard skills, such as computer programming or accounting for positioning young employees for success at the beginning of a career, a survey by McDonald’s reveals.
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NewsMcDonald’s UK & Ireland records 49th quarter of growth; coffee big driver
McDonald’s UK & Ireland has continued on its growth trajectory notching up 49 consecutive quarters of sales and guest count increases.
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OpinionReturn of the king
Alasdair Murdoch, the man who turned around Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), is now looking to do the same with the c500-strong Burger King UK business. He talks to Mark Wingett about changing people’s perceptions about the brand and the challenges he faces in doing so