All Pizza Hut UK articles – Page 9
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OpinionFox foots bill for lack of exit
Mark Fox yesterday became the latest sector head to leave his post, as the shareholders of Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed chain, seemingly lost patience in their search for an exit and looked to ex-Punch chief executive Duncan Garrood to lead the c80-strong business
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Opinion
Tate’s modern pizza parlours
Yard Sale Pizza is confounding expectations with its low-rent sites and in-house delivery. In the latest edition in our Founders Forum series, Finn Scott-Delany hears about the all-in-one buzzy pizza shop
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NewsMurdoch named Burger King UK CEO
Alasdair Murdoch, who stepped down from GBK at the end of last year, is to become chief executive of Burger King UK
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OpinionLandmark gambles on new playmaker
As it enters its eighth year of owning Carluccio’s, the Dubai-based Landmark Group has decided to make a key substitution, bringing in Mark Jones, the outgoing chief executive of Goals Soccer Centres and former head of Mecca Bingo, in a move it hopes will steady the ship and move it towards an eventual exit.
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NewsJones to replace Wickers as Carluccio’s CEO
Mark Jones, the current chief executive of Goals Soccer Centres, is to become the new chief executive of Carluccio’s, replacing Neil Wickers
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Denny’s secures funding for UK expansion
American diner Denny’s is to open its first restaurant in Swansea after securing a seven-figure funding package from HSBC, it has been reported.
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Analysis & Insight
Mixed pricing strategies across leading operators
Mixed pricing strategies are being used across the top 10 chain restaurant operators (ranked by turnover), as they try to balance margin pressures and topline growth, new MCA Menu Tracker data has found.
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Famous Brands appoints new GBK MD
Famous Brands has appointed a new management team for Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), including a new managing director – Derrian Nadauld
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Gordon steps down from Bill’s
Jamie Gordon has stepped down as new formats director at Bill’s Restaurants, after a year with the company
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Analysis & InsightDon’t blink
Mark Wingett examines some of the recent boardroom changes and what they mean in a wider context, and looks at possible problems ahead at the St James’s Market development
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NewsMurdoch to step down as GBK CEO
Alasdair Murdoch is to step down as the chief executive of Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) at the end of this year
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NewsPizza Hut and KFC grow UK lfls in Q3
Pizza Hut and KFC have both reported strong sales growth in the UK for the third quarter to 30 September.
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NewsFreathy steps down as Chimichanga MD
Morag Freathy has stepped down as managing director of Prezzo’s Tex-Mex brand Chimichanga, after less than a year with the business
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Denny’s confirms new UK launch plans
US chain Denny’s has confirmed it is to try a further launch in the UK, after signing a franchise deal to open an initial 10 sites
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NewsDodo sets out plans to disrupt pizza delivery
Dodo Pizza, the tech-focussed Russian pizzeria concept, is treating the UK as a key market, and suggested reaching 100 sites would be an “interesting challenge”, MCA has learnt.
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Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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Dodo Pizza to launch in UK
Dodo Pizza, the Russian-based tech-focussed pizzeria concept, is opening its first UK site in Brighton, MCA has learnt.
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Leon co-founders awarded Sustainability Hero award
John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, the co-founders of Leon, won Raymond Blanc’s Sustainability Hero award at yesterday’s SRA ‘Food Made Good’ awards
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Denny’s attempts UK launch again
US diner chain Denny’s is to make another attempt to launch in the UK, after signing a franchise deal to open sites in Wales
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NewsMizon promoted to joint MD at McMullen
McMullen, the Hertfordshire-based family brewer and pub operator, has announced that retail director Heydon Mizon has been promoted to joint managing director.