All McDonald’s articles – Page 46
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News
Turnover up 5.6% across leading UK chains
The 100 leading UK restaurant chains experienced a 5.6% increase in combined turnover in 2011 an improvement on the 2.6% rise registered in the previous year, according to new research from Technomic, the foodservice consultancy firm.It found that the UK eating-out sector grew in terms of sites by 4.9% to ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 4-5 August
Turnover at Jamie’s Italian hits £72mJamie Oliver enjoyed a boom in trade at his restaurants last year but had to take a £6m hit on a foray into kitchenware house parties. Turnover at Jamie’s Italian soared more than 50% in 2011 to £72m while pre-tax profits at the restaurant chain ...
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Opinion
The changing of the guard
In a week that has seen Steve Easterbrook switch from leading Pizza Express to Wagamama, Jon Midmer, Head of Retail & Leisure at executive search firm MBS Group, looks at the UK eating and drinking-out market’s leadership landscape and how it has shifted over the past year. Tesco and ASDA; ...
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News
Operators make new salt reduction pledges
McDonald’s, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), JD Wetherspoon and KFC are among the companies to make further salt reduction pledges today under the Responsibility Deal.The Department of Health has announced three new pledges to meet the Responsibility Deal’s target of delivering a 15% reduction in salt in foods by the end ...
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News
Vapiano ready for aggressive rollout
Vapiano, the fast-casual pizza-pasta chain from Germany, is now in position for a “serious, aggressive opening schedule” in the UK, according to new UK managing director Phil Sermon.Sermon, who joined the group earlier this year, told M&C Report that the two-strong chain was in active discussions with landlords regarding new ...
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Opinion
Taking the Mickey is not an option
Inside track by Mark WingettA month ago I was asked by ex-Starbucks executive and current managing director of Jumeirah Restaurants Phil Broad, what has happened to the health issue in the UK? Broad, who is set to introduce Jumeirah’s South East Asian casual dining restaurant brand Noodle House into the ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 2-5 June
Please see below a round up of this bank holiday weekend’s newspapers:Lloyds faces ‘significant’ losses on £112m Luminar debtsLloyds Banking Group and fellow lenders to Luminar, the nightclub operator that collapsed last year, have been warned to expect “significant” losses on £112m of outstanding debts. A trio of lenders, which ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 May
Please see below a round up of this weekend’s newspapers:Britons want to live near a pub, research findsA third of Britons believe that it is important to have a pub close to their home as it demonstrates that they are part of a community, according to new research. Mintel, the ...
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News
Special report: What’s hot in the US?
Peter Backman, managing director of insight and information company, Horizons, provides a comprehensive roundup of the trends, innovations and issues, which dominated the recent National Restaurant Association (NRA) conference in Chicago.Grimly determined to hang on in thereThere is a real feeling of grim determination in the US foodservice industry - ...
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News
Fast food operators dominate franchise growth
Fast-food operators, including McDonald’s, KFC and Subway, dominated the top 10 in terms of worldwide sales in the latest international franchises list produced by the Franchise Times.The 12th annual publication of the list placed McDonald’s first with $77.3bn worldwide sales, with KFC in 3rd with $19.4bn sales, Subway 4th ($15.2bn) ...