All Subway articles – Page 18
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News
TGI Friday’s joins VAT campaign
TGI Friday’s, the 53-strong bar and restaurant brand led by Karen Forrester, has joined the Jacques Borel VAT Club, the campaign that aims to persuade the Government to reduce VAT in the hospitality sector to 5%.The Jacques Borel VAT Club now has 35 members from across the pub, restaurant and ...
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Opinion
Taking the Mickey is not an option
Inside track by Mark WingettA month ago I was asked by ex-Starbucks executive and current managing director of Jumeirah Restaurants Phil Broad, what has happened to the health issue in the UK? Broad, who is set to introduce Jumeirah’s South East Asian casual dining restaurant brand Noodle House into the ...
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Pub operators see growth in customisation
Pub operators have blamed a rise in demanding diners on chains that allow customers to tailor their meals and the instancy of social media, writes Lesley Foottit.From merely expecting good food and service, diners increasingly want to design their own meals by adding or removing certain ingredients.“More customers want to ...
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BK to remodel UK estate
Burger King will remodel all of its c.500 UK and Ireland restaurants over the next couple of years, after recently relaunching its Leicester Square site.The new-look restaurant features digital menu boards, digital screens above the entrance and a dedicated BK Café area.At the same time, the burger chain has appointed ...
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“Pasty tax” u-turn offers hope
The Government’s decision to abandon its controversial ‘pasty tax’ offers some hope for the wider industry of securing tax breaks because it shows ministers will listen to the strength of public opinion, Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame has told M&C Report.The Budget in March said VAT would be charged ...
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Special report: What’s hot in the US?
Peter Backman, managing director of insight and information company, Horizons, provides a comprehensive roundup of the trends, innovations and issues, which dominated the recent National Restaurant Association (NRA) conference in Chicago.Grimly determined to hang on in thereThere is a real feeling of grim determination in the US foodservice industry - ...
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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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Opinion
Turning muppets into managers
Inside track by Mark Wingett“Get rid of the muppet” is not a phrase Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis likes to use, but it is one he find himself saying at least once in every session for potential employees he oversees.As Lewis explained at the latest gathering of M&C Report’s ...