All McDonald’s articles – Page 40
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 26-27 October
Company results and news£1bn sale on menu at Pizza ExpressThe owner of the restaurant empire behind Pizza Express is finalising plans for a £1bn sale or float.The private equity backer of Gondola Holdings, which also owns the Zizzi and Ask restaurant chains, are expected to appoint an investment bank in ...
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NewsWagamama appoints US CEO
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, has appointed its first chief executive to oversee its US operation, with speculation increasing that the group might work with a partner or develop a franchise model to kick start its expansion in the States
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News
Investors target food operators at c£30m auction
Commercial property investors showed a particular appetite for food outlets at the Acuitus October auction, which saw a total of £29.08m of assets being sold
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NewsQ3 'strong' for McDonald's UK
McDonald’s says a “strong” performance in the UK and Russia helped to generate an 11% rise in operating income in Europe in the three months to 30 September
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Analysis & Insight
Good restaurants lift West End house prices
A good provision of quality restaurants can enhance residential property values in London’s West End by as much as 15-20%, while takeaways can have the opposite effect, according to new research from London estate agent Wetherell
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 5-6 October
Company results and news Gondola places large order for PizzaExpress in ChinaThe company that owns PizzaExpress is in talks with potential partners in Beijing as it seeks to step up the pace of its international expansion.Gondola Group, which is controlled by Cinven, the private equity firm, has 11 PizzaExpress outlets ...
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OpinionAgents of change
Operators need to be agents of change and have clarity of vision for their people and brand, says Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant management
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NewsMcDonald's UK PBT grows 14.5%
McDonald’s UK saw pre-tax profits grow 14.5% to £202.2m in 2012, in what it called “sound results in a difficult business climate”
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News
Operators eye York’s Monk’s Cross scheme
Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner and Prezzo are believed to among the line up of operators poised to take sites at the Monk’s Cross shopping scheme in York, which is set to fully come online next spring
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McDonald’s US trials electronic loyalty card
McDonald’s is rolling out an electronic loyalty program in about 570 US locations as it seeks to attract younger customers
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McDonald’s to ramp up nutritional message
McDonald’s has announced plans to begin offering side salads as substitutes for french fries in its value meals at no additional cost across the US next year
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News
McDonald’s has launches Snack Wrap breakfast options
McDonald’s has introduced three new breakfast options to its Snack Wrap range
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NewsFranchising “now a boom industry”
Franchising is “now a boom industry” and competition to partner “McDonald’s or KFC is ferocious”, with franchisees of the former operator able to achieve profits of £200k a year, writes the Evening Standard
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Analysis & Insight
Students driving eating-out market
Students eat out more often than the population of the UK as a whole, with 60% eating out at least weekly, compared to 41% for public as a whole, according the latest Peach BrandTrack consumer survey
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NewsMcDonald's US trials pre-payment app
McDonald’s is reportedly trialling an app in the US that will let customers order and pay on their mobile phones before picking up their food
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OpinionMcDonald’s sales up 1.9% in August
McDonald’s saw its global comparable sales increase 1.9% in August, thanks to a strong performance across its European operations, which reported a 3.3% rise during the month
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NewsGMB to protest at McDonald's UK HQ
The GMB union is to hold a protest outside McDonald’s UK head office today over the company’s use of zero hours contracts
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Opinion
Retailers take a seat at the eating-out table
Further pressure is to be placed on the UK’s traditional eating-out industry, with a number of retailers stating their intentions to ramp up their foodservice credentials and compete with established food-led operators, says Mark Wingett.
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News
McDonald’s UK staff happy with zero hours contracts
McDonald’s UK’s has defended its use of zero hours contracts and said that the majority of its employees are on “flexible contracts”