All McDonald’s articles – Page 17
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OpinionLines from a legend
With 50 years’ experience in the UK’s hospitality sector, primarily in the development of multiple successful branded restaurant concepts, Ian Neill was quite rightly honoured earlier this year with the inaugural lifetime achievement award at MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards in March. The driving force behind the formative years of PizzaExpress and the growth of Wagamama from one site to 110 worldwide, recently sat down with Mark Wingett to discuss the current state of the market, delivery, the pub sector and of course a certain deal.
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Analysis & InsightFood to go outperforms wider eating out market
Food to go is outperforming the total eating out market, with year on year growth in visit frequency of 2.4%, against a drop of 0.5% in the wider market, MCA analysis reveals.
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Analysis & InsightGetting to grips with the urban grab-and-go space
In the latest of a series of articles on brand propositions within the key segments of the eating and drinking-out industry, Ian Dunstall looks at the key players in this largely lunch-led market sector.
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NewsCojean builds pipeline
Cojean, the Parisian healthy fast food concept, has launched its third site in London, with another two due to open early in 2019.
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Analysis & InsightCould healthy eating trend be losing traction?
Five of the top 10 healthier eating chains have seen outlet growth remain static or decline during 2018, as estates are consolidated in the wake of wider market pressures, according to the latest data from MCA.
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NewsMcDonald’s expands McDelivery to almost 700 restaurants
McDonald’s has extended its McDelivery service to nearly 700 restaurants – up from around 450 this summer – through its partnership with UberEats.
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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.