All QSR (Quick service) articles – Page 18
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UK helps drive McDonald’s growth in April
A positive performance in the UK helped to drive global comparables sales at McDonald’s up 1.2% in April, offsetting flat sales in the US
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McDonald’s UK launches e-book partnership
McDonald’s UK is offering children a free e-book download with every Happy Meal, in association with Kobo, as part of its Happy Reader scheme
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NewsSubway secures further petrol station deal
Subway, the global sandwich chain, has signed a further deal, which will see it increase its roadside presence in the UK.
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Pizza Time eyes franchise route for growth
Pizza Time, the Hampshire take-away pizza company, has signed its first franchisees with plans to open ten franchise stores this year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsKFC sets out UK expansion plans
KFC is planning to create up to 6,500 new jobs with the opening of 150 additional outlets in the UK and Ireland over the next five years
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NewsEurope drives Q1 BK sales growth
A strong performance across Europe, helped Burger King report a 2% increase in comparable sales for the first quarter of the year
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Chopstix continues nationwide roll-out
Chopstix, the noodle bar operated by the Oodle Noodle group, is opening six new sites in shopping centres and one roadside location in the coming months
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NewsStrong Q1 growth for KFC UK
UK system sales of KFC grew 12% in the three months to 22 March, with Pizza Hut UK system sales (take-away only) up 2% over the same period, owner Yum! Brands has reported
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NewsUK helps lift McDonald's in Q1
Positive sales in the UK helped to lift McDonalds’ comparable sales in Europe by 1.4% in the first three months of 2014
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Pizza Rossa finalising three London sites
Pizza Rossa, the crowd-funded fast-food concept, has revealed it is close to finalising on three sites in the City with its first pop-up outlet due to open in May and plans to operate 12 within five years
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SSP appoints former Punch CEO Dyson to board
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has named former Punch Taverns chief executive Ian Dyson and Denis Hennequin, former European president and chief executive at McDonald’s Corporation, among three appointments to its board as it reportedly prepares for flotation
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Analysis & InsightPubs cheaper than fast food outlets for burgers
Cash-strapped consumers can now get burger meals more cheaply at many pubs than at McDonald’s or Burger King
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Restaurant delivery service Meals.co.uk comes to London
Meals.co.uk, the restaurant food delivery start-up company, is launching its service in London following a one-year trial in Bristol and Bath
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NewsGastronomy Foods eyes Starbucks and KFC expansion
Gastronomy Foods, which operates 12 KFC outlets under franchise in mid and both Wales, plans to open at least 20 Starbucks sites across the region over the next five years, reports News North Wales
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NewsDomino's UK lfls grow 10.8%
Domino’s Pizza Group has reported a 10.8% rise in like-for-like sales at its 725 mature UK stores in the 13 weeks to 30 March, with system sales rising by 14.8% to £188.5m, as it says the search for a new chief executive is “well advanced”.
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Domino's upgrades 'increasingly likely'
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has held his forecast for Domino’s following its Q1 interim management statement this morning, but said upgrades are “becoming increasingly likely”
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NewsSubway signs new salt reduction pledge
Subway has become the first quick service food retailer to commit to updated salt reduction targets under the Responsibility Deal with the Government
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NewsDomino's to 'split territories', grow franchisee profits
Domino’s Pizza is asking franchisees to open more than one location in the same area, or even relocate sites, while at the same time the company will take steps to improve their profitability, chairman Stephen Hemsley told the Numis Travel & Leisure Conference in London
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Analysis & Insight
Brits spends £29.4bn on takeaways every year
Brits are spending a third of their total food budget on fast food, with £29.4bn in total spent on takeaways every year, according to new figures from VoucherCodes.co.uk’s Annual Food Spend Study
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McDonald’s ramps up digital credentials
McDonald’s has ramped up its digital expertise by hiring former Facebook client partner Lex Bradshaw-Zanger as its first European digital chief