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Fast food operators dominate franchise growth
Fast-food operators, including McDonald’s, KFC and Subway, dominated the top 10 in terms of worldwide sales in the latest international franchises list produced by the Franchise Times.The 12th annual publication of the list placed McDonald’s first with $77.3bn worldwide sales, with KFC in 3rd with $19.4bn sales, Subway 4th ($15.2bn) ...
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Survey highlights North-South price divide
A snapshot survey by the Daily Mail has found that high street chains, including those in the eating and drinking-out sector, are operating a north-south divide with prices in northern cities considerably cheaper.The newspaper said that Greggs, for example, charges 85p for a large sausage roll in Hammersmith, which is ...
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Wear Inns gains £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and NVM Private Equity (NVM) have announced they plan to invest £10m into Wear Inns, the North east England-based pub operator, to further aid its growth strategy.BGF has invested £8m and NVM has invested a further £2m into the 15-strong business, which it has backed ...
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Rocket opens fifth site
Rocket, the restaurant and bar chain operated by 3Sixty Restaurants, has opened its fifth site, and first outside London, in Nottingham.The group, which is led by James Horler, has opened Rocket at Saltwater at the Saltwater Bar and Terrace at the leisure and entertainment complex on Forman Street. The new ...