All Nando's articles – Page 5

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    Analysis & Insight

    The Dynamic Meal Equation

    2020-01-28T08:17:00Z

    There are times when even some basic mathematics can provide valuable concision and perspective. 

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    News

    Greggs voted top fast food brand by YouGov

    2020-01-22T12:58:00Z

    Greggs has been ranked ‘top’ and ‘most improved’ brand in the fast food and pubs sector of YouGov’s 2019 BrandIndex Buzz survey.

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    News

    Pret most admired brand for eleventh consecutive year

    2020-01-22T12:58:00Z

    Pret has been crowned the ‘most admired brand’ by leading industry professionals for the eleventh consecutive year.

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    Analysis & Insight

    And the 2019 consumer award winners are…

    2020-01-08T08:31:00Z

    While we are in the midst of the entertainment awards season it would be most neglectful not to extend this to the worlds of foodservice and hospitality. 

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    News

    How can tech ease the customer journey?

    2020-01-06T08:38:00Z

    Greggs, Leon and Wagamama are just the latest to join the self-ordering revolution, with the latter’s new grab and go concept Mamago one of the most hotly discussed openings of last year. To share their early exeperiences and more, MCA brought together marketing, IT and digital leaders from across the sector to consider how new technology can help, and sometimes hinder, the customer experience

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    News

    December 2019

    2019-12-17T15:56:00Z

    The build up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve is always a busy time for the industry and this year will be no exception. It’s also a good time to look back and reflect on the events of the last 12 months. In this issue, Alix Partners take a look back over the last 12 months in M&A and columnist Dom Walsh chooses his annual awards. It’s also been a year of challenges. Peter Martin dives into the challenge of hiring and retaining talent, while Georgia Cronin examines the dangerous world of allergens. But as ever, there is cause for optimism. Steve Gotham looks at the ever popular Nando’s, and our exclusive interviews with the new CEO at Paul, Mark Hilton, and Coco Di Mama MD Jim Attwood, reveal bright plans for the future.

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    News

    Dark kitchen boom throws-up licensing and regulatory concerns

    2019-12-12T08:22:00Z

    Practically unheard of 18-months-ago, ‘dark kitchens’ is a phrase fast becoming common currency in the burgeoning food-delivery market. However, the very nature of them, coupled with the speed at which they’re being opened, is throwing-up a number of licensing issues, with some local authorities said to be playing catch-up when ...

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    News

    Gunwharf Quays – Restaurant and retail therapy a plenty!

    2019-12-11T08:17:00Z

    With more than 30 bars, cafés and restaurants (as well as over 90 shops) Gunwharf Quays offers an abundance of opportunities for plenty of remedial treatment. Supported by its impressive waterfront location, attractive design and assorted leisure-related reasons to visit, Gunwharf Quays is one of the UK’s finest outlet shopping centres. So amongst some Christmas shopping, I was keen to see how it is using its extensive assortment of Food & Beverage purveyors to both restore weary shoppers as well as to act as a footfall driver in its own right. But also, and more critically, I was keener to see some something new and surprising.

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    News

    Flank: ‘You’ve got to give customers what they want.’

    2019-12-10T08:42:00Z

    From pub pop-up origins, Flank has gone through various iterations since arriving in London, its latest poultry focussed format Good Birds created specifically for Market Halls West End. Directors Tom Griffiths and Ben Rowland discuss developing a more commercial edge at the business, while keeping in touch with their founding ethos.

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    Flyt co-founders depart company

    2019-12-09T08:42:00Z

    Flyt co-founders Tom Weaver and Chris Evans are leaving day to day leadership roles at the payments technology company, MCA understands.

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    News

    The Highs and Lows of Promotions

    2019-12-09T08:40:00Z

    In recent weeks I have looked into various elements of economising behaviour by consumers, including targeting low prices and more spending at weekends as opposed to weekdays, today’s focus is on the widely prevalent, yet potentially damaging, practice of promotional activity. Key questions asked include whether its usage is rising, who’s buying into the offers the most and what are the most popular promotion types. The core focus area is the key dinner day-part within the chain restaurant sector and the source of answers is MCA’s consumer tracking service, the Eating Out Panel.

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    Opinion

    A Novel Idea: No. 9 A better game

    2019-12-06T08:18:00Z

    Every month, Marcel Khan, chief executive of Thunderbird Fried Chicken, reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight into the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek.

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    News

    A successful restaurant story – Nando’s

    2019-12-05T08:21:00Z

    How about this for a straightforward, five point recipe for scalable restaurant success? Step 1, target the highest eating out frequency demographic with a highly affordable offering. Step 2, develop a distinctive proposition that avoids imitating any direct competitor. Step 3, keep the product offer tight to support consistent product quality. Step 4, develop a format strategy that works across multiple locations while not overpaying for sites. Step 5, work hard on building loyalty and repeat custom.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Delivery menus 6% more expensive

    2019-12-04T08:24:00Z

    Average dish prices are 6% higher on delivery menus compared to in-restaurant menus, MCA analysis reveals.

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    News

    Nando’s drives profits after central costs restructure

    2019-11-27T08:32:00Z

    Nando’s UK business has reported revenues up 7.9% to £779.4m for the full year to 24 February 2019.

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    News

    Bababoom passes £400k crowdfund target

    2019-11-25T08:24:00Z

    Bababoom, the contemporary kebab restaurant, has passed its crowdfunding target of £400,000, and will keep the raise open.

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    News

    Low price champions

    2019-11-25T08:22:00Z

    Given the prevailing weak outlook for consumer confidence, it seems inevitable that more risk averse and belt-tightening behaviours will come to the fore. 

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    Opinion

    The profitable Pickup paradox

    2019-11-22T08:27:00Z

    At first glance, Deliveroo’s latest development, called Pickup, is a perfect paradox. Normally Deliveroo only fails to deliver when one of its more myopic drivers fails to find the right front door, now it’s being built into the business model. How can a business literally named after delivery not deliver?

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    Opinion

    Turtle Bay: ‘We keep away from industry noise’

    2019-11-15T08:14:00Z

    Turtle Bay has had a quiet two years, but with reinforcements to the senior team and turnover approaching £70m, the Caribbean social concept looks to be making moves for a sale. In a rare interview, founder Ajith Jayawickrema explains how the bar and restaurant brand has the potential for 100 sites – but not necessarily under his stewardship.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Participation at dinner increases for first time in 2019

    2019-11-08T07:49:00Z

    The percentage of UK adults eating dinner out of the home has increased during the third quarter of 2019 – the first period of growth this year, according to MCA’s latest Eating Out Panel data (July-September).