Food Services

Chopstix concludes first acquisition

It purchased the Yangtze chain of restaurants from The Wok Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Busaba Eathai report £18m pre-tax loss

The loss was 239% up on last year’s figure of -£5 million.

Key takeaways from the IGD Food-to-Go Conference

IGD estimate the out of home market will be worth £17.4b in 2017, growing to £23.5b in 2022.

Starbucks to launch first Princi bakery and café in the US

The Seattle location is part of Starbucks investment in expanding Princi globally through its Starbucks Reserve retail formats.

Bonnie Gull to raise £200,000 investment on Crowdcube

It is raising funds to support and improve existing operations and expand into new locations.

Starbucks Corporation's global comparable sales up 2% in Q4

It is driven by a 2% increase in average ticket and a 1% increase in transactions.

McDonald's seeks new agency structure

It is conducting a review of its ad-buying account to find more efficient ways to spend its advertising dollars around the globe.

Nando's trials first UK delivery service

From mid-March, Nando’s will launch its own delivery service in the UK.

Owner of Krispy Kreme, Panera Bread looks to acquire Dunkin' Donuts

According to Bloomberg, speculation that JAB Holding Co. could buy Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. sent the coffee-and-doughnut chain's stock surging 8%...

Costa's Babyccino has more sugar than a can of Coca Cola: report

It contains more sugar than Fanta at 6.9g, Sprite at 6.6g, and Dr Pepper, which has 7.2g.

McDonald's UK releases statement on welfare policies for chickens

It follows the implementation of new policies in the US management.

Taco Bell launches first mobile delivery in the UK with Deliveroo

It is set to roll out across towns and cities in the UK, including Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Southampton and Chelmsford.

Subway's franchisees expressed concern on growth slack

Overall, sales at the privately held chain have fallen in each of the past two years.