All Burger King articles – Page 3
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NewsBurger King UK cooks up £600m float
The UK arm of the fast food giant is said to be close to appointing advisers ahead of plans to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsSustainability is on the agenda at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
Pizza Hut Restaurants, Burger King UK and Darwin & Wallace will take part in a special panel on sustainability with Zero Carbon Forum.
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NewsBurger King: ‘October’s VAT rise is very inflationary’
Alasdair Murdoch, Burger King’s CEO, sees supply chain issues and rising costs leading to a “two-to-three-year inflation problem”.
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NewsBurger King UK lfls sales down 23% last year
Burger King UK experienced an “extremely encouraging performance in delivery and drive thru,” despite significant trading disruption in high streets and shopping centres in 2020
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Analysis & InsightThe growing appeal of the drive-thru
The drive-thru format is attracting attention from a diverse set of operators in the UK. What are some of the key factors for success and how might the format be evolving?
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InterviewsMcMullen: Freehold model worked well during Covid
The freehold market proved a safe haven for McMullen & Sons during the pandemic thanks to investors choosing to keep their cash in pub assets.
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NewsBurger King enlists Parkdean Resorts as new franchisee
Burger King has partnered with a new franchisee in Parkdean Resorts. The UK holiday park operator will open its first Burger King restaurant within its Trecco Bay Holiday Park, in which the hospitality group recently invested £3.6m.
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NewsBurger King adds 17 sites to company-owned estate
Burger King UK has acquired Romford-based Burger King franchise business Zing Leisure Limited, in a deal which sees 17 sites added to its company-owned portfolio.
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NewsBurger King promotes meat-free options
Burger King has expanded its range of meat-free items, adding a Vegan Royale to its menu. The burger is certified by The Vegan Society and is made with crispy-coated plant-based chicken.
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NewsBurger King sets out sustainability roadmap
Burger King UK has set out a four-year roadmap towards improved sustainability, food quality and ethics, which will see the chain use 100% recycled or certified packaging by 2025.
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InterviewsAlasdair Murdoch: BKUK ‘looking long and hard’ at growth opportunities
Burger King UK won’t be holding back on expansion over the next few years, and is looking to benefit from new land opportunities in the fallout of the coronavirus crisis, CEO Alasdair Murdoch has said.
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InterviewsJames Horler: ‘We need public opinion to change’
The sector needs public opinion to change if it hopes to exit lockdown before Easter, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsBurger King drives through recovery
Burger King UK has “recovered significantly” from the impact of coronavirus, due to its ability to trade through lockdowns, and drive through restaurants.
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NewsBurger King rebrand in pictures
Burger King UK has published images of its new brand identity at a restaurant opening in Coatbridge near Glasgow.
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: Burger King @ Just Eat
Unlike the rest of us, Just Eat has had a pretty good year. From that fateful day in March, as the nation was informed that they “must stay home” in a then unprecedented (three-week) lockdown, eating in became the new eating out. Just Eat saw a 33% jump in orders as a result of the first lockdown – with breakfast and lunch orders rising by 50% and 80% respectively – and the upward trend has since continued. However, whilst the crisis may have escalated the company’s rapid growth, it was by no means the catalyst.
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NewsLeading operators come together to establish Zero Carbon Forum
Burger King, Brewdog, Nando’s and The Restaurant Group are among leading hospitality operators who have come together to establish the Zero Carbon Forum.
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OpinionMark out of Ten - Burger Queen’s Gambit takes the Crown
I have been struck dumb of late and I have no caps left to doff at the superbness of the global Burger King brand’s marketing and digital teams. Over the past few years, the hits just keep on coming.
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NewsBurger King: ‘Order from McDonald’s’
Burger King was won plaudits online after urging customers to order from its arch-rival McDonald’s.
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NewsJollibee to open second UK site as it eyes rapid expansion
Jollibee, the Philippines largest fast-food chain, is set to open its second UK site in Liverpool next month.
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NewsWelcome Break signs up to Eat Out to Help Out
Motorway service operator Welcome Break has signed up to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.