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Spudulike now operating with ten outlets months after administration
Spudulike now operating with ten outlets months after administration
Prospective buyers had withdrawn from purchasing the struggling chain.
Pret A Manger pleads not guilty over alleged food safety offence: report
In 2017, a student customer had a severe allergic reaction to sesame in Pret’s curried chickpea and mango sandwich.
Big Fernand relaunches in London
The French casual dining chain is in 55 locations across France, the UAE and China.
Asda nixes meat and fish counters for food-to-go
The supermarket company plans to open 150 “Food for Now” counters by the end of the year.
Wagamama teases upcoming Belgian outlet in February
It will be the Asian-inspired chain’s second store in Belgium.
The Restaurant Group appoints Mark Chambers as CEO of its leisure brands
His appointment is effective March 2020.
Itsu eyes 100 international stores opening by 2025
The Asian-inspired chain announced it is launching stores in France and New York.
Unrestricted audit access, direct line to chief executive amongst recommendations in new internal audit code
The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors will review the code to assess its impact after two years.
HOP raises over £880,000 in public crowdfunding, opens new round
Since November 2019, the Vietnamese-inspired concept has been sourcing customer investors to fund its expansion.
Chilango introduces half-priced vegan burrito, new vegan mayo
Last week, the burrito chain launched its “Lunch Libre” boxes for its health-conscious customers.
New, emerging operators predicted to "swiftly" replace some closed locations
CGA details other developments they expect to happen in 2020.
Café Rouge set to open cheese-themed hotel concept
The hotel launch follows the release of the French cafe brand’s Winter menu.
Papa John's serves new fruit-based pizza, four other vegan offerings
The new vegan items are available from 8 January across locations nationwide.
YO! to launch manned kiosks at Asda
The kiosk is set to launch in 10 Asda stores in February.
Takeaway.com shareholders accept Just Eat merger deal
The Dutch delivery company has given Just Eat shareholders its final all-stock bid offer of 916 pence per share, which would lapse on 10 January.
Zia Lucia to launch 4th pizza concept
The London-based pizzeria will introduce a special pizza dough for the new store.
Weekly Global News Wrap: McDonald's to expand Beyond Meat trial in Canada; Yum! Brands' buys The Habit Restaurants for US$375m; Domino's testing out vegan beef
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
