All McDonald’s articles – Page 36
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Analysis & InsightAmerica’s there for the taking
Known as the ‘godfather of casual dining’, Ian Neill turned Japanese noodle chain Wagamama into a global business worth more than £200m. Here in a piece from Piper Private Equity’s ‘Going Global: 30 Years 30 Insights’, he reveals in full how a crucial lesson was learned in an unlikely location
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants have 16 minutes to serve customers
Restaurants have just 16 minutes to serve an average customer before they walk out, new research has shown, while casual dining pubs such as JD Wetherspoon and Harvester have to be even quicker, with 13 minutes before someone will go elsewhere
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Analysis & Insight
Sales slow for US restaurants
The 500 largest US restaurant chains registered a 3.5% annual sales increase in 2013, a significant decline from 4.9% the prior year, according to data released by Technomic
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McDonald’s ramps up digital credentials
McDonald’s has ramped up its digital expertise by hiring former Facebook client partner Lex Bradshaw-Zanger as its first European digital chief
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 March
Pubs Pub landlords face tenfold rise in cost of licence Pub landlords could be hit by tenfold rises in the cost of their licences under plans put forward by the Government. The Home Office is proposing to hand the power to set licence fees – paid by bars, pubs and ...
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News
The Ambrette set for South East expansion
Dev Biswal, chef patron of The Ambrette which has restaurants in Margate and Rye, has revealed plans to expand across the South East, with two new sites opening in the coming few months
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NewsMcDonald’s expands Easterbrook’s responsibilities
McDonald’s has announced it has expanded the role of global brand officer and former UK chief executive Steve Easterbrook to include corporate strategy, CSR and operational responsibility for its c.35,000 restaurants worldwide
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NewsMcDonald's US to focus on mobile payments
McDonald’s in the US is to fast-track trials of mobile payments and ordering, as it looks to focus on core items for menu innovation and improve its marketing
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Analysis & InsightWise guys
It has been less than a year since its UK launch, but US better burger chain Five Guys has already made plenty of waves across the country’s eating-out sector
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NewsSubway remains top franchise opportunity
Subway has been named as the number one franchise opportunity for the fourth year in a row in an annual list of Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct, the leading online resource for global franchise opportunities
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Analysis & InsightEating-out chains 'hide behind brands'
Eating-out chains need to stop “hiding behind their brand” and introduce genuinely healthy meals for children, M&C Report’s Future Pub Conference has heard
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NewsSector has a 'long way to go' with organic
Restaurants and cafes have a “long way to go” in providing organic food and drink, but should consider embracing the genre more readily as the public’s appetite for organic returns, a leading campaigner on the subject has told M&C Report
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurants sell more organic food and drink
The value of organic food and drink in the restaurant and catering sector grew sharply in 2013, rising 10% to £17.5m, with increasing demand from high-street eating-out chains cited as a reason, a new report shows
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NewsMcDonald’s sales drop in February
McDonald’s has reported that global comparable sales decreased 0.3% in February, despite a 0.6% increase in Europe, aided by a continued strong performance in the UK
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Todd plans to stay in sector
Former Mitchells & Butlers managing director Kevin Todd has told M&C Report that he would like to stay in the industry when he returns to the UK following his resignation as chief executive of Rosinter Restaurants, one of Russia’s largest casual restaurant chains
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NewsMcDonald’s UK introduces ‘Free Fruit Fridays’
McDonald’s UK introduces ‘Free Fruit Fridays’ to help millions of children get their five-a-day
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Parker appointed McDonald’s comms director
Dionne Parker has been promoted to communications director at McDonald’s UK
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NewsDarby: sector must be 'bigger, braver, bolder'
The pub industry needs to be “bigger, braver and bolder” to encourage young people to seek a career in the sector, according to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Alistair Darby
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McDonald’s highlights value of apprenticeship scheme
McDonald’s has announced that since launching its apprenticeship scheme five years ago more than half of its first level of management have come up through the programme
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McDonald eyes Fish & Chip Shop expansion
Former Caprice Holdings chief executive Des McDonald has not ruled out his fledgling Fish & Chip Shop concept becoming a national brand, after securing a third site in London