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MOD Pizza appoints new chief operating officer
MOD Pizza appoints new chief operating officer
Industry veteran, Paul Twohig, is announced COO for MOD pizza effective immediately.
Island Poké to open its doors in Broadgate Circle
It will be the restaurant’s second store nationwide.
Waitrose hires Simon Burdess as director of food service
He will join the business in September.
itsu unveils new Dragon rolls
It is available in stores from July 21st in three flavour-filled fusions.
The Vurger Co's crowdfunding campaign exceeds target
It reached £300,000, 66% above target, and became Crowdcube’s fastest restaurant raise.
Founders of Palomar to launch their second concept
Siblings Layo and Zoë Paskin are opening Jacob the Angel, an English coffee house.
Chop and Wok launches customised smart cars
The smart cars will deliver orders from the Selly Oak store.
Yo! Sushi's senior officials to step down
Two high-ranking employees will leave office at the end of July.
EXCLUSIVE: Is there shopper appetite for Subway's expansion plans?
At the start of July, Subway announced plans to open up to 500 stores over the next three years, taking its potential estate to 3,000 in the UK and Ireland by 2020. Is the shopper appetite there to support this growth? The short answer is yes, particularly as the business evolves its proposition to take new shopper priorities into account. Here, Rhian Thomas, Shopper Insight Manager at IGD, looks at the top three considerations for Subway as it rolls out its plans.
Muffin Break unveils its latest Curious Creation variant
It introduces the Big Top Muffin to add to its Curious Creation range this summer.
Carluccio's names new chief operating officer
The Italian all-day restaurant group has appointed Peter Casey to the position.
North Sea cod makes a comeback after acquiring MSC certification
Scottish and English cod boats of the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group are now MSC certified.
CHIK'N closes temporarily after facing overwhelming demand
The newly-opened fried chicken brand will be closed for two days to debrief.
Subway hits 100th store milestone
It has achieved significant growth and has created more than 1,500 jobs in Northern Ireland.
SOHO Coffee Co. continues expansion in the Capital
SOHO Coffee Co. opened the door to its seventh store in London.
5 tips from Revenue Management Solutions to help operators deal with the rise of the Living Wage
As uncertainty brought by Brexit sets in, the UK finds itself in turbulence.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Fast food industry in Zimbabwe takes a hit after kaylight packaging ban; CaliBurger to employ a robotic fry cook in 2018; QSR chicken brands to re-enter India after KFC plight
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.