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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) ...
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News
Survey highlights North-South price divide
A snapshot survey by the Daily Mail has found that high street chains, including those in the eating and drinking-out sector, are operating a north-south divide with prices in northern cities considerably cheaper.The newspaper said that Greggs, for example, charges 85p for a large sausage roll in Hammersmith, which is ...
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Opinion
Follow the leader
Inside track by Mark WingettOn average, nearly a third of investment decisions are based on the perception of a company’s chief executive, according to recent research carried out by international consulting firm FTI Consulting.The company examined 263 chief executive transitions at global public companies across 35 countries from 2007 to ...
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Opinion
Turning muppets into managers
Inside track by Mark Wingett“Get rid of the muppet” is not a phrase Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis likes to use, but it is one he find himself saying at least once in every session for potential employees he oversees.As Lewis explained at the latest gathering of M&C Report’s ...