All QSR (Quick service) articles – Page 11
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NewsBurger King UK enters 2026 ‘with confidence’
The brand is set to open over 30 new restaurants in 2026, with 18-20 company-owned, with more than 60 restaurants to be upgraded under a refreshed visual identity
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NewsYo! Sushi closed 10 restaurant last year
The Japanese restaurant and kiosk business, which reported a £15m loss last year, has started rolling out a new QSR format
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Analysis & InsightFood to Go: The £24.9bn question
The food to go market has beaten its own sales forecasts. But beneath the headlines is a more complicated set of questions. Which categories are driving growth? Why is retail closing the quality gap faster than most operators want to admit? And what does the sector need to do to sustain momentum to £27 billion by 2029?
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NewsChipotle to expand further following ‘impressive’ momentum
The fast casual Mexican chain is set to open its first UK food court location at Westfield Stratford City, with more openings lined up for the year
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NewsMcDonald’s UK&I CMO steps down
Ben Fox has stepped down after 14 years with the fast food brand, having first joined as a senior media and budget manager
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NewsGerman Doner Kebab makes chair appointment
The QSR kebab chain has appointed former Costa Coffee and Chipotle executive Jim Slater as its new chair and non-executive director, as it looks to accelerate its growth in the UK and overseas.
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NewsPopeyes rolls out breakfast range nationwide
The rollout will see 20 menu items, including the Big Cajun Roll and Big Cajun Wrap, served across the QSR chain’s estate from 14 April
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NewsSmacks Burgers & Hot Chicken secures backing from rappers
Sky News reports that Smacks has appointed hip-hop duo Krept & Kronan as creative directors and investors, as the brand kicks off a multimillion pound fundraising aimed at helping it grow to 100 UK sites
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NewsLeon brings back Nick Scovell to run restaurant operations
Scovell rejoins founder John Vincent as Leon rebuilds its senior team, bringing back those who were closely involved in the brand’s earlier expansion
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NewsDomino’s confirms Nicola Frampton as permanent CEO
Frampton, who has served as interim CEO since the departure of Andrew Rennie in November, is described by the pizza delivery group as ‘the outstanding candidate to lead the company’
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NewsMays Elansari joins Wasabi as marketing director
Elansari, who joins the sushi and bento brand following a stint at Stonegate, will be working alongside recently appointed commercial MD Tony Barr to support the group as it scales
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Analysis & InsightThe American chicken invasion
Robert Ancill charts how U.S. brands have reshaped the UK’s poultry consumption, fundamentally transforming the nation’s eating habits, and the opportunities and risks that come with a concentrated focus on a single protein
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Analysis & InsightDublin down on growth – why quick-service brands are flocking to Ireland
The Emerald Isle’s QSR market is seeing an influx of operators crossing the Irish Sea attracted by surging consumer demand, a strong economy and favourable rates of VAT
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InterviewsPopeyes: ‘We’ve got a lot of white space to move into’
The fast-growing fried chicken chain is aiming to open a further 40 sites this year with chief development officer Tom Byng saying there’s still plenty of room for growth
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InterviewsGreggs: ‘The early results for Bitesize are very positive’
The bakery group’s property director, Tony Rowson, says the small-scale offshoot is opening up more location opportunities with more launches under the format planned
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Weekend PressMcDonald’s launches trading cards with selected meals
Some of the fast-food chain’s cards are listed for sale on online marketplaces for more than £40 - and in some examples, north of £150, the Daily Mail reports
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Weekend PressBest thing I ever ate? My first In-N-Out burger in LA
Michael B Jordan headed there straight from the Oscars. No wonder. Their Double-Double is ‘the near perfect expression of burger-ness’, Masterchef winner Tim Anderson writes
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new sites from Sticks’n’Sushi, Yard Sale Pizza, Sandwich Sandwich and more
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NewsMama Li: ‘I want to elevate Chinese cuisine’
Founder Catherine Hua is looking to capitalise on the demand for specialised Chinese cuisine outside the traditional confines of Chinatown, she tells MCA
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InterviewsChaiiwala: ‘We’re the most unknown big brand in the country’
Speaking at MCA’s Food to Go conference, co-founder Sohail Ali discussed opening hundreds more locations in the UK, entering new formats like hospitals, and what’s next for the Indian QSR concept