Food Services
New York stock listing for Pret A Manger faces delay
New York stock listing for Pret A Manger faces delay
A spokesman for Bridgepoint however insisted that work on a float is still underway.
Yo! Sushi buys Bento Sushi to kick start North American expansion
The deal will value YO! at £81 million.
Zing Zing plans suburban London strategy to take bite out of £1.5 bn Chinese market
The brand looks to take on an industry that is hugely popular in the UK, with their principles of great quality food, fresh flavours and simplicity...
CMA clears Just Eat/Hungryhouse transaction
Just Eat expects the transaction to be completed on the 31st of January 2018.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Starbucks to roll out Princi bakery and café globally; Deliveroo offers free unlimited delivery service; Moringa is the next matcha, says research
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
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.
Italian chef and restaurant chain founder Antonio Carluccio dies aged 80
He is reported to have died after a fall at his home.
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.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Starbucks sells Tazo brand to Unilever for $384m; Burger King advocates for men's health; QSRs forecasted to explore the next health frontier in 2018
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
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.
