All Pizza Hut UK articles – Page 5
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NewsJens Hofma on rollouts, financials and innovation
Pizza Hut Restaurants was subject to a management buy-out last year, led by CEO Jens Hofma. Speaking at MCA’s Restaurant Conference, he discusses the problems with fast rollouts, how it is possible to over-innovate, and why the customer is not always right.
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NewsPapa John’s appoints new supply chain director
Papa John’s UK has appointed former Pizza Hut procurement manager Robert Taylor as its new supply chain director.
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NewsMark out of ten - What’s Yo! name?
This week started with a banger of a PR stunt as I flicked through Twitter before I even put my specs on. Yo! (the artist formerly known as Yo! Sushi) has finally had enough of being pigeonholed by the nation as just a sushi chain and have changed their name ...
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: New tricks at old dog Pizza Hut Restaurants?
Using key consumer insights from MCA’s Eating Out Panel, to what extent are UK customers feeling and acknowledging the love for Pizza Hut Restaurants?
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NewsUS franchise entrepreneur swoops on Wrap it Up
US restaurant executive and investor Aziz Hashim has bought a majority stake in World Gourmet Restaurants, the operator of grab and go franchise Wrap it Up!, MCA can reveal.
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NewsBlurred lines between Pizza Hut delivery and restaurants ‘inevitable’
The dividing lines between Pizza Hut’s delivery and restaurant businesses will inevitably become blurred as the former expands into fast-casual, MD Neil Manhas has told MCA.
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Opinion‘It’s about choice, value and a frictionless experience’
Pizza Hut UK’s managing director Neil Manhas talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about digital updates to the brand, being ‘maniacal’ about statistics, and the ambition to move the entire delivery estate to its new fast-casual model.
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NewsKFC sales up 19% for the year-to-date
Sales at KFC in the UK were up 17% in Q2 2019 and 19% for the year-to-date (YTD), according to the latest results announcement from parent company Yum! Brands.
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NewsKerr joins Mildreds as FD
Gordon Ramsay Group finance director David Kerr has joined Mildreds, the vegetarian restaurant group, in the same role, MCA understands.
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NewsBig names added to line-up for MCA’s Restaurant Conference 2019
Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Burger King UK, and James Spragg, chief executive of Casual Dining Group, are among a number of big names that have been added to the agenda for the MCA Restaurant Conference 2019.
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NewsPizza Hut to convert estate to fast-casual model
Pizza Hut, the Yum! Brands-owned delivery business, plans to convert the majority of its 400-strong estate to a new fast-casual model.
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Analysis & InsightRemoving friction from the ordering process
Regina Borda, managing director at Pizza Hut Europe and UK, explains how the group analyses macro-trends to predict the future for many of the markets in which it operates.
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NewsDodo Pizza opens third UK site, in Walsall
Dodo Pizza, the Russian quick service brand, has opened its third UK site, in Walsall, MCA understands.
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NewsJames Spragg appointed as CEO of CDG
James Spragg has been appointed as the new chief executive of Casual Dining Group, with effect from 29 April.
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NewsDodo Pizza hires Sweeney to lead UK development
Dodo Pizza, the Russian c450 strong brand, has hired David Sweeney, formerly of Burger King, Papa John’s, to lead its development in the UK, MCA has learnt.
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NewsDodo Pizza to open second UK site
Russian-based tech-focused pizzeria brand Dodo Pizza will open a second restaurant in the UK later this month.
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Analysis & InsightBig no longer beautiful among casual restaurant brands?
Are the days of restaurant brands growing to 100+ sites really over? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, takes a look at what can be learnt from the chains that have already surpassed this milestone and who has the potential to be the next centurion of casual dining.
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OpinionMind the gap
Mental health support for employees has gone from being a rarity to an integral part of a company’s people culture in just a few short years. Jo Bruce looks at the different ways in which operators are focussing on the wellbeing of their employees. Including contributions from Wagamama, New World Trading Company, BrewDog and M Restaurants, among others
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NewsPizza Hut confirms it is testing own delivery options
Pizza Hut has confirmed it is exploring delivery through Deliveroo in areas where there is currently no service provided by its brand-owner Yum! Brands.
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Opinion
Navigating the debt landscape
With the well-publicised issues facing the UK’s hospitality sector, many would believe that lenders are steering clear. However, despite clear caution, debt options remain available to the right businesses, write Jacco Brouwer and Thomas Paterson of AlixPartners