All Burger King articles – Page 8
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News
IMM secures £10m to expand Jamie’s Pizzeria in India
IMM, the operator of the Jamie Oliver restaurant chain in India, has secured £10m in its second round of fundraising.
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NewsJollibee eyes 25 UK restaurants
Jollibee Foods, the Philippines’ fast-food group which is opening its debut site in Earl’s Court, has said it plans to open 25 restaurants in the UK within five years
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NewsIndustry coalition calls on Chancellor for action
UKHospitality and a coalition of hospitality businesses have written to Chancellor Philip Hammond to call for targeted support in this month’s Budget that will protect the economic contribution made by the sector.
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OpinionQ&A with Simon Smith, SSP
MCA talks to Simon Smith, chief executive of SSP UK & Ireland, about partnerships, the evolution of the travel hub market and developing new concepts
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)
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NewsGehlan steps down as Smashburger UK MD
Tracy Gehlan has stepped down as managing director of Smashburger UK, the better burger brand, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightFast food giants squeezed by contemporary brands
The dominance of the big three fast food brands is being gradually eroded, the latest data from MCA has shown.
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NewsJuly 2018
The July 2018 digital edition of the MCA journal is now available. It includes key insights from MCA’s annual UK Pub Market Report, interviews with Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Burger King UK, The Coaching Inn Group founder Kevin Charity, and co-founder of Pieminister, Jon Simon. It also includes profiles on Retailer’s Retail of the Year award winner ETM Group, and MCA Introduces… Hawskmoor Edinburgh.
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NewsApplegreen acquires Welcome Break
Applegreen is to become the leading operator of motorway service areas in the UK, after agreeing to acquire a majority holding in Welcome Break
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Griffin joins BK as people and culture director
Tamara Griffin, formerly of Leon, has joined Burger King UK as its new people and culture director
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OpinionReturn of the king
Alasdair Murdoch, the man who turned around Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), is now looking to do the same with the c500-strong Burger King UK business. He talks to Mark Wingett about changing people’s perceptions about the brand and the challenges he faces in doing so
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NewsBurger King to unveil new look stores
Burger King UK, the Bridgepoint-backed chain, will unveil a new look later this year, as it plans to add 20 sites a year to its existing c500-strong estate.
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NewsBridgepoint takes stake in Burger King France
Bridgepoint has signed an agreement with Groupe Bertrand, the leading French multi-brand restaurant operator, to support the development of Burger King in France.
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NewsJust Eat sees delivery as 'increasingly attractive'
Just Eat has described the economics of its new hybrid model, which is seeing it complement its core marketplace platform with a delivery capacity, as increasingly attractive.
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NewsSubway to roll out delivery to 500 stores with Just Eat
Just Eat has announced jointly with Subway plans to roll out delivery to 500 stores by the end of the year.
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NewsSSP extends Jamie Oliver tie-up outside Europe
SSP is to open its first site outside Europe with the Jamie Oliver Group after securing units in Bahrain International Airport to open a first Jamie’s Deli and Pizzeria.
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NewsEuro Garages eyes Leon link up
Forecourt operator Euro Garages and Leon, the healthy fast food chain, have held talks about opening a site together
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Analysis & InsightSurvey flags up high salt content of OOH salads
Campaign group Action on Salt is calling for mandatory colour-coded nutrition labelling in restaurants and fast food outlets, following the results of its latest survey, which highlighted the high levels of salt in some bought salads.
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NewsNiya Group secures first Telepizza site
Telepizza franchisee Niya Group has secured its first site for the partnership and the third opening for the brand in the UK.
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Analysis & InsightGreater use of psychological pricing expected
The use of psychological pricing is expected to increase, as market conditions remain tough and operators try to tempt customers through their doors, according to new MCA research.