All QSR (Quick service) articles – Page 39
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NewsSubway upscale look tops 300
Subway, the sandwich chain, has announced that it has now rolled out its more upscale Metropolitan branding to over 300 of its sites in the UK
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NewsMcDonald’s sales up 0.5% in October
McDonald’s has reported that comparable sales increased 0.5% in October, helped by a 0.8% rise in Europe, including a positive performance in the UK
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NewsSubway opens first store at Asda
Subway, the sandwich chain, has opened its first site within an Asda supermarket. The outlet has opened at the branch in Old Kent Road, south London.
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NewsMcDonald’s restructures European team; names new UK MD
McDonald’s has announced plans to restructure its European business from the start of next year, with UK chief executive Jill McDonald appointed president of the fast-food chain’s newly‐formed North West Division and Mark Hawthorne becoming UK managing director
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Pita Pit starts UK rollout
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept, has secured its first site in Greater London, as its starts its UK rollout
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NewsMcDonald's packaged coffee to be sold in US shops
McDonald’s-branded packaged coffee is set to be sold in US supermarkets and other retail outlets in the US under a trial
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NewsWelcome Break to add Subway and Harry Ramsden’s
Welcome Break, the motorway services operator, is to add Subway and Harry Ramsden’s to its list of brands before the end of the year, M&C Report understands
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NewsEurope drives Q3 growth at Burger King
Burger King has reported a 0.9% rise in global comparable sales in its third quarter, driven by positive comparable sales growth in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
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NewsSubway commits to sat fat reduction
Subway is so far the only operator in the eating-out sector to sign the new pledge to reduce saturated fats under the Responsibility Deal between Government and the industry
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NewsYum! to invest $10bn in emerging markets
Yum! Brands, the owner of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell fast-food chains, along with its joint partners is to invest $10bn over the next seven years in growing its presence in emerging markets, such as China and India
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NewsQ3 'strong' for McDonald's UK
McDonald’s says a “strong” performance in the UK and Russia helped to generate an 11% rise in operating income in Europe in the three months to 30 September
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Fine Food Co to launch Coffee Dogs concept
Fine Food Co is to launch a new US-influenced, all-day concept called Coffee Dogs, in the new retail square at King’s Cross early next year
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Zing Zing lines up second site
Zing Zing, the new Chinese devliery concept, has lined up a second site in Camden as it looks to ramp up its presence in London
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NewsDP Poland opens first outside Warsaw
DP Poland, the operator of Domino’s Pizza in Poland, has opened its first store outside the capital Warsaw
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NewsDP Poland opens first franchise store
DP Poland, the operator of Domino’s in Poland, has opened its first franchised store in Warsaw
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NewsKFC to open first motorway Drive Thru
The first KFC Drive-Thru at a motorway services is due to open at Welcome Break’s Cardiff Gate before the end of November
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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NewsFive Guys closes in on Lakeside
Five Guys is understood to have secured its second site outside of London, after agreeing to take a unit at Lakeside Shopping Centre’s new £9m foodcourt in Essex
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NewsMcDonald's UK PBT grows 14.5%
McDonald’s UK saw pre-tax profits grow 14.5% to £202.2m in 2012, in what it called “sound results in a difficult business climate”
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Domino's showed 'decent progress'
A leading analyst has issued a Hold recommendation for Domino’s Pizza after its Q3 results yesterday, predicting 11% profit growth this year and saying the UK business appears to be in good shape, although he expressed disappointment about the reduced UK openings target