All QSR (Quick service) articles
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Rudy’s, Arcade Food Hall, Supernova, JUNK, The Salad Project, and more
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Analysis & InsightBright spots in a difficult market: how QSR operators are winning in 2025
QSR and food-to-go operators are outstripping their more traditional dine-in counterparts, as the divide with casual dining widens, writes Henry Wells, head of consumer at Cavendish
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Analysis & InsightHow McDonald’s is missing the mark
Once the UK’s go-to fast food burger chain, the Big Mac operator is grappling with growing competition from emerging brands, reputational damage over people scandals, and a cash-strapped customer-base balking at its steep price point inflation
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NewsWingstop latest opening shatters global weekly sales record
The UK business is set to complete a record year of expansion, with 20 new openings planned by the end of 2025
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Interviews‘We’re ready to accelerate’: Zambrero targets 100 UK sites
The fast-casual Mexican brand currently operates 13 UK sites across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Reading and Chelmsford, and is soon to open its first Scottish restaurant, as it prepares to onboard new franchise partners
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Analysis & InsightQSRs outperform as consumers grow more selective
UK eating-out participation fell slightly in Q2 2025, but higher frequency and spend per visit suggest consumers are choosing fewer, more purposeful occasions, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest EDOP
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NewsChipotle CEO: Europe could support ‘thousands’ of sites
The QSR brand is pressing ahead with its international growth strategy despite a dip in like-for-like sales, with the group highlighting improving trends and strong potential across Europe
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InterviewsMaguro to launch UK’s largest Korean BBQ as Bunsik readies two new openings
The London-based operator behind Korean QSR Bunsik will open the Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester in September, with a new flagship for Bullgogi
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Welcome Break, Dishoom, Big Mamma, Wingstop, and more
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InterviewsBreaking Brands to expand Which Wich and Coyote Ugly
Under a new multi-unit franchise agreement with Which Wich, Breaking Brands is planning a national rollout, while also targeting up to five additional Coyote Ugly sites across the UK
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NewsMarket Halls appoints Dan Hills as MD and CEO designate
Market Halls has appointed former Laine Pub Company MD Dan Hills as its new managing director and CEO designate, as the five-strong food hall group aims to double its estate
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NewsShake Shack UK reports £1.6m profit amid expansion
Diverse Dining reported a profit of £1.06m for the year ending 31 December 2024, compared to a £764k loss the previous year
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OpinionHonest Burgers and the revolving CEOs
A survivor of the burger restaurant specialists, Honest has ambitions to quadruple its estate and roll out a QSR smashburger spin-off. But is its difficulty in keeping hold of its CEOs holding back its expansion ambitions?
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Heartwood, Pick & Cheese, Brunning & Price, and more
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Weekend PressRevealed: The war over Britain’s fried chicken future
A fried chicken war has broken out in the UK after two American restaurant chains hired private detectives and lawyers to fight over Britain’s fast food future
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Bunga, Urban Pubs & Bars, Wetherspoon, Wingstop, and more
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NewsGreat British Doner aims for 100 in five years
The new doner concept is actively recruiting franchisees with the aim of providing fresh, quality kebabs at scale
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NewsKFC continues hunt for UK&I units
More than 50 locations are slated to open this year, as part of a £1.5bn investment to increase the chain’s estate by 500 sites over the next decade
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NewsGolden nuggets: chicken solidifies its dominance of the US food chain
Cost-cutting by consumers and trendy high protein diets are driving sales like never before
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NewsTaco Bell to open 30 Live Mas Cafés by the end of 2025
The US fast food chain is expanding its indulgence-focused café concept across California and Texas