All Pizza Hut UK articles – Page 8
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Opinion
Translating digital dreams into operational reality
Much of the innovation at the top end of the sector in recent years has been focussed on or driven by technology, but large swathes of the industry still remain relatively untouched by this digital revolution. Simon Stenning assesses the areas in which technology can have a tangible impact for operators, including the rapid development of electric cars.
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News
Foodcos sign up to waste roadmap
Nearly 100 major food companies have signed up to a grand plan to publish food waste figures.
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NewsMiddlemass steps down as Market Town Taverns MD
Louise Middlemass has stepped down as managing director of Market Town Taverns (MTT), the Heron and Brearley-owned pub operator.
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NewsSeptember 2018
In the September edition, we talk to the key players in the delivery market as well as operators about the rise of virtual restaurants. We also bring you a rare interview with serial sector entrepreneur Richard Caring who talks about his plans for the Ivy Collection and Bill’s as well as his concerns about the pressures facing the sector. This edition also features in-depth discussions with YO! Sushi’s Richard Hodgson, as well as Pizza Hut’s Jens Hofma.
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NewsShurvinton to replace Forrest at GK
Greene King has appointed former Pizza Hut chief operating officer, Wayne Shurvinton, as managing director for its Pub Partners tenanted and leased division.
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Opinion
Pizza Hut seeks marginal gains in a heated market
While the restaurant sector was seeing an explosion of growth, Pizza Hut Restaurants remained focused on consolidating and investing in its estate. Chief executive Jens Hofma, who led the management buyout of the business this year, talks to James Wallin about a return to growth, his concerns about the sector’s obsession with like-for-like sales growth over protecting margins and his frustration that responsible operators have been penalised in the CVA era.
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)
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NewsPizza Hut CEO pledges to protect margins over lfl growth
Jens Hofma, chief executive of Pizza Hut Restaurants UK, has told MCA he believes the industry is obsessed with like-for-like growth ahead of protecting margins and that the brand will not be drawn back into the discounting wars.
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NewsWilliams appointed MD at Papa John’s UK
Liz Williams has joined Papa John’s as managing director for the UK, MCA understands.
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NewsAmRest snaps up Sushi Shop for c£213m
AmRest, a European restaurant operator, has acquired the France-based Sushi Shop Group, for c£213m.
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NewsCaffè Nero appoints new head of comms
Caffè Nero has appointed Gareth Hopley as its head of communications – a new role at the coffee chain.
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NewsPrezzo hires restaurant support director
Prezzo, the TPG Capital-owned chain, has appointed Jon Green, formerly of PizzaExpress and Tragus, as a restaurant support director.
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NewsPizza Hut and Costa franchises sold
KMP Taste, the Pizza Hut Delivery franchisee which operates 30 stores, has been sold.
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NewsPizza Hut and Telepizza in global partnership
Yum! Brands’ owned Pizza Hut and Telepizza Group have agreed a global partnership aimed at accelerating growth across Latin America (excluding Brazil), the Caribbean, Spain (including Andorra), Portugal and Switzerland.
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Analysis & InsightBranded restaurants defy gloom to grow market share
Despite incessant negative headlines around the casual dining sector, MCA data has shown the branded restaurant sector growing market share in Q1.
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News
Roadchef appoints Fox as CEO
Mark Fox has joined Roadchef, the UK’s largest motorway service area operator, as its new chief executive
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NewsPizza Hut Delivery launches new fast-casual format
Yum! Brands has unveiled the first store under a new fast-casual format for Pizza Hut Delivery.
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NewsCDG signs partnership deal with Cineworld
Casual Dining Group, the operator of Bella Italia, Café Rouge, Las Iguanas, Belgo and La Tasca, has announced a new three-year restaurant partnership deal with Cineworld, which will offer the UK’s leading cinema chain’s Unlimited cardholders a 25% discount on food and drink across the restaurant company’s brands.
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News
Pizza Hut Restaurants signs up to plastic pact
Pizza Hut Restaurants UK has pledged to eliminate unnecessary plastic packaging by 2025.
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NewsKFC UK sales fell 9% in Q1
KFC UK sales fell 9% in the first quarter, following widespread disruption caused by its supply chain problems.