All Greggs articles – Page 22
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Analysis & InsightPret, Greggs and Toby rate highly for customer satisfaction
Pret A Manger, Greggs and Toby Carvery have been named among the top performing brands and organisations in the UK in terms of customer satisfaction, a new survey shows
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NewsSubway to accelerate UK and Ireland expansion
Subway has announced plans to grow to 3,000 UK and Ireland stores by 2020, taking it above rivals including McDonald’s and Greggs
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Euro Garages to expand estate
Petrol forecourt operator Euro Garages has announced a deal to buy 48 Esso petrol station sites in the Midlands and East Angla as it boosts its geographical coverage
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Analyst corner
Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to next week’s trading updates from Greene King and Spirit Pub Company
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NewsGreggs has 'momentum' behind coffee
There’s “more momentum to come” on Greggs’ coffee sales as the bakery chain increases the scope of its coffee offer and adds more seating, according to chief executive Roger Whiteside
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NewsGreggs could make 410 redundancies
Greggs says it could make 410 redundancies by decommissioning in-store bakeries and restructuring its management and support teams, which it says could save the company £6m per year from 2015
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French upbeat on Domino's, TRG and Greggs
Leading analyst Simon French has reiterated his Buy recommendations for Domino’s Pizza, Greggs and The Restaurant Group (TRG), which all report trading updates this week
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Greggs go green
Greggs, the high street bakery chain led by Roger Whiteside, has installed solar panels at 10 sites across the UK in a bid to cut CO2 emissions
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NewsSector brands dominate High St happiness list
Leading eating and drinking-out sector operators have dominated the top 10 of the latest High Street Happiness Survey, which looks into the levels of customer satisfaction being provided by the UK’s top high street brands
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Greggs strengthens board
Greggs has announced the appointment of Helena Ganczakowski as an independent non-executive director with effect from 2 January 2014
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Analysis & InsightGolden rules for a smooth deal
Selling a business is a rewarding but complex undertaking involving many variables. There are, however, five key areas that present particular challenges and must be handled with care, says Paul Dolman, lead leisure partner at Travers Smith
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Eating-out brands make customer experience 100
ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK
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NewsRollo: Costa’s international business not proven
A leading analyst has said that Costa is nearing critical mass in the UK with Starbucks’ US density suggesting 2,000 outlets might be the chain’s natural UK limit
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Domino’s most attractive brand for 18-24 year olds
Domino’s is the eating-out brand that matter most to 18-24 year olds, according to the Youth 100 compiled by research firm Voxburner
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Growing confidence represents investment opportunities
A leading analyst has said that growing consumer confidence and an improving sector profile is presenting investment opportunities and names The Restaurant Group aned Greene King as his two conviction plays on relative outperformance versus the rest of the sector
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NewsGreggs sets capex target
Greggs is looking to have a capex spend of between £40m and £45m each year for the next few years across its c1,700-strong estate as it looks to restore like-for-like sales growth
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NewsGreggs lfl decline narrows
Greggs, the bakery chain, has reported a narrowing of its like-for-like sales decline in the 13 weeks to 28 September and said the “re-shaping” of its estate is ahead of plan so it expects no increase in net shop numbers
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Students driving eating-out market
Students eat out more often than the population of the UK as a whole, with 60% eating out at least weekly, compared to 41% for public as a whole, according the latest Peach BrandTrack consumer survey
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Analysis & InsightEspresso Yourself: Finding your USP
The coffee market is relatively mature but forecast to continue to grow. Whether you are a big chain or a small independent, there is still room to carve new niches. However, this may only be achieved through careful consideration, says Florence Graham-Dixon, strategy analyst at Pragma.
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NewsCoffee shop growth to continue
The number of coffee shops operated by the top 10 UK chains will grow by 21.7% to 4,252 over the next four years, according to a report that says smaller chains may struggle more and the future for sandwich shops is less bright