All KFC articles – Page 23
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NewsWelcome Break eyes further brands
Welcome Break, the motorway services operator, would like to add a further two branded F&B operators to its existing mix as it moves to a completely branded offer at its 29 sites
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NewsWelcome Break to add Subway and Harry Ramsden’s
Welcome Break, the motorway services operator, is to add Subway and Harry Ramsden’s to its list of brands before the end of the year, M&C Report understands
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NewsYum! to invest $10bn in emerging markets
Yum! Brands, the owner of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell fast-food chains, along with its joint partners is to invest $10bn over the next seven years in growing its presence in emerging markets, such as China and India
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NewsYum! Q3 UK sales rise 1%; cuts growth estimates
Yum! Brands has reported a 1% rise in UK system sales in the three months to 7 September, although “weak results” in Pizza Hut UK and across Japan were cited as the reason for a 1% decline in same-store sales in international developed markets
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NewsKFC to open first motorway Drive Thru
The first KFC Drive-Thru at a motorway services is due to open at Welcome Break’s Cardiff Gate before the end of November
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NewsFranchising “now a boom industry”
Franchising is “now a boom industry” and competition to partner “McDonald’s or KFC is ferocious”, with franchisees of the former operator able to achieve profits of £200k a year, writes the Evening Standard
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Analysis & Insight
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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NewsKFC launches first graduate programme
KFC is to launch its first ever Graduate programme - the ‘Operations Leadership scheme’ – this month, which will see a total of 10 successful graduates join a fast track 12-month learning and development programme that will culminate in them running a million pound business within just a year
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NewsFY sales up 7.4% to KFC UK
KFC UK & Ireland, the fast food chain, has reported a decline in pre-tax profit for the year to 2 December 2012, from £47.2m to £39.1m, against a 7.4% rise in sales to £423.3m
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NewsStarbucks eyes 200 UK franchise sites
Starbucks UK has confirmed to M&C Report that it plans to open 200 sites across the country under franchise by 2017
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AmRest eyes UK debut
AmRest, the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and Eastern Europe with 700 sites, is looking to make its UK debut under the Italian restaurant brand La Tagliatella, M&C Report has learnt
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OpinionEnd of complacency
Parts of the British restaurant scene traditionally dominated by independents are facing fresh competition from dynamic new entrants. It’s a reminder that complacency is not an option, a lesson that’s equally important for the pub trade
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Hey Potato set for national roll out
Hey Potato, the new concept backed by Bharat Patel, the largest KFC franchisee in the UK, is eyeing a national rollout, after the success of its first two sites
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Harvester ad claims top spot
The latest TV advert from Harvester, the Mitchells & Butlers-owned brand, was the most recalled TV spot of last week
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NewsKout enters coffee market
Kout Food Group (KFG), the Kuwaiti-based foodservice firm, which recently acquired Little Chef, has announced the acquisition of award-winning Costa Coffee franchisee South West Coffee, which operates eight sites, for c£3.1m.
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 10-11 August
Weekend Press 10-11 August Companies and markets The sun shines on pubs and Spirit rises The belated arrival of summer has offered some salvation to Britain’s beleaguered brewing and pub industry. The shares have now thrown off the shackles and, along with the rest of the stock market, are enjoying ...
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers demand more from food-to-go
Almost two thirds (61%) of consumers now buy lunch on-the-go, according to new research that says people are demanding more from food-on-the-go options
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OpinionEastern edge
A new breed of fun, imaginative player is moving Japanese and east Asian food away from its highly stylised or deeply traditional roots in the UK. The day of the swashbuckling samurai chef is nigh
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Little Chef buyer 'working on another major deal'
Davis Coffer Lyons says it’s working with Kuwaiti-based Kout Food Group on another multi-site transaction after advising on its acquisition of Little Chef
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Little Chef to live on after c£15m deal
Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain is to live on after the c80-strong business was acquired from RCapital by the Kuwaiti company Kout Food Group Restaurants UK Limited (KFGR-UK), in a deal, which valued the business at around £15m