All McDonald’s articles – Page 52
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Payne: beer tie not terminal
Ian Payne, chairman of Bay Restaurant Group and of Town & City Pub Company, has told a host of independent retailers that the tie is not the root of a leasehold pub estate’s problems. Speaking at the Morning Advertiser’s Top 150 Independent Multiple Retailers seminar Payne said that the tie ...
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Weekend Press
Greggs in recession sales boost
Greggs, the high street baker, is on course for a 3% increase in sales to £649m for the year.The company, which has an average customer spend of £2, has benefited during the recession and is also on course to achieve a 2% rise in pre-tax profits to £45m.Ken McKeikan, chief ...
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Wendy’s named top QSR chain
Wendy’s, the US burger operator, has been named as the top quick service restaurant chain in a new survey by Zagat The restaurant guide’s US fast-food poll ranked Subway in second place, followed by McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King. Wendy’s also came first in the last Zagat survey two years ...
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BBPA: end of tie will hasten pub closures
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned that losing the beer tie will lead to more brewery and pub closures. The trade body has sent a briefing to all MPs ahead of the Fair Pint Lobby Day saying that abolishing the tie will result in higher fixed rents ...
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Five operators sign up to FSA healthy eating initiative
Five more high street restaurant and takeaway chains yesterday signed up to the Food Standard Agency’s healthy eating commitment.PizzaExpress, Pizza Hut, The Restaurant Group, the operator of Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito and Garfunkel’s, and Café Rouge operator Tragus along with Domino’s Pizza pledged to help customers enjoy a healthier, balanced ...
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Fast food brand values grow 16%
Brand names have shown staying power despite the recession, with the brand value of the top 100 growing by 2% to $1.95tn (£1.32tn) in 2009 compared with the previous year.The latest Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands survey found that the fast food sector ranked fourth in overall brand ...