All Pizza Hut UK articles – Page 23
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NewsBrand focus: Pizza Hut
M&C Report speaks to Mike Spencer, operations director of Pizza Hut about life under new owners Rutland Partners, its demerger with its delivery business, the evolution of its design, service standards, investments and expansion
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OpinionGiraffe finds every little helps
Tesco’s purchase of Giraffe earlier this year moved both the family-friendly restaurant and the grocery giant into new territory. Has it created a blueprint for a new approach for the mid-market sector? Russel and Juliette Joffe talk about life under their new owners.
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Pizza Hut prepares digital push
Pizza Hut is to use social media and mobile marketing to give customers a more personal online experience as part of a wider advertising push to celebrate its 40th anniversary
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OpinionThe life of pea
Mike Biggins, a veteran of international restaurant franchising, wants British consumers to fall in love with a meat-free Middle Eastern delicacy as he heads the expansion of Just Falafel across the country. Early signs are positive, Biggins says, as he looks to adapt the format for the UK market
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Bill’s secures Salisbury site
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, has secured a site in Salisbury, for an opening later this year
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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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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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Analysis & InsightAll in the delivery
Domino’s Pizza Group has had a tough week. High-profile shareholders have cut their stakes in the company and its fledgling operation in Germany is facing teething problems. It remains the delivery market leader in the UK, but are consumers starting to look for more when they pick up the phone?
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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
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Bill’s to open in Leamington Spa
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, has secured a site in Leamington Spa
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Prideaux to oversee O’Neill’s
Will Prideaux, former retail operations director at Marston’s, has joined Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to oversee its c50-strong O’Neill’s estate
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Pizza Hut launches new website
Pizza Hut Restaurants, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, has today launched a new website which it said would provide “a connected and personalised experience for its users”
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Operators remove high-calorie foods
JD Wetherspoon, Whitbread and Subway have all said they have removed some food items from their menus as part of calorie reduction pledges under the Responsibility Deal
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Papa John’s becomes Football League sponsor
Papa John’s has become the official pizza sponsor of The Football League, as it looks to promote its loyalty scheme
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Pizza Hut sees raising service standards as first step to success
Pizza Hut UK believes raising service standards through staff training and performance reviews is the first step towards the future success of the business
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Le Pain Quotidien strengthens UK team
Le Pain Quotidien has strengthen its UK team with the appointment of former Zizzi marketeer Elizabeth Norris as its new marketing director
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Pizza Hut to place emphasis on US roots
Pizza Hut UK is set to place more of an emphasis on its American roots with the launch of a new US-inspired menu and evolved store design
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NewsYum! UK sales dip 2%
However, margin and operating profits in its international business benefited from last November’s sale of its Pizza Hut UK restaurant arm to Rutland Partners
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OpinionGetting a grip on tax
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin respons to Andrew Griffiths MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, on the subject of cutting VAT in the sector