All Starbucks articles – Page 15
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Analysis & InsightScores on the doors
The latest data from MCA’s comprehensive Eating Out Panel has revealed a strong showing for pub companies, outperforming their restaurant counterparts in terms of net promoter scores throughout the day. MCA’s director of insight, Steve Gotham, looks at some of the reasons the Great British pub is still resonating so strongly with consumers.
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News
Starbucks Q3 lfls fall in EMEA
Starbucks saw global like-for-like sales grow 5% in its final quarter to 2 October, although the EMEA region saw a 1% dip.
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PizzaExpress appoints new marketing director
PizzaExpress has appointed Amanda Royston, formerly of Byron, as its new marketing director
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Bill’s appoints new formats director
Bill’s Restaurants has appointed Jamie Gordon, formerly of the BII and Greene King, as its new formats director
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K10 wins global innovation award
K10, the London-based sushi concept, has been named the world’s most innovative restaurant operator
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OpinionGrinding out an artisan living
With the opening of its new roastery, Grind & Co has the space to further expand its artisan coffee, restaurant and night-time offer. Co-founder David Abrahamovitch talks to Finn Scott-Delany
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Opinion
Leading the way
Recruitment expert Jon Midmer of Jon Midmer Associates examines where today’s industry leaders come from, points to why a change has occurred and looks into the future of chief executive hiring
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News
Skerritt steps down from Starbucks
Kate Skerritt, co-founder of healthy food-on-the-go concept POD, has stepped down as director of food EMEA at Starbucks
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NewsWafflemeister in talks to launch in America
Wafflemeister, the Belgian-style waffle specialist, is in talks to expand into America, on top of its continued push in the Middle East and UK.
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NewsJDW: Sales mix; share buybacks; hotels and takeaways
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin and chief executive John Hutson spoke to the media following this morning’s full-year results announcement.
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Opinion
Using his noodle
While the majority of the sector is finding the current climate challenging, Wagamama has gone back to its roots to come out of a period of stagnation and is now driving forward, reporting double-digit growth in the process. Mark Wingett talks to chief executive David Campbell
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OpinionSector snapshot: Little Chef on a big mission
MCA talks to head of operations at Little Chef, John Moore, on his plans to reignite the public’s love of the brand.
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News
Bill’s appoints Frayne as CPO
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has appointed Nicola Frayne in the newly created role of chief people officer
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Analysis & Insight
The importance of being innovative and adding value
So what type of foodservice proposition would you develop? This is a question I get asked a couple of times a year and is not, always that easy to answer (the nature of the questioner can have a bearing)
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Analysis & InsightKing of the road
Welcome Break chief executive Rod McKie talks to James Wallin about how service stations can be bellweathers for consumer trends, how to decided which brand is hot and which is not and why it took so long to get Pret on the motorway
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News
H1 revenue up 8.4% at Cineworld
Cineworld has this morning reported an 8.4% rise in group revenue for the six months to the end of June 2016 to £356.7m
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News
Welcome Break to invest further in Starbucks drive-thrus
Welcome Break is planning to add a further four Starbucks drive-thrus over the next six months as it continues to experiment with technology in the facilities.
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OpinionGrowing pains
Bill’s and Byron, arguably two of the UK’s eating-out sector’s leading success stories over the last few years, are each facing, for very different reasons, their first challenging periods. At the same time, EAT has made another management change, which it will hope will finally push it forward and out of the long shadow cast by Pret A Manger
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NewsSchultz begins succession discussion
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz has announced he is to step back from day-to-day operations at the company to plot its long-term strategy
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Analysis & InsightThe problem with coffee cup waste
Sam Roberts, managing director of Boston Tea Party, the 18-strong café and restaurant brand, talks about why the company is launching a new initiative – which sees it offer a 25p discount to customers who use reusable coffee cups - in a bid to cut the amount of cups ending up in landfill