UK

An international survey found that McDonald's franchisees are complaining that the new all-day breakfast is slowing down service, according to a story published by Business Insider.

The brand issued its financial report for the period from 29 June 2015 to 27 September 2015.

John Derkach, formerly chief executive of the Tragus Group, has been appointed as the chain's new chairman.

A story published by the Mirror reported that the fast-food giant admitted to an accounting blunder in its UK published accounts for 2013.

FAW ambassador, Gareth Bale, visited grassroots football club, Sully Sports FC, to celebrate and deliver the 100,000th football kit ordered from the McDonald’s kit scheme.

The travel site announced the launch of the Review Performance report – an enhanced online analytics dashboard available for free to all registered businesses on the site.

The coffee chain partnered with REWE, a premium German retailer, to bring Starbucks stores within REWE-operated hyper and supermarkets in Germany in 2016.

Tortilla announced it is levying 10p on all its drinks which contain added sugar.

The brand's ‘Taste’ range of food to-go packaging now includes trays, suitable for hot and cold foods, and developed with over the counter service in mind.

UK-based FLAT Technologies Ltd and Carlick Contract Furniture Ltd announced the launch of the ‘Wellington’.

The brand opened its fifth London site on Gray's Inn Road at the intersection with Chancery Lane.

Pho opened its first site in Birmingham at Grand Central at Birmingham New Street Station.

The new design is called ‘20/20 Garden Grill’, bringing an outdoor BBQ atmosphere to the brand's stores. 20/20 Garden Grill has been developed in-line with Burger King's design principles and showcases an authentic, warm and bold aesthetic. The brand is celebrated through a wall collage reflecting the brand’s heritage, with all natural copper, brick, reclaimed wood and bamboo.The new design also incorporates a red brick heritage wall, with historic Burger King brand photos highlighting the early days of the brand. A variety of seating options are available for guests, including booths, community tables and banquet style dining. Incorporating natural materials with a bright colour palette, the new interior décor creates a rustic and inviting ambiance highlighted by complementary lighting. 20/20 Garden Grill restaurants have an open truss ceiling with a natural wood trellis and accent soffits. Restaurants designed in the Garden Grill Style will also have the opportunity to incorporate express ordering kiosks.

hungryhouse.co.uk has looked in to one of the UK’s guiltiest pleasures of late night takeaway to reveal how ordering habits change after midnight.

Pret selected NetSuite OneWorld to replace its existing system to manage mission-critical business processes across the UK, US, France, Hong Kong and China.

The chicken chain selected Information Management Group Ltd. (IMGROUP) as its preferred partner to deliver a strategic business intelligence (BI) capability, working with KFC’s technology partner MicroStrategy.