All Tortilla articles – Page 8
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News
Deliveroo reworks allergy info on menus
Deliveroo is overhauling the way its platform displays allergen information on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and encourage restaurants to follow suit and take action.
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Analysis & Insight
Business re-modelling in the full-service casual dining sector
The casual dining market grew over the last 30 years in response to customer needs for accessible and assured restaurant brands. However, new market segments are emerging that challenge the future consumer need for casual dining. How do brands in this sector evolve to ensure long term success and growth? Ian Dunstall discusses
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News
Autumn menu round up: Continued focus on veggie options, with a heartier twist
As the air takes on a decidedly fresher feel, pubs and restaurants are unveiling their Autumn menus filled with a host of heartier options.
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Analysis & Insight
The virtual world becomes reality
Virtual restaurants might sound like a computergenerated fabrication – but the food they delivery is very much a physical reality, and it’s growing. As the major delivery companies start to push into restaurant brands, Finn Scott-Delany examines the lie of the land.
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News
Tortilla eyes rollout for dedicated delivery kitchen model
Tortilla, the Quilvest-backed fast-casual concept, is looking to roll out its dedicated delivery kitchen model after a successful trial.
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Opinion
Vegan trend picks up momentum in the States
In her latest profile of trends in US dining, Kerstin Kuhn, looks at the chains that are taking vegan cuisine mainstream across the state
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News
TRG launches delivery-only concept for Chiquito
The Restaurant Group (TRG) is rolling out a delivery-only concept for its Chiquito brand called Kick-Ass Burrito
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News
Las Iguanas: ‘We look for authentic ingredients and a story’
Glenn Evans, the head of food development at Casual Dining Group’s Latin American chain talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about the biggest mistakes when it comes to menu development, the vegan junk food trend and how to introduce consumers to new foods.
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News
Events app REVL closes
Events app REVL, which listed a broad range of activities across pubs, restaurants and clubs, has closed down.
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Opinion
Popularity of Seoul food rises
Korean food is rapidly installing itself as mainstream force in the US eating out sector. Kerstin Kühn explores some of the established and emerging concepts in this field.
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Opinion
Evolution in the food chain
The next 12 months is going to be a key period for the Quilvest-backed, burrito and taco concept Tortilla. Mark Wingett sits down with founder Brandon Stephens and managing director Richard Morris to talk about the year ahead – just don’t mention black beans
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News
April 2018
The April 2018 digital edition of the MCA journal is now available, including Prezzo’s life after the CVA, insights into the Italian casual dining sector and interviews with Clive Schlee of Pret, Joe Grossman of Patty & Bun, Brandon Stephens and Richard Morris of Tortilla, Charlie Young and Brett Woonton of Vinoteca, as well as Matt Grech-Smith and Jeremy Simmonds of Swingers.
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Opinion
Perhaps they are on to something
Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements
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News
Hunter departs Prezzo
Paul Hunter, operations director for the Chimichanga and MexiCo brands, has departed Prezzo, MCA understands.
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News
Wrap it Up makes management appointments
Wrap it up, the quick service concept, has made a series of appointments to its management team as it seek to recover from tough trading in 2017, and exploit the growing trend towards food to go.
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News
Peretti joins Wraphic board
Paolo Peretti, who stepped down as managing director of Vital Ingredient earlier this year, has joined the board of Wrapchic
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Opinion
Small spaces present big opportunities
Nando’s is trialling a miniature-sized restaurant, tapping into the desire for food convenience. Is this a way to stem a downturn in dollars? MCA’s sister title, Food Spark, investigates.
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News
Tortilla FY lfls up 7.5%
Tortilla has reported that company sales increased 20% to £30.4m last year, with restaurant like-for-like sales up 7.5%
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Opinion
Are you adding value? Part 2
Yesterday I wrote that the UK’s hospitality industry was facing a period of fundamental change, with the threat of a significant gap developing in parts of the sector. This morning the focus falls on the value of delivery, technology, experience, property, investment (does private equity have a duty of care?) and protecting your reputation
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News
Wrapchic heads for Soho Square and Birmingham Airport
Wrapchic, the Indian burrito concept, is launching in Soho Square tomorrow and has a further site lined up for Birmingham International Airport.