All QSR (Quick service) articles – Page 6
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InterviewsKokoro: ‘We have strengthened our competitiveness’
Director Chris Lee tells MCA the QSR chain has responded to increasing competitiveness by expanding its Korean offering as it prepares to accelerate expansion
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories featuring new details on the vendor lineup at Market Place Leicester Square, Aqua Restaurant Group’s latest concept, and Bancone’s fifth London site
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Analysis & InsightDigital connections: How operators are deepening customer relationships through loyalty
Digital and marketing specialists from Domino’s, Itsu and Bella Italia reveal how their loyalty offers are building a greater rapport with customers online and driving sales
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NewsEggslut looks to crack Manchester with first regional site
The US-founded QSR operator says the move follows ’years of requests to take the brand outside the capital’
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Analysis & InsightRegional reward: why American QSRs are avoiding London
Incoming brands such as Chick-fil-A, Denny’s, Carl’s Jr and Captain D’s are skipping the Big Smoke and heading straight for regional cities for their proof of concept or first franchise opening
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NewsSector anger as business rates reform ‘not delivered in full’
The government’s decision to give hospitality only a quarter of the rates discount it originally proposed has been derided with warnings it’s not enough to offset the loss of reliefs
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NewsHospitality reacts with frustration as budget announced
The Chancellor’s fiscal statement has been met with anger and exasperation, with many warning the lack of support for hospitality will lead to further closures and substantial job losses
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NewsIn Pictures: Hop Vietnamese Kings Cross
The food-to-go brand’s sixth site, and first in London with 50+ seats, the new restaurant showcases a new design, built for an all-day experience from lunch to late night
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OpinionDid Andrew Rennie talk himself out of a job?
The Domino’s Pizza Group CEO abruptly departed after overseeing a period of challenged trading and sliding share price, the failure to acquire a second brand, and a regrettable interview where he appeared to suggest there was little growth left in the pizza market
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NewsNational living wage rises to cost sector £1.4bn
Combined with a higher-than-expected 8.5% uplift in the wage rate for 18-20-year-olds, UKHospitality said the increases represent a total £1.4bn in additional cost for businesses
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InterviewsIRO Sushi aims for 100 by 2030
The 30-strong QSR chain has announced plans to open 10 new stores within the next year, and also reported sales growth of 56%
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Analysis & InsightQSR: The brands to beat in 2026
Dominated by new players in the fast growing fried chicken category, the channel’s ability to evolve with cultural trends will remain its biggest strength, Lumina Intelligence’s Liv Warren writes for MCA
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Analysis & InsightMidnight feast: how fast food is bucking the downturn in late-night dining
While full-service restaurants struggle to lure in diners after 9pm, QSR is seeing significant late-night growth driven by squeezed budgets, evolving behaviour and changing demographics
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InterviewsKFC: ‘I’m most proud of the opportunities we give people’
Joining KFC as an area coach and working his way through four business units to lead the brand’s UK & Ireland business has given Rob Swain an appreciation of the growth opportunities the brand can offer its employees
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NewsGLP-1s to wipe out $53bn in F&B sales
Snacks, baked goods and confectionary are set to be the biggest losers, alongside alcohol, as more people turn to weight-loss drugs, research from Bloomberg Intelligence shows
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NewsLeon to bring Roast Rewards coffee subscription to an end
The move comes as the healthy fast-food group, which was recently reacquired by co-founder John Vincent, says it will be letting go of processes that make daily operations more difficult
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OpinionDownbeat assessment of a government ‘that’s throttling us’
Describing the restaurant trade as simply “not great fun” right now, senior leaders spoke of a deterioration in trade which in some dayparts bordered on “catastrophic”
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new details from Poolhouse, Flat Iron’s return to central London, and Flight Club’s foray into Reading
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InterviewsKFC: ‘We are working to deliver innovation at pace’
With increased competition in the fried chicken market, KFC is embracing innovation on its menus, while staying true to the core of the brand, Rob Swain, general manager, UK & Ireland, tells MCA.
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NewsUber Eats to launch autonomous deliveries in UK
The partnership with robotics company Starship will begin in Leeds next month with an initial ten robots, before being rolling out to Sheffield