![FTG-206[1]](https://d36hgjhwuw81py.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/9/2/9/387929_ftg2061_516512.jpg)
![FTG-191[1]](https://d36hgjhwuw81py.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/8/5/0/387850_ftg1911_213806.jpg)
All Operators articles – Page 372
-
News
Starbucks goes contactless
Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, to pilot contactless payment in a number of its coffee shops. Customers in selected stores will be able to pay for their coffees by simply holding their contactless credit or debit card over a payment terminal. Following last ...
-
News
Abokado eyes five; appoints head of operations
Abokado, the chain of healthy food bars led Mark Lilley, is to increase its presence in London, with up to five new sites targeted for opening in the capital by the end of March next year.The company, which is backed by private equity investment firm Kings Park Capital, recently opened ...
-
News
Operators tap into contactless payment system
Eat, Pret a Manger, McDonald’s and Subway are amongst the businesses to have signed up to the first service in the UK that allows users to pay for purchases with their mobile phones.Customers purchasing items under £15 can now pay with one “Quick Tap” of their mobile phones through the ...
-
News
M&B: Acquisitions, breakfasts, margins and Blood
M&C Report takes a closer look at the half year results for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed pub and restaurant operator:BreakfastsM&B plans to roll out its breakfast concept across its Harvester, Toby and Crown Carvery brands, interim chief executive Jeremy Blood revealed. The company has been trialling breakfasts at ...