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Amidst labour shortages, QSR customers are expecting more from staff

Amidst labour shortages, QSR customers are expecting more from staff

48% say that staff must know where the food is sourced from whilst 58% expect staff to have the “knowledge and foresight” to recommend menu items.

Taco Bell names theOr as first UK creative agency

The shop will help the chain build brand awareness as the company looks to grow its restaurant footprint.

Chinese vegan restaurant Mao Chow opens Express concept

The location aims to showcase ‘takeaway classics' that founder Julian Denis and chef Harry Fox grew up with.

Hero Brands’ virtual arm launches ‘Sides’ concept

The chicken brand was created with British YouTube group The Sidemen.

Modern Indian delivery brand Jhakaas opens first site

The concept is the brainchild of Dayashankar Sharma, the executive chef behind fine-dining Indian restaurant Heritage Dulwich.

Wendy's eyes 50 UK openings in 2022

Revenues at the restaurants it has opened this year are “far more” than the chain had expected.

Le Pain Quotidien makes cage-free eggs commitment

It joins a growing number of food companies that have announced global commitments to eliminate the use of cages in their egg supply chains.

How fintech will continue to transform franchising in 2022

When you look at the modern world of franchising, the notion of manual cash registers and doing inventory by hand seems very antiquated. Today, franchising moves rapidly with technology engrained into nearly every part of operations. Accelerated by the impact of COVID-19, technology continues to disrupt the way franchisees manage their finances and will only increase as we look to 2022, and as the franchising space becomes progressively more  competitive.

Domino’s to create 650 new jobs in Ireland

It also has to open an additional 10 stores over the next two years.

Greggs sees vegan sausage roll shortage due to Britain’s supply chain disruption

The item was launched by the high street group in 2019 and helped to serve up a significant sales boost in the same year.

2022 menus should consider provenance, innovation: Bidfresh

53% of consumers are actively counting calories or checking sugar content.

UK restaurant insolvencies up 31% in last quarter

Accountancy group UHY Hacker Young expects many more insolvencies to come as creditors begin to pursue debts.

Yard Sale Pizza opens ninth pizza shop in Crofton Park

To celebrate the opening, the business will be offering one street within the shops’ delivery radius a chance to win pizza for the entire area.

Fast casual pizza concept Gallio to open first permanent site

The 3,000 square ft site in Canary Wharf, will accommodate up to 96 covers.

Delivery, takeaway sales slow in October as dine-in confidence builds 

At-home sales, however, are still 98% higher than 2019 levels.

Amidst £750m float talks, Yo Sushi parent kicks off talks with potential buyers: report

The dual-track process is seen as a turnaround in the chain’s performance.