All Five Guys articles – Page 8
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News
Burger King UK strengthens management team
Burger King UK has made three appointments to its management team, including a chief financial officer and chief operating officer
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Bel-Air ceases trading
Bel-Air, the LA-inspired restaurant concept, has closed its three sites after failing to secure funding to continue trading.
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Analysis & InsightA whopper of an opportunity?
Mark Wingett takes a closer look at Bridgepoint’s decision to invest in resurrecting Burger King UK; what the changes at the top of Caffe Nero mean; and how this week’s expected IPO by City Pub Company has history on its side.
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Zizzi, Wagamama, Byron set for Plymouth
Zizzi, Wagamama, Byron and Five Guys are set for a £53m British Land leisure scheme in Plymouth.
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Dunstone associates join CHIK’N board
Sir Charles Dunstone’s business partner and chief financial officer of his investment vehicle have both joined the board of CHIK’N
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NewsFive Guys sets out European expansion plans
Five Guys plans to open up to 30 new sites across Continental Europe next year, whilst also looking to add 15 to 20 sites in the UK
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NewsMurdoch to step down as GBK CEO
Alasdair Murdoch is to step down as the chief executive of Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) at the end of this year
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Five Guys to open in Richmond
Five Guys, the better burger brand, has secured a further site in the capital, after taking a unit in Richmond
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Facebook launches food ordering service
Facebook has launched a food ordering take-away and delivery servcie in the US through its app or website.
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NewsFive Guys to open at Westfield Stratford
Five Guys has secured a further flagship site in the capital, after taking the Ping Pong restaurant in Westfield Stratford.
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Analysis & InsightContemporary fast food continues to outperform
The contemporary fast food segment is set to grow by 13.8% in 2017 to reach a value of £1.3bn, according to the latest research from MCA.
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Five Guys appoints new international CEO
Five Guys has appointed Paul Reynish, formerly of Dunkin’ Brands and Subway, as its new international chief executive
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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CHIK’N appoints CEO
CHIK’N has underlined its growth ambitions by appointing a chief executive and a director of people & culture
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NewsEssex-based newco put forward as Handmade Burger Co buyer
A newly-formed company has emerged as the possible buyer of the majority of the former Handmade Burger Co estate
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Five Guys FY UK sales up 36%
Five Guys saw UK revenue grow by 36% in the year to 25 December 2016, to £86.2m with EBITDA growing 23% to £11.8m.
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Five Guys & Deliveroo offer £5,000 cash prize
Five Guys and Deliveroo have launched a new prize giveaway to celebrating delivery being made available across over 50 of the burger chain’s site in the UK
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NewsFive Guys further strengthens pipeline
Five Guys, the US better burger brand, has further strengthened its openings pipeline for this year, by securing a handful of further sites, including a former Ed’s Easy Diner site in London.
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Opinion
Inside Track: Bun fight
Too many burger chains? Too many food and drink outlets? Too many bad location decisions? Or just too many headwinds to cope with? You could probably make an argument for one, two or all of the aforementioned reasons for the sad demise of Handmade Burger Co. What is for sure is that it will have sent a further shiver down the collective spine of a sector already facing up to 12-18 months of fighting in the trenches ahead of it. Mark Wingett reports
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Analysis & Insight
Inside Track: Time to look north?
Could the north east be Britain’s best-kept secret for restaurant and pub operators? Most of the attention for new restaurant and pub openings tends to fall on London and the south east – but it is in the top right corner of England where the fastest pace of openings is to be found at the moment. CGA Peach vice president Peter Martin discusses.