All Pizza Hut UK articles – Page 22
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NewsPizza Hut to undertake £60m estate overhaul
Pizza Hut Restaurants, the Rutland Partners-backed group, is to undertake a £60m investment programme across its estate, which will see the introduction of a new menu, new uniforms and a new design, M&C Report has learnt
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OpinionThe campaign game
Jacques Borel’s VAT campaign is just one example of a recent trend of single-issue lobbying in the sector. John Harrington examines the trend and what it means for established trade associations
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NewsYum! Q3 UK sales rise 1%; cuts growth estimates
Yum! Brands has reported a 1% rise in UK system sales in the three months to 7 September, although “weak results” in Pizza Hut UK and across Japan were cited as the reason for a 1% decline in same-store sales in international developed markets
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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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NewsTax Parity Day raises sales and awareness
Last Wednesday’s Tax Parity Day, which saw up to 15,000 outlets take part in a national day of action as part of the campaign to reduce VAT for the sector to 5%, helped increase sales for participating operators by up to 23%, while also raising awareness of the disparity between the zero rate for food in supermarkets and the 20% VAT rate for pubs and restaurants
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Tax Parity Day takes place today
Up to 15,000 outlets are expected to take part in today’s national day of action as part of the campaign to reduce VAT for the sector to 5%
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Analysis & Insight
Less buzz, more longevity
Back in January 2008, the world was a different place. Post the Lehman Brothers crash, the talk then was that the “dip in the economy” as it was seen then, would correct itself by the summer and the previous period of growth would be back before the run up to Christmas. At the same time, M&C Report was picking its hot concepts to look out for in the coming 12 months
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NewsPizza Hut launches cheeseburger pizza nationwide
Pizza Hut launches cheeseburger pizza nationwide in the UK for the first time for a limited period
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'Thousands of outlets' to cut prices on Tax Parity Day
A source close to the campaign to cut VAT for the sector to 5% has estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 outlets will reduce their prices on the national day of action
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OpinionThe investment case
At four o’clock last Wednesday morning the deal for Cote, which had been nearly a year in the making, finally got over the line. Many had questioned whether it would actually happen, with rumours of a parked process and complications over finding a chairman, but there was always a sense that this was one deal that would go through. So what next for the brand and for the leisure sector as a whole and what further opportunities are on the horizon?
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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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NewsJDW: Expansion, sales mix, tax, staff
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results for JD Wetherspoon and reports from a results presentation featuring chairman Tim Martin, chief executive John Hutson and finance director Kirk Davies
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Jack: Sector acquisitions at six-year high
The current period is the most active for acquisitions in the licensed retail sector since 2007, a leading analyst has argued following the £100m sale of Cote and the expected imminent sale of 300 Greene King pubs
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Bill’s closes in on Windsor opening
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, is closing in on a site in Windsor, for an opening later this year
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AmRest eyes UK debut
AmRest, the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and Eastern Europe with 700 sites, is looking to make its UK debut under the Italian restaurant brand La Tagliatella, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsBrand focus: Pizza Hut
M&C Report speaks to Mike Spencer, operations director of Pizza Hut about life under new owners Rutland Partners, its demerger with its delivery business, the evolution of its design, service standards, investments and expansion
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OpinionGiraffe finds every little helps
Tesco’s purchase of Giraffe earlier this year moved both the family-friendly restaurant and the grocery giant into new territory. Has it created a blueprint for a new approach for the mid-market sector? Russel and Juliette Joffe talk about life under their new owners.
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Pizza Hut prepares digital push
Pizza Hut is to use social media and mobile marketing to give customers a more personal online experience as part of a wider advertising push to celebrate its 40th anniversary
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OpinionThe life of pea
Mike Biggins, a veteran of international restaurant franchising, wants British consumers to fall in love with a meat-free Middle Eastern delicacy as he heads the expansion of Just Falafel across the country. Early signs are positive, Biggins says, as he looks to adapt the format for the UK market
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Bill’s secures Salisbury site
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, has secured a site in Salisbury, for an opening later this year