All McDonald’s articles – Page 18
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McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
McDonald’s has become the first restaurant company to set science-based targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
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JDW: Pizza, brand building and growth
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin spoke to the press following this morning H1 results announcement. He discussed his approach of sticking to the brand’s core values while innovating on a small scale, including the fledgling pizza offer. He also shared his thoughts on delivery, the casual dining market and plans for further expansion in the Republic of Ireland but why JDW won’t be going international.
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Pizza Rossa to fold over 'toxic' trading environment
Pizza Rossa, the pizza by the slice concept, is to cease trading at the end of the month after failing to find a new home, with founder Corrado Accardi describing the area of its sole site in Leadenhall as “toxic”.
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NewsSchlee named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has been voted by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
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Brandwatch: Just Eat
Just Eat may have reported strong order growth in its full year results yesterday – up 19% in the UK, to 105 million – but the market balked at its lower forecasts for growth in 2018, largely down to planned investment in areas like its branded restaurant delivery partnerships, in a bid to fend off increasing competition. MCA explores the potential impact of its plans.
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Analysis & InsightContemporary operators challenging top brands
Five Guys is leading the pack of contemporary operators challenging the established casual dining brands, the latest MCA data has shown.
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NFU president calls for action on ‘local’ menu claims
The new president of the National Farmers Union has used her maiden speech to attack false claims of local provenance and call for evidence-based food labels.
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Soul Foods appoint McDonald’s Morgan as FD
David Morgan, the former finance director – head of integration (UK & Ireland) has joined the Soul Foods Group as finance director, MCA understands.
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Mosaic secures Battersea Power Station site
Mosaic Pub & Dining, the former City Pub EIS Fund, has secured a site at the Battersea Power Station development, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightTop of Mind poll shows resilience across sector
MCA’s Top of Mind survey – based on interviews with leading figures across the eating and drinking-out sector – has shown a further decline in confidence about the trading environment, with only 25% feeling positive.
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Analysis & InsightTop 10 Food to Go brands increase market share
As growth shows signs of slowing in the Food To Go market, risk averse customers are increasingly turning to the top brands, the latest MCA insight has shown.
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OpinionAn Honest Approach
This year is set to be significant for Honest Burgers as it gears up to expand its offer into the regions. Its co-founders explain how, in a crowded and unpredictable market, they see honesty as the best policy.
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NewsBrandwatch: McDonald’s
The global burger giant yesterday announced its 47th consecutive quarter of sales and guest count growth in the UK. We look at data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel to assess how the brand has been performing against its peers over the past year.
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NewsMcDonald’s UK up to 270 McDelivery sites
McDonald’s UK extended its McDelivery service to 270 restaurants in the fourth quarter and also reported strong consumer interest in its Meals Under low-calorie range.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer finalists announced
The finalists show strong performances from wet-led businesses across the year represented in the shortlist.
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McDonald's makes sustainable packaging pledge
McDonald’s has pledged all its packaging worldwide will come from sustainable sources by 2025.
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OpinionAre you adding value? Part 1
With the next quarterly rent call at the end of March looming, the sector is set to enter a crucial period, one that could lead to it fundamentally changing, with businesses questioning their position in it, their own values and value.
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Crump joins M&S
Andy Crump, the former Punch executive, has joined Marks & Spencer as its new head of hospitality operations for the UK & Ireland, MCA understands.
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McDonald’s agrees to pay £10-an-hour wages
McDonald’s is to pay staff aged over 25 in its company-owned stores £10-an-hour from 22 January.
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Analysis & InsightBah headwinds
After a year of changes at the top and problems on the bottom line, it is easy to forget that there are operators who continue to fire on all cylinders. James Wallin looks at the companies for whom 2017 wasn’t an annus horribilis and what they are getting right, as well as discussing why we should all make a New Year’s resolution to ban the phrase ‘headwinds’.