All Five Guys articles – Page 23
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Analysis & Insight
Sector LFLs up 1.2% in May
Like-for-like sales among 27 leading pub and restaurant operators grew 1.2% in May, with London trading ahead of the rest of the country
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Weekend Press
Weekend press roundup, 8-9 June
Roadside servicesBetting tycoon takes punt on giving lorry drivers a break from open roadThe man who built Betfred from a single bookies in Salford to a nationwide chain is taking a gamble on motorway services and plans to open truck stops nationwide over the next five years.Only a couple of ...
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OpinionDanny, the champion of the burger world
Danny Meyer, the legend behind Union Square Hospitality Group, is bringing burger joint Shake Shack to the UK. William Drew met him
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Opinion
Big country, small details
Mark Wingett, editor of M&C Report spends three days in Chicago and finds the service standards gap between the US and UK is closing, a greater use of technology, the growing role of craft beer, admiration for the UK’s pan-Asian operators and a number of sector leading concepts.
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Diary
Diary: Fuller's, Marston's, Spirit, Steak ‘n Shake
This week’s Diary includes Steak ‘n Shake looking across the Atlantic, horseplay at Fuller’s, a farewell to Stephen Oliver, and probably the best front page for AB InBev.
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OpinionFull of beans
Here’s a question for you, what constitutes a coffee shop these days? According to the latest figures, there are c15,700 coffee shops in the UK,
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Opinion
Capital exposure
How much would you pay for a prime central London site? Well if you are US burger chain Five Guys looking to make your UK debut, the figure is rumoured to be close to £2m for Novus Leisure’s Long Acre bar site between Covent Garden and Leicester Square.And Five Guys ...
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News
Eating out 'enters new phase'
The eating-out sector is set to return to growth this year, but operators must decide how to adapt for the new customers who will return. That’s according to NPD Group, which believes the sector will move from the “new normal” stage, when consumers adjust to the economic downturn, to the ...
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Opinion
Five Trends for 2013
onsumer demands for customisation, new flavour, better-for-you food, flexibility…
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Opinion
New brands served with relish
The upmarket burger restaurant segment is going through a fresh ‘second wave’ of activity, but how will it compare to the first, asks Mel Flaherty.The downturn-defying number of new restaurant openings has been reported with wonder by the press, but even more eye-widening is the proportion of these dedicated to ...
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Opinion
How much better can it get?
For four hours today, Hendon, the London suburb most famous for being…
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News
Special report: What’s hot in the US?
Peter Backman, managing director of insight and information company, Horizons, provides a comprehensive roundup of the trends, innovations and issues, which dominated the recent National Restaurant Association (NRA) conference in Chicago.Grimly determined to hang on in thereThere is a real feeling of grim determination in the US foodservice industry - ...