All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 49
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UK driving McDonald’s international growth
McDonald’s president and CEO Chris Kempczinski said the chain’s strong first quarter performance was underpinned by global comparable sales, up nearly 12%
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Gusto Italian appoints new COO
Scott Grimbleby is joining the premium casual dining restaurant from Living Ventures, replacing Tim Selby, and will be tasked with driving forward its expansion plans
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City Pub Group: ‘We have got a lot of momentum’
The group’s soon-to-launch new trading format Damson & Wilde could form a core part of its expansion strategy if successful, chairman Clive Watson told MCA
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Analysis & Insight
Itsu: ‘Our app is a huge focus for us’
Itsu’s key digital focuses are around mobile technology, kiosk ordering and dot-com opportunities, chief customer officer Neil Miller told Hostech
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Easter sales slowdown for Pret
Sales in Pret’s West End sites were down 12% to 86% of pre-pandemic levels in the week to 21 April, with airport sales hit by fight cancellations, according to Bloomberg’s latest Pret Index
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Greggs makes new board appointment
Lynne Weedall will join the board as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 17 May 2022, and will become chair of the remuneration committee in 2023
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City Pub targeting 65-70 pubs by end of 2023
Reporting its full year results for 2021, the group said its balance sheet was stronger than it had ever been and that it was well placed to take advantage of opportunities in the property market
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Analysis & Insight
Worrying levels of racism experienced in hospitality
More than third of black and mixed ethnicity said they had experienced or witnessed racism in their current place of work, according to Be Inclusive Hospitality’s latest report
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Interviews
Tim Hortons: ‘Our focus is on drive-thrus’
The Canadian QSR has added a total of 25 drive-thrus to its estate since the beginning of last year, but isn’t ruling out other formats, CCO Kevin Hydes told MCA
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Hub Box targeting 10 new sites by end of 2023
The South West-based burger restaurant is looking to increase its rate of openings with four pencilled in for this year, founder and MD Richard Boon told MCA
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JDW pushing coffee and breakfasts to boost sales
Chairman Tim Martin told MCA the pub company was looking to boost breakfast sales with its coffee offer, which includes refills and is priced lower than the average pre-pandemic price
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Cat Rock urges votes against Just Eat board
Alex Captain, founder and managing partner at the activist investor, said JET shareholders had been “punished” by a -75% stock price decline in less than two years
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Greene King makes carbon zero pledge
The pub company and brewer has committed to become a net zero carbon business by 2040, and is targeting a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
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Gravity to open £10m Liverpool One experience
Grosvenor – co-owner and asset manager of Liverpool One – and Gravity Active Entertainment have announced plans for a 100,000 sq ft space at the retail and leisure destination
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Burger King UK sees lfls up 46%
The fast food chain said strong sales and profit had been driven by continued restaurant expansion and franchise acquisitions, alongside the digital transformation of the business, with a further 200 restaurant openings targeted by 2026
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Poke House lines up a further eight UK sites
The Italian-based poke business will open in Covent Garden and Battersea Power Station as part of its plans to open 65 UK sites by the end of next year
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Gaucho and M beat target for carbon-neutral beef
Rare Restaurants will now serve carbon-neutral beef across all of its Gaucho and M Restaurants sites – two years ahead of its original 2025 target
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EG Group’s UK foodservice business to fuel growth
EG’s plans including rolling out 50 Leon and 30 Cooplands sites per year, as part of a target to create more than 32,000 jobs globally over the next five years
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Tim Hortons announces first London site
The Canadian QSR brand plans to double its estate in the UK, to 100 sites by the end of 2023, with its first location in the capital to open later this month
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Analysis & Insight
Inflation hitting margins and spending
Managed restaurant, pub and bar groups achieved like-for-like sales growth of +4% in March, but the effect of inflation was felt in the latest numbers from the Coffer CGA Business Tracker